$1.5 Million Worth of iPad Minis Stolen from Airport Warehouse

MacRumors · Nov 15, 2012, 08:48 AM

The New York Post reports that thieves managed to steal $1.5 million worth of iPad minis from a warehouse at Kennedy Airport in New York City on Monday night. The heist, which appears to have been an inside job, netted the criminals two pallets containing 3,600 iPad minis.

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The crooks arrived at Building 261 around 11 p.m. in a white tractor trailer marked with the name CEVA on the side, according to the sources. They pulled up to the side of the airport building that faces onto a street and has less security than the other side, which is accessible from the airport tarmac.

Sources believe someone let them into the area and then let them out after they grabbed the iPads.

They grabbed about 3,600 of the minis that were being shipped by a company called Cargo Airport Services, which said the iPads had just arrived from China and were destined for locations around the US.

Three other pallets were left behind when the thieves fled after being approached by a warehouse worker.

The report does not specifically identify which types of iPad minis were stolen in the heist, but with pre-orders of the new cellular-capable models on their way to customers over the next several days, it seems possible that the units were LTE models in the process of being distributed for launch-day sales.

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kwiiboy · Nov 15, 2012, 08:49 AM

Nice iPad Mini box.

levitynyc · Nov 15, 2012, 08:51 AM

When the iPad 3 came out, my UPS driver told me he had 2 unmarked security cars follow him from the UPS hub to Best Buy to deliver something like 700 iPads.

frayne182 · Nov 15, 2012, 08:51 AM

Wow no idea the iPad mini looks like my iPhone 5.

Time to start checking Craigslist in New York for some deals

Shrink · Nov 15, 2012, 08:56 AM

And the Goodfellas strike again. (For all you movie buffs

)

The hell with the Lufthansa theft...this is big!

Ironduke · Nov 15, 2012, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Shrink

And the Goodfellas strike again. (For all you movie buffs

)

The hell with the Lufthansa theft...this is big!

imagine if they started to wack each other over it

MacDav · Nov 17, 2012, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by frayne182

Wow no idea the iPad mini looks like my iPhone 5.

Time to start checking Craigslist in New York for some deals

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Yeah, don't worry the Police and FBI will be checking Craigslist also. Don't waste your time. (yes, I know your joking)

It will be interesting to see if they get caught. They have a limited window of opportunity to get maximum dollar for them. Safer to sell them 3 years from now, but then they get way less money. Most crooks are pretty dumb and will get caught. Wanting to get something for nothing is an attractive idea for some.

Squilly · Nov 17, 2012, 05:09 PM

Confirmed, the iPads not from the heist. Pictures are found on numerous web pages after searching Google. http://www.globalpost.com/photo/5724...ini-11-05-2011

Good Karma · Nov 17, 2012, 06:09 PM

damn, Samsung steals IP from apple worth billions and pretty much gets away with it

WildCowboy · Nov 15, 2012, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by kwiiboy

Nice iPad Mini box.

Yes, it's very mini.

(Fixed...thanks.

)

solyd · Nov 15, 2012, 09:54 AM

You're telling me that after Sept. 11, 2001 that these people were able to just waltz into an airport warehouse with a tractor trailer? What the hell? Forget the iPad Minis, what happened to beefing up security this past decade?

jw2002 · Nov 15, 2012, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by solyd

You're telling me that after Sept. 11, 2001 that these people were able to just waltz into an airport warehouse

Of course. You do realize that most of the measures implemented are termed "security theater" and are there mainly to keep the Ma and Pa Kettles of the world scared. More security in warehouses? No. More security on freight? Nope.

thekev · Nov 15, 2012, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by dfinecy

Wow this looks really sketch...reason #5241 why I don't buy anything on Craigslist. Call the NYPD and arrange a meeting and see where they got them

Someone actually put up a listing like that

? That seems like an overall lack of caution.

dampfnudel · Nov 15, 2012, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jw2002

Of course. You do realize that most of the measures implemented are termed "security theater" and are there mainly to keep the Ma and Pa Kettles of the world scared. More security in warehouses? No. More security on freight? Nope.

While passengers go through the TSA ordeal, with freight it's business as usual.

Aspasia · Nov 15, 2012, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by solyd

You're telling me that after Sept. 11, 2001 that these people were able to just waltz into an airport warehouse with a tractor trailer? What the hell? Forget the iPad Minis, what happened to beefing up security this past decade?

It's more important in NYC to police salt and soda consumption than secure the airports.

latestmonkey · Nov 15, 2012, 12:15 PM

Just talked to my guy George Glekas. He's expecting a huge shipment of ipad minis in his store tomorrow.

pnoyblazed · Nov 15, 2012, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Aspasia

It's more important in NYC to police salt and soda consumption than secure the airports.

blame the Bureaucrats in NY

Irock619 · Nov 15, 2012, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by solyd

You're telling me that after Sept. 11, 2001 that these people were able to just waltz into an airport warehouse with a tractor trailer? What the hell? Forget the iPad Minis, what happened to beefing up security this past decade?

Hence why the article said this was probably an inside job.

kwiiboy · Nov 15, 2012, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by WildCowboy

Yes, it's very mini.

(Fixed...thanks.

)

Anytime.

penajmz · Nov 15, 2012, 08:50 AM

Holy crap!

STiNG Operation · Nov 15, 2012, 08:54 AM

This is the second heist against apple with large sums of money and product this year that were stolen right? Does this happen every year? How can a person honestly get away with stealing these devices, the resale has to be impossible...

frayne182 · Nov 15, 2012, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by STiNG Operation

This is the second heist against apple with large sums of money and product this year that were stolen right? Does this happen every year? How can a person honestly get away with stealing these devices, the resale has to be impossible...

What would be so hard?

Can sell those anywhere. Streets, Kijiji, Craigslist, ebay, etc

rmatthewware · Nov 15, 2012, 08:56 AM

So if someone offers you iPads from their trunk, these might actually be real for once, rather than a brick.

ck2875 · Nov 15, 2012, 09:00 AM

I imagine Apple is now simply waiting for someone to power up one of the devices matching the stolen serial numbers (akin to the Steve Jobs iPad that went to the clown).

bête noire · Nov 15, 2012, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by rmatthewware

So if someone offers you iPads from their trunk. . .

You are so drunk you are trying to buy an iPad from an elephant.

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