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'Apple Jacker' Stole Macs and iPods from NYC Apple Store Customers

by Chad Mumm on May 13, 2009 at 07:09 AM


Everyone loves Macs, crooks included. From the New York Post, we get this story of Dwayne Stewart, a serial Apple store robber. According to the story, back on January 15, the ex-con Stewart got the bright idea to start following people leaving the Apple store on Prince Street in New York City's trendy SoHo district. He would then swipe their fresh Apple gadgets as soon as they were out of sight of security.

During his two week spree, the thief allegedly nabbed a 16-year-old's new iPod, a 50-year-old man's laptop, and a 25-year-old's laptop. Stewart would then pawn the items, which, in the end, turned out to be his downfall. Months later, someone bought one of Stewart's pawned computers and took it to the Apple store for warranty repair, where it was discovered to be stolen. Police tracked it back through the pawn shop straight to Stewart, and he was arrested on May 6th.

Just goes to show you, once again, that crime doesn't pay, especially where Macs are concerned!

[From: New York Post]

Tags: apple, crime, thief, top

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