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Thief Hurls Brick Through Door of Verizon Store to Steal $13K in Items

 A Verizon store at 873 Eighth Ave., where the break-in happened.
A Verizon store at 873 Eighth Ave., where the break-in happened.
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DNAinfo/Maya Rajamani

TIMES SQUARE — A burglar threw a brick through the front door of a Verizon store and stole more than $13,000 in top-of-the-line smartphones and other items, police said.

The man hurled the brick through the glass door of the store at 873 Eighth Ave., between West 52nd and West 53rd streets, around 3 a.m. on June 23, the NYPD said.

After entering the store through the broken door, the suspect took items including a $660 iPhone 6s, a $410 iPhone SE, a $530 iPad Mini, a $630 iPad Air, a $550 Droid Turbo, a $650 Droid Turbo 2, a $500 Droid Moto X, a $670 Galaxy 7, a $790 Galaxy S7 Edge, a $700 Galaxy Note 5, a $350 Galaxy S4 Mini and a $500 Galaxy S4, police said.

The burglar also stole 21 Mophie battery cases valued at $100 each, two iPad displays valued at $630 each, a $460 iPhone 5s, 10 Lifeproof cases valued at $90 each, 12 speakers valued at $100 each and three OEM battery packs valued at $80 each, the NYPD said.

The thief made off with a total of $13,100 worth of merchandise, police said.

A manager working at the Verizon store on Thursday confirmed the thefts.

“They’re all gone,” said Isaac, 22, who declined to give his last name.

The store fixed the broken door yesterday, he added.