Access to mall layout = simply opening Apple Maps.
Super easy, barely an inconvenience.
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Thieves Tunnel Through Coffee Shop Wall to Steal $500,000 in iPhones From Washington Apple Store
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Access to mall layout = simply opening Apple Maps.
Super easy, barely an inconvenience.
So at least we know that none of the robbers were female.
How to say I didn't read the story without saying I didn't read the story.
No.
If there is no active network connection, Find My works using Bluetooth LE or NFC, and communicates with someone else’s Apple device which would then use its internet connection to report the location to Apple.
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I see women complain about this, but I want to offer another perspective. I often leave the lids up. Why is that? Because I know there’s too many guys out there that spray the entire toilet seat. Talk about no aim. It may be a small inconvenience to let the seat down when it’s time to sit down, but I’d argue that is a preferable alternative to cleaning up someone else’s pee. As a guy I’ve had to clean up my fair share of other peoples’ pee when I need to sit down and it’s the worst.
Unless the thieves activate the phones then agree to the terms of service, that would merit a Darwin Award entry. Come on guys, critical thinking they are nonactivated owned by Apple.
Incredibly stupid. They got absolutely nothing. Apple can just flip a switch and all of those phones are disabled and worthless.
A million years ago in a Country far far away, The Stockroom in our Climbing Store may, or may not have had a door into the backroom of the Wine Shop next door.....
$1,500 to repair a a wall and replace locks for a commercial building?
That’s the real news. Where can I find such cheap labor?
That’s the real news. Where can I find such cheap labor?
My friend, for you I will sell you this sealed iPhone 14 for $500 and will only accept cash. Bye!
Reminds me of the movie Inside Man.To me, it most definately seems like it's an inside job. Everything is pretty much caught on the surveillance video.
You might be on to something. Next article in about 7 months: Case solved due to suspect using toilet during heist.
Never been to jail but I wonder if these people get caught, do they have to pay for the repair of the wall? Or do they just get jail time and the business just deals with the cost?
An Apple Store at the Alderwood Mall was robbed last weekend, with thieves infiltrating the location through a nearby coffee shop. According to Seattle's King 5 News, thieves broke into Seattle Coffee Gear, went into the bathroom, and cut a hole in the wall to get to the Apple Store backroom.
The burglars were able to bypass the Apple Store's security system by using the adjacent coffee shop, stealing a total of 436 iPhones that were worth around $500,000.
According to Seattle Coffee Gear manager Eric Marks, the coffee shop is not noticeably adjacent to the Apple Store because of the way that the store is laid out. "I would have never suspected we were adjacent to the Apple Store, how it wraps around I mean," Marks told King 5 News. "So, someone really had to think it out and have access to the mall layout."
Police were able to obtain surveillance footage of the theft, but as it is part of an active investigation, it has not yet been released. Nothing was stolen from the coffee shop, but it will cost $1,500 to replace locks and repair the bathroom wall.
No employees were at the Apple Store when the theft happened as the Alderwood Mall had closed for the night. An Alderwood spokesperson said they were working with the police to solve the incident, but Apple has not yet commented.
Article Link: Washington Apple Store Robbed of $500,000 in iPhones After Thieves Tunnel Through Coffee Shop Wall
Something tells me that absolutely no one is working this hard to tunnel into the Microsoft store. (PS: Welcome to the Social!)
Yes. And trace them using the Find My network. Even if the phones are powered off, they are not completely off.
Didn't know you were investigating the crime. Hope you catch the thieves.To me, it most definately seems like it's an inside job. Everything is pretty much caught on the surveillance video.