Police searching for thieves targeting schools in the Bronx

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Saturday, March 11, 2023
Police searching for thieves targeting Bronx schools
The thieves struck nine times so far and made way with tens of thousands of dollars worth of items.

THE BRONX (WABC) -- Police are looking to apprehend serial teenage thieves who have stolen tens of thousands of dollars of items from schools in the Bronx.

In the first incident on Feb. 6, thieves targeted the NYC Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries and stole nearly $7,000 worth of items.

The thieves have struck nine times. The suspects are described as males between the ages of 15 and 18.

Anyone with information is asked to call police.

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