Ohio Apple Store robbed in early morning hours

So, since when does a blog like this report such a news? And publishes police phone numbers?

I can understand that you love apple so much but please, don't start with neighbourhood watch please!

Stick to the topic thank you...

Wouldn't it not matter anyway. Stolen Macs that would be new in box would have to registered... wouldn't that alert someone, somewhere to them trying to use a stolen computer?

Or am I just retarded?

Why are people ridiculous. Ignorant...

Definitely sounds like a "Mac Heist"

August 12, 2008 -

Apple loads iAlertU onto all in-store MacBooks.

I can't believe that the cops could not call in for arial backup in a timely manner to catch the robbers.

Were the cops put out of commission from the hit? Or was it that the police department just didn't want to put enough "resources" into catching the thieves?

It's not like the thieves were long gone before the cops showed up.

they werent robbed! they were burglarized... big difference....

To all of the previous law critics:

Don't criticize the author for the title when you are misinformed. The difference between burglary and robbery is NOT universal. Laws vary from State to State. In most cases Robbery involves stealing from a person and Burglary involves stealing from a structure.

However, Ohio's Robbery law states the following:

2911.02 Robbery.

(A) No person, in attempting or committing a theft offense or in fleeing immediately after the attempt or offense, shall do any of the following:

(1) Have a deadly weapon on or about the offender’s person or under the offender’s control;

(2) Inflict, attempt to inflict, or threaten to inflict physical harm on another;

(3) Use or threaten the immediate use of force against another.

(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of robbery. A violation of division (A)(1) or (2) of this section is a felony of the second degree. A violation of division (A)(3) of this section is a felony of the third degree.


Clearly, the offenders attempted to flee after the theft and intentionally rammed a police car which would probably constitute "immediate use of force against another".

This should be a nationwide man hunt! The world needs to stop until we find these people. It's the beginning of Revelations. OMG!!!!

The Austin Apple Store in The Domain was similarly burglarized. They smashed one of the doors and grabbed a few things close to the entrance (mostly Airs) and then split before anybody got there. Gutsy heist, considering it's in a mixed-use development with nearby residents and private security.

I only found out about it because one of the store's doors had been replaced with plywood, and I wanted to know if the change of decor meant that El Jobso was going back to making computers out of wood. :)