Apple fanatic NYPD cop gets back stolen Apple iPhone in record time

4. bigboy029 posted on 28 Jan 2012, 04:04 1 0

Seriously!! If I were to ever steal an iphone, I would definitely wipe it as soon as possible!

5. ghost__uwi posted on 28 Jan 2012, 05:56 0 0

And if its password protected?

10. CapedCrusaderRobin posted on 28 Jan 2012, 10:36 1 0

its still can be wiped ~ by doing a "restore ipod" option on the pc ~ even if its password protected.

• This comment is posted in response to #5 Show
• This comment is posted in response to #5 Hide

15. AngusNG12345 posted on 28 Jan 2012, 17:49 2 0

well, i'm pretty sure he didn't carry his laptop around while robbing an iphone...

• This comment is posted in response to #10 Show
• This comment is posted in response to #10 Hide

12. roscuthiii posted on 28 Jan 2012, 11:28 1 2

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 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 1

You are an IDIOT!!! Your probably just as stupid as that savage who stole the phone.

8. MorePhonesThanNeeded posted on 28 Jan 2012, 08:53 2 0

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 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.

19. 303030 posted on 29 Jan 2012, 00:51 1 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.