A string of armed robberies at AT&T and Verizon stores may get connected following four arrests Monday night.

A hi-risk traffic stop by Shelbyville and Shelby County law enforcement followed a reported armed robbery at the Verizon store in Greensburg.  Greensburg Police Chief Brendan Bridges says law enforcement up I-74 heard the dispatch of the armed robbery and that prompted the eventual traffic stop and arrests.

Alexander Umphrey, 24, of Indianapolis, was taken to the Decatur County Jail.  Three teens, ages 17, 16 and 16 were taken to the Johnson County Juvenile Detention Center.  They are charged with robbery (Level 3), theft (Level 6), intimidation, possession of a firearm without a license, and interfering with reporting a crime.

Three males with firearms were reported inside of the Greensburg Verizon store during the robbery.  They forced the employees into a restroom.  No one was injured in the incident.

Chief Bridges says search warrants are being served today as the investigation continues.  He says it’s possible the suspects can be tied to other such armed robberies that have happened in Shelbyville and other communities.