Buckeye Police have arrested a man suspected of dozens of thefts from cell tower sites across Arizona.

The police have named the man as 38-year old, Jeremiah Ramage. Ramage has been accused of stealing the communications equipment worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and selling it online via eBay.

According to Buckeye Police, officers first responded to a reported break-in at a cell tower in Tartesso, off Sun Valley Parkway, on June 10, where expensive equipment was stolen, including an industrial router.

Upon working with carrier T-Mobile, the Buckeye Police learnt there had been more than 35 similar break-ins at cell towers in the Phoenix metro area.

The investigation had also found that the stolen equipment had been sold on eBay. It was at this point that the police identified Ramage as a target.

He was arrested on July 17 when officers located Ramage driving a pickup truck and conducted a traffic stop.

Police then found cell tower equipment linked to burglaries at sites in Southern Arizona and a stolen handgun in Ramage's car.

A search warrant at Ramage's house led detectives to "recover hundreds of items belonging to multiple cell service providers." Ramage was booked into jail on charges including burglary, theft, and trafficking stolen property.

Wireless Estimator reports that Ramage previously worked as a contractor.

Buckeye Police said that it estimates Ramage stole $500,000 worth of cell tower equipment, while his eBay account had sold more than $30,000 worth of T-Mobile network equipment over the past six months. Some transactions went for hundreds, while others sold for thousands.

Investigators found that serial numbers matched devices stolen from Phoenix-area cell sites.

eBay has said that it's investigating the incident, noting that it has "zero tolerance for criminal activity."

"This is a serious issue, and we are working closely with law enforcement on their investigation and next steps," said T-Mobile in a statement to DCD.

The police are investigating whether Ramage was working alone and if he had sold items on other websites.