Thieves steal $24,000 in Macs, iPads, and iPhones from Apple Store Corte Madera

MacDailyNews ^ | April 25, 2017

[Swordmaker]

$24,000 worth of computers, iPads and iPhones were stolen from an Apple Store in Corte Madera, police said,” Amy Hollyfield reports for KGO-TV. “The same store was robbed just months ago.”

“Shortly after 8 p.m.,” Hollyfield reports, “which is closing time for the store, five burglars in their late teens or early 20s entered the store and grabbed 17 iPhones, three iPads and two computers.”

Hollyfield reports, “There was also a burglary at the Apple Store on Nov. 25, 2016 when a group of burglars stole $35,000 to $40,000 in equipment.”

Read more in the full article here.

MacDailyNews Take: Which Apple will promptly disable, dumb-asses.

[Scrambler Bob]

WEll, these should have S/Ns and MAC addresses in the inventory records.

Apple should be able to shut them all down, with some cooperation I would think.

[Vic S]

What did they get, 3 or 4 of each?

[Jonty30]

So, the store lost a single Mac and Iphone.

Small loss.

[Swordmaker]

Snatch and Grab thieves grab 17 iPhones, iPads and two computers from the Corte Madera, California, Apple Store valued up to $24,000. Unfortunately for the thieves, it is simple for Apple to brick everyone of those devices. In addition, all of the devices except the two computers are dedicated demo locked and password protected already. Good luck getting into the devices without the user names and passwords. Apple can completely lock and brick them before the thieves can sell them for any purpose other than spare parts. That's what we did when a burglar stole $10k worth of Apple computers from my office. — PING!

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[Seaplaner]

WEll, these should have S/Ns and MAC addresses in the inventory records. Apple should be able to shut them all down, with some cooperation I would think.

My thoughts, precisely.

If the thieves turn them on, the authorities should be able to locate the stolen devices, and them, is this not so?

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[adorno]

Mementos. Relics.

Something to bring back memories 5-10 years from now, from when Apple was a big deal and cool.

[FreedomStar3028]

Why would anyone steal apple products?

Worthless hippy trash.

[JohnBrowdie]

.” . . grabbed 17 iPhones, three iPads and two computers.”

[heights]

I’m Psychic, let me concentrate..........I see five Black young men

[Mark17]

I’m Psychic, let me concentrate..........I see five Black young men

LOL. I have to admit, that was the first thing I thought of.

[tubebender]

I could use a hard drive for a 2008 iMac...

[martin_fierro]

Just a short jaunt for the ... Amish.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“teens”...that always gives it away.

[Kalamata]

In France, they used to call them “disaffected youth”. LOL, right.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

You think maybe they’ll stop at San Quentin on the way home and turn themselves in?

[doorgunner69]

I’m Psychic, let me concentrate..........I see five Black young men

No way, didn't you get the memo?

But then again, they are the PC that used to brag that they were easy for the stupid to use.

[Squantos]

Is there such a thing as a Thunderbolt 2 “thumb drive” that would transfer data at the 20gbs speed versus my USB 3 port of 5gbs speed ? Routinely carry a 1TB thumb drive with media, backups etc when I travel an was wondering if such a Thunderbolt Thumb Drive exists ?

[Swordmaker]

Is there such a thing as a Thunderbolt 2 “thumb drive” that would transfer data at the 20gbs speed versus my USB 3 port of 5gbs speed ? Routinely carry a 1TB thumb drive with media, backups etc when I travel an was wondering if such a Thunderbolt Thumb Drive exists ?

Not that I've seen. It should be easy to develop but no one has seen the need to make one. Apple has gotten away from Thunderbolt on their newer MacBooks opting for the USB-C/Thunderbolt combination connectors so I doubt there will be any incentive to make one. Too bad, it would have been an ideal device.

There are some very small Thunderbolt external flash Hard drives.

[Swordmaker]

If the thieves turn them on, the authorities should be able to locate the stolen devices, and them, is this not so?

They can Brick them AND locate all of the stolen devices to within 3 feet. They all have GPS devices in them that once activated by the FindMy Device cannot be turned off. Oops, thieves, you are owned by the police.