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Thieves Clear Out NJ Apple Store In 31 Seconds

Posted by timothy on from the you're-soooo-specific dept.

theodp writes "An amazing surveillance tape of a burglary in progress at a New Jersey Apple Store shows five perps in masks smashing the plate-glass doors at 2:05 a.m., signaling to the security guard that they had a gun, and clearing off the display tables with the efficiency of a Indy 500 pit crew. The take: 23 MacBook Pros, 14 iPhones and 9 iPod touches in 31 seconds flat. Estimated value, based on average selling price: $46,345. No word yet on whether Microsoft's Laptop Hunters have alibis."

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  1. ObComment by girlintraining · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apple Store's next product release: iRobbed.

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    1. Re:ObComment by Mauzl · · Score: 5, Funny

      I expect the price Apple sets for iRobbed will be iWayrobbery.

  2. Amazing? by sleeponthemic · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't know whether my idea of criminality standards are just a bit higher, but when I watched that video I wasn't the slightest bit "amazed" by it. What's so amazing about filling your arms / pockets full of merchandise and getting the fok out of there? I'd like to think that all of us are smart enough to "mastermind" a crime such as that.

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    1. Re:Amazing? by zygotic+mitosis · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Totally. I bet they could have saved two seconds if they'd have ran to the back of the store first, snapping up the merch as they made their escape through the point of entry, rather than lugging full armloads through from the back.

    2. Re:Amazing? by 2phar · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Who says you need bother stealing? Just sell nothing

  3. Well, the ads do say "Get a Mac", not "Buy..." by daybot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Some thieves broke into my college's computer labs and stole all the four-year-old iMacs. They turned their noses up at the brand new Dell Precisions in the same lab...

  4. That's pathetic! They get dumber every day. by EWAdams · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Using a gun in the commission of a felony usually gets you extra jail time... and these guys did this for $46,000 worth of gear, which probably has a value of about $3000 with a fence?

    If all I'm gonna get is $3000, I might as well... oh, I dunno, WORK for the money and not have the years in jail.

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    1. Re:That's pathetic! They get dumber every day. by Stiletto · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Trouble is, it's fairly easy for even a public defender to get a jury to the reasonable doubt point on the matter.

      I wouldn't call that "trouble". That's the whole point of the system. The government SHOULD have to prove something beyond reasonable doubt before they are allowed to force someone into prison (where they are likely to be assaulted, raped, and possibly killed). I thank my lucky stars that I live in a place where, at least in theory, I can't have my life ruined simply because some cop with a grudge thinks I might have had a gun in my pocket.

    2. Re:That's pathetic! They get dumber every day. by 4phun · · Score: 5, Insightful

      My Daddy was a cop. He always told us all, if you are going to steal, steal big, the penalty is about the same.

      Good ole Bernie proved this to be true, didn't he. Has anyone ever scored more than he did? He scored big for what, few short years in jail before he dies? All those years living large probably filled him with enough memories to last several life times. Wouldn't those memories make Bernie's time a lot easier to do than the time given to urban ghetto punks like these.

  5. Yeah, but- by FlyingSquidStudios · · Score: 5, Funny

    if they were smart, they would have stolen AppleCare too. It's a really good value.

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  6. Re:On the bright side... by Clever7Devil · · Score: 5, Funny

    The joke's on the thieves really. I hear that by the time they made it back to the hideout 13 of those iPhones had cracked displays.

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  7. Re:Yes, but by Kratisto · · Score: 5, Funny

    HEY! Apple's hardware is made to a higher standard. My Macbook is a luxury computer. It's the Ferrari of laptops... Not the engine, but... like... the logo.

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  8. Unemployment in New Jersey 9.6% by NoYob · · Score: 5, Insightful
    With all those retired folks having lost much of their retirement in the stock market (wtf were retired or soon to be retired folks STILL in the market is beyond me), they have gone back to work: flipping burgers, retail, and other jobs that usually younger folks take - employers prefer older workers because they have a work ethic - usually.. Hence the reason why the unemployment rate among teenagers and early 20 somethings are well into the double digits.

    Add in their race, which looks like African American from the video, that adds quite a few more points on to their unemployment issues - for various reasons that I won't get into and which we all know.

    Now, I'm by no means condoning what they did: I'm just trying to promote some understanding. When folks get desperate, they do desperate things. Just getting a job, for many, is not an option - especially in one of the worst economies in decades.

    There are some doing to support substance abuse, which being an addict precludes employment. They need help.

    Now, there's the crowd that does this shit because "it's cool". They're just punks they should get their asses shot off.

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  9. quick release power connectors by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Steve Jobs notes the quick release power connectors, making the job up to 3 times faster than a PC.

  10. You're not kidding, check out CNN's take by RalphBNumbers · · Score: 5, Funny

    Quoth CNN's article:

    The magsafe cords detached instantly, offering no resistance and leaving power sockets undamaged.

    Finally, the stiff unibody shells meant that the villains could grab the notebooks one-handed from a corner with no flexing, and no risk to the internal circuitry, the tough aluminum bodies resisting the jostling clanks inside the sacks.

    And so we see that it is true that Apple really does design for the end-user, with small efficiencies that all add up. Thanks to Apple, the scoundrels managed to load up their booty 23 Macbook Pros, 14 iPhones and nine iPod Touches in just 31 seconds.

    MacBooks: Laptops for a better class of criminal!

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  11. Re:On the bright side... by e2d2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes but those iPhones were treated incorrectly by the perpetrators. The one that exploded in the one guy's pants pocket was not supposed to be carried outside of a fashionable case. Everyone knows that sheesh.

  12. The newscaster's commentary made my brain bleed. by jpstanle · · Score: 5, Funny

    He talks about the burglars being "savvy enough to wear masks" and being able to distracting an unarmed security guard. Last time I checked, these sorts of tactics qualified as being "not retarded," but not quite "criminal mastermind."

  13. Re:No bars behind the glass? by michaelwv · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yes, they are concerned. The stores are continual advertisements. Marketing would be horrified if they looked barricaded and unfriendly after hours.