My Blackberry refuses to Start Up

Use blackberry device manager and reload the software

Try to hard reset your device by pressing the Alt, Shift, and Del keys at the same time, and hold them until the red LED turns off. This will clear your data - but it should get your device running.

Perform a soft reset on the BlackBerry by hitting the device's ALT, Right Shift/CAP and DEL keys simultaneously. The BlackBerry display then goes black, the LED indicator turns red and the reboot process continues. Depending on the model and software used, the device will reboot in a minute or two.

to do a hard reset take out the battery and the put it back.

Try this 1. Soft Reset
Just press ALT+Right SHIFT (CAP)+DELETE
2. DOUBLE-Soft Reset
It will stop all application on Blackberry and it’s pretty same with hard reset but the different is only the TIMING. Just do Soft reset and display will be black/blank. After the display is not black anymore press ALT+Right SHIFT (CAP)+DELETE again and the display will be blank. The sandclock will show up and wait until BlackBerry ready to use.
3. Hard Reset
It’s so simple, just release the battery for 30 seconds and tide again. The BlackBerrywill boot from the beginning. This is the first step if something wrong with network,software or hardware.

Sounds like your Blackberry is locked for certain provider, and it does not accept Cricket SIM card. Also, based on the search for your model, it's Verizon, which could be CDMA only. I don't know, if your SIM card for "old Cricket" (which was CDMA), or "new Cricket / AT&T", which is GSM.

The four flashes may actually be a "2+2", indicating that there is no software installed on the device.

Maybe try a soft reset by pressing ALT-CAP-DEL
It might reboot for you.

I think the reset button is under the battery cover - You may need a paperclip to reset.

Before you do the hard reset have you tried a soft reset - ALT+RIGHT SHIFT(CAP)+DELETE keys

It seems like its broke and dropping is not under manufacturers warranty either.

please try to conect using active sync. see if it detects anything.