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A masked thief raided a CEX store in Wembley, stealing £15,000 worth of tech including iPhones and iPads after smashing display cabinets in a broad daylight heist.
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Masked thief steals £15,000 worth of phones in major shop raid

Hannah Phillips
Last updated: May 9, 2025 11:04 am
Hannah Phillips Published May 9, 2025
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CEX store being ransacked after a masked thief got away with £15,000 worth of phones. (Jam Press/@UB1UB2)
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A masked thief got away with £15,000 worth of phones after raiding a tech shop.

The CEX store was ransacked by a man in a balaclava.

He smashed his way into glass cabinets and helped himself to iPhones, iPads and Android phones.

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It happened yesterday (8 May) in Wembley, northwest London, as reported by Need To Know.

A masked thief raided a CEX store in Wembley, stealing £15,000 worth of tech including iPhones and iPads after smashing display cabinets in a broad daylight heist.
The raid took place at CEX in Wembley, northwest London. (Picture: Jam Press)

Footage showed a shattered cabinet with empty shelves and glass spilt onto the floor.

(Jam Press/@UB1UB2)

David O’Leary joked: “£15,000 in there is about three phones.”

Social media comment on the post of A masked thief raided a CEX store in Wembley, stealing £15,000 worth of tech including iPhones and iPads after smashing display cabinets in a broad daylight heist.
Social media comment on the post. (Picture: Jam Press)

Bo Morrison said: “£15,000 with goods. What he get?

“A PS5 and an iPhone 12?”

Another said: “Shops will soon be having security gates.”

A fourth person quipped: “He’ll be back to sell it all next week.”

Social media comment on the post of A masked thief raided a CEX store in Wembley, stealing £15,000 worth of tech including iPhones and iPads after smashing display cabinets in a broad daylight heist.
Social media comment on the post. (Picture: Jam Press)

Sean Phelan added: “Scruffs raiding a second hand shop.”

CEX and the Met Police have been approached for comment.

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