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  • How burglars posing as Amazon hit a Milpitas home for $70K

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📰 News we're reading

• Suspect posed as Amazon driver before burglars stole safe containing $70,000 in jewelry (kold.com) — A Milpitas homeowner is warning neighbors after burglars posing as an Amazon delivery crew stole a safe with more than $70,000 in jewelry and family heirlooms from her house on Sept. 16. The thieves defeated her alarm and cameras by cutting the modem, and investigators say the suspects' vehicle was tracked entering and leaving Milpitas, suggesting organized crews may be targeting local homes.
   

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