OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — The franchise owner of Biggby Coffee shops in Holland and Zeeland is being investigated for allegedly taking photos and videos up unknowing women's skirts across West Michigan, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office.
OCSO began their investigation of 39-year-old Mark Edwin Dykema of Holland City on Aug. 19.
Deputies said on that day they were called to a store in the 12600 block of Felch Street in Holland Township around 4 p.m. OCSO said a 27-year-old woman had contacted Ottawa County Central Dispatch to report that she believed a man at the store was attempting to take a picture or video up her skirt.
The OCSO investigation also allegedly found that Dykema had passed the woman in the store, bent down and attempted to take a photograph and video recording up her skirt.
Deputies said the woman was initially unaware of what Dykema was doing until he passed her. OCSO said he was using his phone and the woman became suspicious because of how close he was to her.
When deputies continued their investigation, they said they found that Dykema was suspected of using recording devices to capture "upskirt" videos and photos of unknowing women in and around West Michigan.
OCSO detectives are working with neighboring police agencies on incidents that may have happened in their jurisdictions.
Dykema was arraigned in 58th District Court on the charges of capturing the image of an unclothed person and use of a computer to commit a crime.
According to a Facebook post by the Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce, Dykema is the owner of the Biggby Coffee location at 660 Chicago Drive, Suite 50 in Holland, as well as three other Biggby Coffee shops in Holland and one in Zeeland.
Past announcements by Biggby Coffee showed Dykema is the franchise owner and operator of the stores at 1000 Washington Avenue in Holland and 501 W. Main Avenue in Zeeland.
13 ON YOUR SIDE has reached out to Biggby Coffee for a statement.
If anyone has additional information, or if you believe you have been victimized in a similar way, you are asked to contact the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office or Silent Observer at 1-877-88-SILENT (745368) or mosotips.com.
