NILES, Mich. — The Michigan State Police Niles Post is asking the public for help identifying a man and woman suspected of breaking into vending machines at various rest areas and a self-storage unit between Berrien and Allegan counties.
Troopers believe the incidents are related because of the similarities in how the break-ins happened and because photos of the same man were seen in multiple places, according to a news release Tuesday.
![Image4.jpg](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d8bfd24/2147483647/strip/true/crop/931x699+0+0/resize/931x699!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2Fba%2F1655dbee415d8bbb15f5a4349d24%2Fimage4.jpg)
MSP Niles Post
![Image3.jpg](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3ad27ad/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1150x1010+0+0/resize/1150x1010!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F53%2Fb7%2F7dd371704819ac9b783a08864d39%2Fimage3.jpg)
MSP Niles Post
![Image1.jpg](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/246198d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1143x817+0+0/resize/1143x817!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2Ff2%2Fbbb438274985b394a5180c1bea61%2Fimage1.jpg)
MSP Niles Post
Since August 2020, troopers and deputies have investigated the following break-ins:
- Aug. 15: Casco Rest Area (Allegan County Sheriff)
- Aug. 18: New Buffalo Welcome Center (Berrien County Sheriff)
- Aug. 22: Casco Rest Area (Allegan County Sheriff)
- Aug. 25: Saugatuck Rest Area (Allegan County Sheriff)
- Aug. 30: New Buffalo Welcome Center (Berrien County Sheriff)
- Aug. 30: Watervliet Rest Area (MSP Niles Post)
Since February 2021:
- Feb. 7: New Buffalo Welcome Center (Berrien County Sheriff)
- Feb. 10: Niles Township AAA Aloha Self-Storage (Berrien County Sheriff)
Anyone with information may contact either the Niles Post at 269-683-4411, Berrien County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-342-STOP or Allegan County Silent Observer at 1-855-SILENT-0.