Stolen Phones Recovered After Upper Gambles Home Invasions
Police have recovered multiple stolen mobile phones following two home invasions in Upper Gambles, with the total value of the devices estimated at nearly $5,000. Authorities say the burglars used a similar method in both cases, entering homes through unlocked windows.
In the first incident, a woman was awakened around 5 a.m. last Friday by scratching sounds at her bedroom window. She saw a man attempting to enter before he fled westward. The intruder had removed the mosquito screen from her closed but unlocked window and stole her iPhone, valued at $3,000.
The suspect is described as slim, of dark complexion, approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall, and wearing black cargo pants and a black hoodie. During a search near Fort Road, police recovered a red bag containing multiple phones, including the stolen iPhone.
In a second break-in, thieves targeted a home on Lauchland Benjamin Drive late Thursday night, making off with three mobile phones valued at nearly $2,000. As in the first case, the perpetrators gained entry by removing a mosquito screen from an unlocked window.
Police investigations into both incidents are ongoing.
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