Burglary Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

White Ninja crashes car into Greensboro, NC Apple store

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 3rd, 2011)

A man reportedly dressed in a hooded white "ninja" outfit crashed his car into the Apple store in Greensboro, North Carolina. The accident occurred early Friday morning before the store was open. Witnesses who saw the accident claim that one man abandoned the car and fled the scene without ...

Another 'smash and grab' hits Portland Apple reseller

by Steven Sande (Oct 11th, 2010)

One sign of the continuing popularity of Apple's product line is the fact that some people will go to extraordinary (and illegal) measures to procure the products. That image at right? It's from a security camera video showing a full-size gray pickup truck with a diamond-plate toolbox in the back ...

Cops using Will.i.am's iPad to track down thief

by Sang Tang (Jun 30th, 2010)

It's hard out there for a hip-hop star. Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas recently had a not so good, good night. Thieves broke into his parked Bentley and made off with $10,000 worth of loot including jewelry, other personal property and the singer's shiny Apple iPad. However, law enforcement ...

Burglars going after LA Apple Store customers

by Mike Schramm (Jan 8th, 2010)

I better be careful next time I walk out of my Apple Store here in Santa Monica -- apparently burglars are targeting Apple Store customers here in the Los Angeles area. Over 100 customers have apparently been targeted after leaving the store and keeping a computer or other purchase in their car. ...