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Ashe County man jailed for stealing $17K CPR device from fire department

FILE: Jail cell

ASHE COUNTY, N.C. — An Ashe County man is in jail, accused of stealing a life-saving device from a local fire department.

Deputies arrested Travis Phillips after they say he stole a Lucas device, a machine that performs CPR during cardiac arrest.

The device is valued at more than $17,000.

Phillips is charged with breaking and entering and larceny.


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