Thieves break into unoccupied Chandler home, steal art, collectibles

Chandler Police are calling this an unusual burglary. Pricey art work, including statues and figures were stolen from an unoccupied home.

BY JAYME WEST

Aug 6, 2018, 6:33 AM Updated: 3:53 pm

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Chandler Police are calling this an unusual burglary.

“It’s highly unlikely a pawn shop is going to take these items,” Detective Seth Tyler said.

It happened Sunday, June 3, 2018 at a home near Dobson Road and Galveston Street. It’s an older neighborhood of larger homes.

“I’m sure a lot of people in this neighborhood know each other,” Tyler said.

“There are probably only thirty to thirty-five homes, so something like this burglary is pretty unique.”

This particular residence doesn’t have anyone living in it.

It’s in the hands of a trust and it was full of pricey works of art – mainly Western art. Someone forced entry and stole a lot of it.

Tyler said they took 24 statues, many of them bronze statues that ranged in size from 1 foot to 4-foot-tall.

The tallest weighs 400 pounds. The statues were valued at about $60,000.

The thieves also took paintings, porcelain figurines and various collectibles.

This probably wasn’t someone with a backpack looking for a quick grab.

“The suspects appeared to be picking and choosing,” Tyler said.

“There were a number of other items in the home of value that were skipped over.”

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