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Apple Store thieves descend from roof in San Francisco

by Mike Schramm Apr 29th 2011 at 3:30PM

ifoAppleStore.com is reporting that thieves broke into the Chestnut Street Apple Store in San Francisco last night, apparently entering the store through the roof straight into the inventory area in back of the store, and making off with an undisclosed amount of Apple devices. Unfortunately, I can't find any other reports of the crime online, but since it's apparently a recent happening, we'll have to take the blog's word for it.

They also say that the building in San Francisco is surrounded by other buildings of the same height, so it wouldn't have been too hard for thieves to climb over and drop in on the Apple establishment. The police of course have access to a number of video cameras in the area, so hopefully they'll catch these thieves before long.

Unfortunately, Apple Stores, full of expensive merchandise, have seen their share of crime lately. Earlier this month in San Diego, an attempted smash-and-grab robbery turned into a shooting, and we've heard about lots of other robberies at Apple retail stores as well. Fortunately, security is about as good as any other retail establishment, but you'll always have thieves trying to test the limits.



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Allan

I'm surprised that Apple hasn't built in some kind of remote functionality that would permanently brick stolen devices, rendering them worthless.

April 30 2011 at 10:24 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ken Cavanaugh

Now we know why Steve Jobs had those ninja throwing stars.

April 29 2011 at 10:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
geo

This Fall on CBS: CSI Apple Store.

April 29 2011 at 10:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
SSteve

In that neighborhood the trick isn't breaking into the Apple store, it's finding a place to park first.

April 29 2011 at 9:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
webmaster

In other news... Crag's List SF is having an awesome sale on Apple gear this weekend.

April 29 2011 at 9:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
samw40

I swear, and I'm NOT kidding: About two to three weeks ago, I had a dream of descending from the ceiling into a room that looked suspiciously like the inside of an Apple Store, with long tables full of phones (not iPhones though, wierdly enough). I came in by rope, hanging there like something out of a spy movie, and I was taking a bunch of cords and wires from a table... and that's all I remember.

These thieves are epic.

April 29 2011 at 8:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
nick

"Fortunately, security is about as good as any other retail establishment"
Apple security is set up in favor of thieves. They have no sensors on product or by the door. They don't track serials or any other info on sellable product. Apple store security is a joke.

April 29 2011 at 5:54 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Phil

They only way you can get Ipad2

April 29 2011 at 5:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
EBone

Don't try that at the Otay Ranch Apple Store in San Diego - you'll get a cap popped in your ass.

April 29 2011 at 4:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
el3ktro

And again!? How often do these Apple Stores get robbed in the U.S.? That's ridiculous!

April 29 2011 at 4:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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