FBI makes arrest in New York's $1.9 million Apple iPad mini theft
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Richardson was a lookout during the Apple iPad mini robbery while his two man gang used a forklift to load two pallets of Apple's 7.9 inch tablet onto a truck. After being questioned by an co-worker not involved in the incident, the two drove away with the stolen merchandise.
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3,600 Apple iPad mini tablets were stolen |
Port Authority detectives found out about Richardson's inquiries and quickly tracked him down. The FBI arrested him and he led detectives on a search for the truck throughout Long Island. At this point, it is not known if the truck containing the Apple iPad mini tablets has been found and the FBI will not comment. The value of the stolen tablets has been placed at $1.9 million.
source: NYPOST
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14 Comments
1. blackspot posted on 17 Nov 2012, 15:30 4 0
If you are going to steal that many iPad mini's and be that obvious about it, you deserve to be caught.
6. chaoticrazor posted on 17 Nov 2012, 16:53 7 0
nah just if you steal you deserve to be caught. obvious or not.
8. Cynipap999 (banned) posted on 17 Nov 2012, 18:27 4 1
I just don't understand the obsession people have over Apple products. Relatively speaking, this was a teeny-tiny heist and not worthy of an FBI investigation; there are far more important crimes in the U.S. than the theft of mini replicas of a tablet with limited use. Besides, chances were, these "minis" would have wound up on the black market anyway.or Craigslist. Personally, I think the thieves did this country (and, the World for that matter) a great patriotic service and they should not be penalized for it.
11. chaoticrazor posted on 17 Nov 2012, 20:11 12 1
yeah your right, at that price apple is just stealing money from customers for no justifiable reason
4. Nathan_ingx posted on 17 Nov 2012, 15:41 7 0
I guess they didn't really steal it...just borrowed it for some few days till the FBI figured it out.
Richardson literally took the saying, "When you want to steal, just take it, don't steal"
5. darkkjedii posted on 17 Nov 2012, 16:26 3 0
What an idiot, now b a good boy and run along to prison.
10. ryq24 posted on 17 Nov 2012, 19:52 1 0
it's been over a month since the incident. bet they already sold everything.
12. gothicheart posted on 17 Nov 2012, 23:25 1 0
PURE GIMMICK. Apple probably needs the publicity....
14. JC557 posted on 18 Nov 2012, 09:32 1 0
You could say they were shameless about stealing...
