“More than two dozen iPhones were recently stolen from the Apple Store at Northlake Mall,” The Charlotte Observer reports.
“A worker at the store reported to police that a known suspect stole 25 iPhones from the Apple Store sometime between Dec. 1 and Jan. 11,” The Charlotte Observer reports. “‘The iPhones were stolen from the Genius Room located inside of the store,’ a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police report says. ‘The suspect did have access to the Genius Room.'”
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MacDailyNews Take: Don’t steal iPhones.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Edward W.” for the heads up.]
Lol love the MDN take.
$16,000 sounds like a lot of iPhones, but a few dozen? … not so much!
That would be $640 per phone. Sounds about right. Remember, retail prices are subsidized by those 2 year contracts.
depends if we are discussing retail price (unlocked) or subsidized price. At an average of $750/each retail it’s only 20-21 maybe 22 iPhones. Pity the fool… he/she was an Apple Store employee (my guess), wonder what caused the breakdown of common sense and ambition….
Given Apple’s security measures, I’m guessing that this suspect is not a genius.
But, for now, smart enough to have in his possession a couple of dozen iPhones for his black market needs to make a quick buck! : )
Given that you can identify each phone specifically and that it has to be authorized to use it by Apple & carriers, I’ve wondered how a stolen iPhone can be used.
I’ve just never tried to figure out how to do this as I’m not particularly interested in trying to gain so little in return for such a high risk.
They’d have to jailbreak and potentially only use WiFi.
But I’m not an expert on stolen cell phones.
Most criminals are stupid and the people they will sell these to are stupid.
I believe the ‘five finger discount’ swipe gesture was used to accomplish this!
Stealing any kind of cell phone is stupid.
Doubly stupid with an iPhone.
This is because the hardware is traceable.
Right. Wait until the phones are turned on the first time, and the serial number comes up on a screen in Cupertino or Maiden or wherever. They’ll have its location within about 4 feet in about .1 seconds or less. Not too smart.
There are people out there buying wooden IPads. This thief will have no trouble selling these phones. Peopl will allways buy hot goods.
Are they paying for them with wooden nickels? LOL