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In the latest Apple Crime Blotter, a constabulary update connected an Ohio Apple Store theft, Find My iPhone catches criminals, and the "Phantom Pooper" strikes.

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

Man accused of breaking into Disneyland aggregate times to bargain iPhones

A antheral was arrested successful precocious November aft constabulary accidental helium snuck into Disneyland and was recovered with a container with phones, a SIM paper key, portable chargers, and a faraday bag. According to WDW News Today, the thefts were thought to beryllium portion of an organized pickpocketing ring.

One pistillate was capable to get her stolen iPhone 14 back. The arrested antheral was "part of a radical of radical who had caught Disney's attraction from past trouble," the study said.

After iPhone stolen, mates gets threats

It's not uncommon astatine each for an iPhone to beryllium stolen, oregon for the proprietor to past find connected Find My iPhone. But it doesn't usually effect successful the owners getting threats from the thief.

But that happened successful Florida, reports Fox 35. A woman's telephone was stolen from a mall, astatine which constituent she and her hubby began tracking it with Find My iPhone.

When the pistillate got a caller phone, they began receiving threats that "it's going to beryllium auctioned connected the achromatic marketplace with your idiosyncratic information. Use your individuality for loans, and income connected the achromatic market. They'll adjacent usage your pictures of your children, pornography for extortion."

Police question accusation connected Ohio Apple Store theft

A radical of thieves stole more than $100,000 from the Apple Store successful Beavercreek, Ohio, connected January 23. Police person enactment retired an update connected the case:

iPhone grounds leads to kid pornography blameworthy plea

A Missouri antheral has pled blameworthy to national charges of receiving and distributing kid pornography, aft helium was recovered to person viewed the materials done an iPhone app.

According to an ICE press release, helium faces a mandatory minimum condemnation of 5 years and whitethorn service up to 20 years successful national prison.

Two progressive successful PA iPhone and iPad thefts sought

Police successful Lancaster County, Pa., are looking into a series of iPhone and iPad thefts from AT&T and T-Mobile stores astatine the opening of January. Fox 43 reports the 2 suspects stole 3 iPhone 13s, 4 Apple iPhone 14s, and 2 Apple iPads, each show items.

MacBook, Louis Vuitton bag, canine collar stolen from van

A British man's van was stolen portion helium attended a therapy session, and with it his MacBook, an costly Louis Vuitton bag, and a canine collar that belonged to a beloved erstwhile pet.

According to Echo, the 27-year-old antheral was returning from a therapy league erstwhile helium noticed the van was missing.

iPad helps way down "con man" who stole car

A antheral who lied to edifice employees astir having mislaid his valet summons was capable to drawback keys and bargain a car- but was yet tracked down thanks to an iPad that was near successful it.

Hometown Source explains the car was tracked from the edifice successful Bloomington, Minn., to Minneapolis and aboriginal to St. Paul. When the fishy saw the police, helium threw the keys successful a snowbank.

He was arrested and charged with car theft, and besides had 3 outstanding warrants, including 1 for a parole violation.

Woman wanted for Apple Watch thefts

A Texas pistillate is wanted for stealing 2 Apple Watches from a Best Buy successful the Laredo area. According to LMT Online, the pistillate was seen connected surveillance video opening Apple Watch boxes, taking the watches out, and taking them retired of the store without paying.

The pistillate besides has 3 pending felony apprehension warrants.

"Phantom Pooper" accused successful iPad theft

A thief who section constabulary dubbed "the Phantom Pooper" is accused of breaking into an administrative bureau astatine a assemblage halfway successful Washington state, and stealing an iPad and laptop.

KIRO 7 reports the thief allegedly defecated astatine the scene, hence the nickname, but the fishy besides logged connected to the iPad and machine with his idiosyncratic account.