Pair charged over theft of 800 school computers

By EducationHQ News Team
Published February 20, 2015

Two men have been charged after the theft of 800 computers, valued at $500,000, from schools across New South Wales.

SYDNEY, Feb 20 - Police said the MacBooks and iPads were stolen from more than 20 schools in Sydney's north-west and ...

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Pair charged over theft of 800 school computers

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