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Apple, NYPD working together to locate stolen iPhones, iPads

by Steven Sande (Feb 22nd, 2013)

The New York Post is reporting that the New York Police Department has assigned a team of cops to work with Apple on facilitating the return of stolen iOS devices. The move is in response to widespread theft of popular iPhones and wireless-enabled iPads in the city. The policemen work with ...

NYPD launches crime-reporting app for citizens

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 18th, 2013)

The New York Police Department has launched its first official app today. The NYPD app was designed to help facilitate the NYDP's mission to "enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community and in accordance with constitutional rights to enforce the ...

Daily Update for December 20, 2011

by Steven Sande (Dec 20th, 2011)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

NYPD makes many arrests in iPhone/iPad sting operation

by Mike Schramm (Dec 20th, 2011)

The New York Police Department ran an undercover sting operation recently on vendors and businesses accused of selling stolen iPads and iPhones, and came up with a whopping 141 arrests. That's a pretty crazy bust -- apparently undercover officers actually went out to businesses with iPhone 4s ...

Subway riders subject to iPhone thefts

by Michael Rose (Apr 22nd, 2011)

The WSJ's Andrew Grossman reports (subscription required) that New York City's subway riders may be a bit too openhanded with their digital devices. According to NYPD statistics, grand larceny* incidents on the subway were up 18 percent year-over-year from January to March of 2011 (311 reports in ...

Apple's 5th avenue store elevator gets stuck

by David Chartier (May 29th, 2006)

Not all visitors of the NYC 5th Avenue Apple Store are having the retail experience of their lives, as one group of customers were trapped in the glass elevator for 45 minutes. Ultimately, the hydraulic lines had to be leaked in order to lower the elevator down to the store where the NYPD had to pry ...