Apple fanatic NYPD cop gets back stolen Apple iPhone in record time
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Officers Garland and Coan along with two other policemen made the bust. 40 year old George Bradshaw was arrested and the Apple iPhone returned to the proper owner. Amazingly, the whole thing took only 30 minutes. Had Bradshaw been as knowledgeable about Apple as Officer Garland, he could have disabled the iCloud trace and would have been able to make a clean getaway. Instead, Bradshaw was charged with robbery and possession of stolen property.
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21 Comments
2. aztaxia12295 posted on 28 Jan 2012, 00:36 2
the cashier who got her iphone stolen was actually my sisters friend
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4. bigboy029 posted on 28 Jan 2012, 04:04 1
Seriously!! If I were to ever steal an iphone, I would definitely wipe it as soon as possible!
10. CapedCrusaderRobin posted on 28 Jan 2012, 10:36 1
its still can be wiped ~ by doing a "restore ipod" option on the pc ~ even if its password protected.
15. AngusNG12345 posted on 28 Jan 2012, 17:49 2
well, i'm pretty sure he didn't carry his laptop around while robbing an iphone...
12. roscuthiii posted on 28 Jan 2012, 11:28 1
Bad cop if his enthusiasm was brand loyalty and not out of a sense of duty or justice.
Had it been an Apple competitor's product might he have just said, "Oh, sorry 'bout that. We'll do what we can. You should have bought an Apple you know."
Had it been a private residence maybe the officer would have threatened the man about his citizenship so he could search without a warrant.
14. knowledge posted on 28 Jan 2012, 16:30 0
You're just assuming. There's nothing bad about this story. A bad guy stole a phone and got busted.
18. 303030 posted on 29 Jan 2012, 00:35 1
You are an IDIOT!!! Your probably just as stupid as that savage who stole the phone.
6. dsDoan posted on 28 Jan 2012, 07:20 7
Wouldn't it be a better idea not to alert thieves that they can disable this feature?
7. T00muchF00D posted on 28 Jan 2012, 07:45 1
So do all apple cult ppl not care that it's so easy to get tracked? I don't get why they love giving their rights away.
8. MorePhonesThanNeeded posted on 28 Jan 2012, 08:53 2
All cellphones can give up your whereabouts, as long as it has a built in GPS module in it. Check it, the E911 cannot be disabled on any GPS cellphone and can be used by Law enforcement for emergencies. Every cellphone with built in GPS technology has this, not just iPhone.
Non removable battery prevent the thief from turning the phone off and password lock doubles as insurance so they can't wipe it. Giving you a chance to get your stuff back. So non removable batteries do have their upsides :).
11. CapedCrusaderRobin posted on 28 Jan 2012, 10:38 0
You can still turn off an iphone if its password locked. the non removable battery prevents someone from just popping the battery out yes. And password lock ipods/touch's/iphones can be wiped out if password locked. thats how the data is protected, the iphone wipes out the data.
9. tedkord posted on 28 Jan 2012, 09:53 3
This would be a better story if the cops shot the scumbag dead.
13. bossmt_2 posted on 28 Jan 2012, 13:33 2
The fact that people steal iPhones and iPads in a holdup is sad. You have a chance to get cash money, and you choose to take an iPod.
16. Rane718 posted on 28 Jan 2012, 22:03 0
I wonder what would have happened if it were a droid? hmmm?
17. PAPINYC posted on 28 Jan 2012, 22:05 0
This has got to be paid Apple P.R. With all the recent rash of thefts (or, iThefts) on NYC subways (and, we're talking a couple thousand in 2011 alone), N.Y.P.D. just managed to recover ONE phone out of thousands. Speaks volumes (or lack thereof) for N.Y.P.D. More importantly, with all the other crime stats in all NYC buroughs, i.e., murders, grand larcenies, targets on senior citizens, sexual assaults, etc., it's nice to know one stupid phone takes precedence over everything else.
19. 303030 posted on 29 Jan 2012, 00:51 1
Your an iIdiot !!!:
"More importantly, with all the other crime stats in all NYC buroughs, i.e., murders, grand larcenies, targets on senior citizens, sexual assaults, etc., it's nice to know one stupid phone takes precedence over everything else". F.Y.I this was a GUN POINT ROBBERY!!!! You go find someone that just robbed someone at gun point! Like i said your an iIdiot.
20. biophone posted on 29 Jan 2012, 08:06 0
If you don't have an iphone you don't have find my iphone so you can find your iphone when lost or even stolen. I could see it lol.
21. iKingTrust (banned) posted on 29 Jan 2012, 09:37 0
We did this before. No cops though we went to the guys house 4 deep banged on the door. They guy gave my friend his phone back without a fight. I love find my Phone
