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Police investigate $20,000 cell phone heist in West Chester

Police investigate $20,000 cell phone heist in West Chester
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Police investigate $20,000 cell phone heist in West Chester
Posted at 1:13 PM, Sep 20, 2018
and last updated 2018-09-20 13:23:18-04

WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Ohio  — Police are investigating a report that more than $20,000 worth of cell phones were stolen from an AT&T store in West Chester during the past month, the Journal-News reported Thursday.

A total of 23 iPhones valued at $20,569 — including two Apple iPhone X phones valued at $1,149 each — disappeared from the store on Civic Centre Boulevard between Aug. 16 and Sept. 10, according to a police report.

Police are investigating, according to township spokesperson Barb Wilson.

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