Did Apple Impersonate Police To Recover the Lost iPhone 5?

zacharye writes "This whole lost iPhone 5 prototype story just got whole lot more interesting. According to SF Weekly, six investigators claiming to be members of the San Francisco police department descended upon one Bernal Heights, San Francisco man's home in search of a lost iPhone 5 prototype that CNET originally reported had been left in a bar. The scary part? The SFPD does not seem to be aware of such an investigation. Instead, it appears as though they may have actually been members of Apple's security team allegedly impersonating police officers." So far this claim seems to be developing solely through media communications; in order for the SFPD to start an investigation, the man whose house was searched would need to speak with the police directly. Update: 09/03 12:14 GMT by S : A later report indicates police were present, but they stood outside while Apple employees searched the house. No police report was filed because Apple wanted it kept a secret.

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Update: Police DID assist

[Anonymous Coward]

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2011/09/iphone_5_apple_police.php

San Francisco Police Department spokesman Lt. Troy Dangerfield now tells SF Weekly that "three or four" SFPD officers accompanied two Apple security officials

So, now we can stop with the Apple FUD, right?

Re:"Impersonate" is probably too strong

[DJRumpy]

The SFPD has already admitted that they did indeed go to this house. This is a lot to do about absolutely nothing.

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