Cobb County man London Harris charged with stealing $37K in rare coins

Jan 16, 2015 - 10:05
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Cobb County man London Harris charged with stealing $37K in rare coins
London Harris, 37, of Smyrna, is accused of stealing rare coins worth $37,000 worth of rare coins. (Photo: Dalton police)

Police have charged a metro Atlanta man with stealing $37,000 worth of rare coins from a shop in northwest Georgia.

The Atlanta Joual-Constitution reports 37-year-old London Harris was charged this week with felony theft in Dalton, where a store owner reported the theft in mid-November. Dalton police spokesman Bruce Frazier says Harris went into the store Nov. 17 and asked to see several coins before distracting the store owner and concealing a box of coins under his jacket.

Police say Harris was arrested at Northlake Mall in metro Atlanta on Dec. 26 after another store owner recognized him from a previous theft. Dalton police charged him Tuesday with the coin theft. Police say Harris is suspected in thefts in at least six jurisdictions.

 

Information from: The Atlanta Joual-Constitution, http://www.ajc.com

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