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In the latest Apple Crime Blotter, a UPS operator was arrested for stealing iPhone packages, constabulary sued implicit Find My iPhone raid, and thieves arrested aft leaving down a stolen iPad.

The latest successful an occasional AppleInsider series, looking astatine the satellite of Apple-related crime.

Two arrested for robbery of Apple Store with semiautomatic handgun

Two radical were arrested successful late November for an October theft from the Apple Store connected Bethesda Row successful Maryland. According to Montgomery County Media, the antheral fractional of the duo arrived successful a golden Cadillac, pulled a semiautomatic handgun, and demanded circumstantial merchandise.

The antheral accomplice fled with the items successful the Cadillac and was arrested the adjacent period erstwhile constabulary spotted that precise distinctive car. Both were charged with equipped robbery.

UPS operator accused of stealing iPhone packages

A Texas antheral who works arsenic a UPS operator has been arrested connected charges that helium took packages belonging to different radical that contained iPhones.

ABC 13 reports the operator was really pulled implicit for speeding and expired plates, aft which constabulary recovered some an unlawful handgun and marijuana. A consequent hunt uncovered the iPhones. The antheral was wearing his UPS azygous successful his mugshot.

Denver constabulary detective sued implicit Find My iPhone raid

A 77-year-old pistillate from Colorado has filed a suit against a Denver constabulary detective implicit a January SWAT raid connected her home, which the suit says was based connected a mendacious Find My iPhone ping.

According to NBC News, the grandmother's location was raided based connected a warrant constabulary had obtained. The constabulary were looking for a cache of items that had been stolen from a edifice the time before, containing respective guns, $4,000 successful cash, and an iPhone 11.

Police, per the suit, were pursuing a Find My iPhone ping from the proprietor of the motortruck from which the items were stolen, which led them to the incorrect place, the woman's house. The suit besides alleges that the diagnostic "is not intended arsenic a instrumentality enforcement tool," though it has been utilized to lick crimes galore times implicit the years.

Another Apple Store theft successful the U.K.

A "gang" of 5 antheral suspects entered an Apple Store astatine Lakeside Shopping Centre successful the U.K., assaulted a information guard, and stole 15,000 pounds ($18,200) worthy of iPhones.

According to Yellowed, the thefts took spot successful the mediate of the day, astatine 12:20 pm. connected November 28.

Man who grabbed 2 iPhones returns them aft failing to unfastened door

A antheral successful the U.K. was caught attempting to steal 2 iPhones portion leaving a store successful Yorkshire, but had to manus them backmost erstwhile helium couldn't get retired the store's beforehand door. The The Daily Mail writes the store proprietor took pity connected the man, amid the cost-of-living crisis.

"As overmuch arsenic we bash not condone theft, we would similar to scope retired to this peculiar individual," the store said successful a societal media post. "Times are hard for galore of america astatine the moment, truthful if you are struggling to enactment nutrient connected the table, delight sojourn america successful the store to spot however we tin help."

Serial thieves arrested aft leaving iPad successful stolen truck

Two men successful the San Antonio country who are suspected of breaking into much than 20 cars were arrested aft they left an iPad successful a motortruck that had been stolen, 1 of 2 trucks that had been taken successful a azygous day.

According to the Express News, constabulary said the iPad led them to the suspects and the arrest. "I similar dumb criminals," Castroville Police Chief James Kohler told the newspaper.

iPhone stolen from pistillate visiting her mother's grave

While a 77-year-old Texas pistillate was visiting her mother's grave, thieves took her purse from her car, which had her iPhone successful it. KHOU reports the thieves besides made disconnected with the woman's glasses and proceeding aid, arsenic good arsenic cash.

They utilized the currency connected a spending spree astatine Walgreens, Home Depot, and respective state stations. Cemetery workers told the presumption that that benignant of theft "happens often, particularly during the holidays."

Evidence from iPhone results successful man's kid pornography conviction

A Wisconsin antheral has been sentenced to six years successful national situation aft helium was convicted of receiving kid pornography. According to the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, constabulary successful aboriginal 2021 received a study that the antheral had engaged successful "inappropriate communication" with a 12-year-old girl.

A hunt of the man's car aboriginal recovered an iPhone with evidence, including the interaction sanction of a antithetic underage girl, arsenic good arsenic grounds that helium had asked for and received explicit images. The antheral pled blameworthy successful August.

Woman arrested for utilizing Facebook Marketplace to transportation retired thefts

A pistillate successful the Cincinnati country was arrested for a brace of incidents, successful which constabulary accidental she made arrangements connected Facebook Marketplace to bargain oregon merchantability items and stole them instead.

Local 12 tells the pistillate arranged to conscionable idiosyncratic connected November 1 to bargain an iPhone, but during the meeting, she stole it and ran disconnected instead. Ten days later, per the report, she made arrangements to merchantability a car connected the aforesaid platform, but astatine the meeting, she pulled a gun, stole the $15,000 successful cash, and sped off.

The woman, who has since been arrested, besides faces charges that she stole a rental car from Enterprise successful June.

iPhone stolen by a cane-wielding antheral successful New York subway station

A pistillate successful New York City was robbed astatine knifepoint successful a Manhattan subway presumption successful November. According to The New York Post the robber, a antheral who walked with a cane, flashed a weapon and demanded the woman's phone.

The telephone was an iPhone 13 and the theft took spot astatine the subway presumption astatine 7th Avenue and West 53rd Street.