A cab driver is arrested for his part in a Miami Beach iPhone theft ring, one of the first iPhone 18 Pro thefts, and an AirTag recovers a stolen food trailer, all in this week's Apple Crime Blotter. Two men from Queens have been charged with stealing more than $9,000 in items from two different malls in northern New Jersey, including 10 accessory items from the Apple Store at Garden State Plaza in Paramus. According to The De Marco Report, authorities say the two men stole $3,468 worth of gear from the ALO Yoga store at the American Dream Mall. Police later found ten accessory items from the Apple Store in their car, valued at $920.95.
A Miami Beach taxi cab driver was arrested at the end of September and charged with carrying out a scheme to steal iPhones from intoxicated people after leaving area nightclubs. Miami Beach Police spokesman Officer Chris Bess said the man was part of a ring that would prey on drunk victims, using biometrics and victims' faces to break into iPhones and steal money. Police in Western Pennsylvania are seeking suspects who stole over $14,000 worth of Apple products from a Costco using fake IDs and stolen credit cards.
In Asia, a woman in Greater Noida, India named Shubhi Bhandari had her iPhone 18 Pro snatched by two men on a motorcycle. Police recovered the phone a few days later. A Virginia man recovered his stolen food trailer thanks to an AirTag.
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