Man accused of stealing cellphones from teenage girls

Man accused of stealing cellphones from teen girls

A man accused of stealing cellphones from two different teenage girls at a Valley business near 80th Avenue and Bell Road has been arrested, Peoria Police said.

PEORIA, Ariz. – A man accused of stealing cellphones from teenage girls at a Valley business has been arrested.

The thefts happened earlier this summer near 83rd Avenue and Bell Road. Peoria Police say 28-year-old Dominic Gonzalez was caught on camera inside the business recording a teenage girl on his cellphone. Moments later, Gonzalez allegedly stole the girl’s phone right out of her hands and fled the business.

“The cell phone was still in ‘unlocked’ status, giving him full access to all her applications, videos, photographs,” police said.

Investigators say Gonzalez also committed a similar crime against a different teenage girl at the same business.

Gonzelez was identified through surveillance video and arrested on Aug. 22.

“During this investigation, a search warrant was conducted at Dominic’s residence, which located the clothing items Dominic was wearing during these incidents,” police said. “The stolen cell phones were not located.”

Police ask anyone with information on these incidents to contact them at 623-773-8992.

Map of where the alleged crimes happened