Ohio Apple Store robbed in early morning hours
Early yesterday morning, an Apple Store in Ohio was robbed. The Easton Town Center Apple Store's glass window (or door) was shattered and the robbers began snatching merchandise and placing it in their car's trunk. The robbers were reported to be driving a black Lexus. When police arrived on the scene, the robbers drove off, hitting the police car. If you are in the Columbus, Ohio area and have information for police, you are urged to call the Columbus Police Department at 614-645-4545. There is no word yet on when the Apple Store will re-open for business.
[via NBC4 Columbus, Ohio]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Josh said 10:22AM on 8-12-2008
Ohio must have some relaxed laws.
Here in VA, if you hit a police car in the commission of a crime/fleeing, its considered assault with a deadly weapon if the officer is in/near the car ... which means they can (and they will) use deadly force.
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Tony said 11:11AM on 8-12-2008
The officer opened fire and I assume they weren't just doing that to wake up the neighbours...
OTOH since they new the license plate I'm surprised it got very far, especially at night when it would likely be the only car on the road and easy to spot.
jg1981 said 9:34PM on 8-12-2008
The story is all wrong! It was a 4dr. black infinity g35. Two males busted out the glass and entered the store. They attempted to enter a closet that they thought contained merchandise. Police/security arrived due to an alarm put out. both men ran out get in car empty handed. rammed a police car trying to escape. Shot was fired at the fleeing vehicle. Yes they got away. It won't be long before they are caught b/c the criminals left their tools behind that they intended to use to get inside the locked closet.
Dan Spooner said 10:23AM on 8-12-2008
My question is what did they get off with?
A couple hundred iPhones?
Some iMacs?
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dave said 3:11AM on 8-13-2008
IN MIAMI YOU CAN FIND AN IPHONE 3G WITH NO CONTRACT AT ALL FOR 1250 DOLLARS LET'S DO THE MATH 200 IPHONE TO EXPORT = 250 000
brianminor said 10:30AM on 8-12-2008
Time to fire up "back to my mac"
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Mike Chamberlain said 10:30AM on 8-12-2008
Has anyone noticed that the thieves drove a Lexus?!? Apple even has high class robberies!!(iHeists?)
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Oseary said 10:57AM on 8-12-2008
I don't want the break-in to sound good or anything, but the iHeist thing... that's rich.
imacguy said 10:30AM on 8-12-2008
Technically that was a "burglary" or "breaking and entering" not a robbery. A robbery involves some kind of force or weapon or a threat of one and a victim must be in fear of injury or death.
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G said 11:48AM on 8-12-2008
Burgled?
Dave said 10:31AM on 8-12-2008
What you describe sounds like a burglary, not a robbery.
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puhsitch said 10:32AM on 8-12-2008
Chances are good that someone outside of Ohio might be more likely to have info, since the plates on the car were from Illinois.
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macboy14 said 10:55AM on 8-12-2008
That to me, is very surprising.. I have been to that Apple Store several times, but I never thought it would be robbed, the area just seems to be too "nice," if you know what I mean.
On another note, I never did think that just a plain glass front was a very good way of keeping our robbers. You would think that they would put one of those huge steel gate things, across the front of the store.
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Brandon said 11:11AM on 8-12-2008
If you've ever been to the areas surrounding Easton, you'd know it isn't "too nice". Once the sun goes down, Easton turns into a teen hangout (thousands of them) of which aren't the nicest kids on the block.
macboy14 said 11:17AM on 8-12-2008
O okay, I don't live close enough that I can go exploring around and find that out. I live about 1.5 hours away, and I have just have to make trips up there now and again to get things, so I wouldn't know what the surrounding areas would be like.
I was just saying that the areas that I have seen, seem too "nice."
TheJonGates said 11:00AM on 8-12-2008
I bought my iPhone there while on vacation July 11th and to be completely honest, they had "extra" security... and it was lax. 2 guards and random people still got in unattended. Their location allows for quite a bit of unnoticed loitering, and I am sure the shopping center has security, but to think they didn't notice the break in immediately is amazing. That place is a shopping mecca, more than 100 stores all outdoors you'd hope they have more than one patrol car for miles of storefront.
P.S. - Apple Store employees were great there, big shout out to Jeff for making sure I didn't port my iPhone the first night.
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waiownsyou said 11:10AM on 8-12-2008
Um, did you just give a shout-out on a web blog story about a burglary?
Mmmmk.
Brian said 11:09AM on 8-12-2008
The store is reopened, I was there last night. Not sure what they may have taken off with. Idiots.
Macboy, it is a nice area, but its not too far from a not nice area, just go see a movie at Easton on a weekend night, shady...
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guerro said 11:45AM on 8-12-2008
The store wasn't robbed, it was burglarized. There is a huge difference. You may want to reword your story and title. I started reading expected to hear about store employees held at gunpoint or customers being told to get on the floor. Instead I read that the window was smashed and some property taken. That is a burglary, not a robbery.
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pojo644 said 4:12PM on 8-12-2008
did you read the part about hitting the police car? If anyone gets hurt in ANY way it becomes robbery