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Did Apple Impersonate Police To Recover the Lost iPhone 5?

Posted by Soulskill on from the yes-no-maybe dept.

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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  1. None of it ever happened. Marketing Hype. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    There's a reason the SFPD doesn't know about it. It never happened. The entire incident, from the loss to the "search" is a story designed to generate hype for the iPhone 5.

    1. Re:None of it ever happened. Marketing Hype. by KDR_11k · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Would Apple really need such a stunt to get publicity for the next version of iProduct? People will line up around the whole block the moment Apple announces an iPhone 5.

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  2. Apple markets them as by cyberchondriac · · Score: 5, Funny

    iPigs

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  3. There's no *official* investigation... by _0xd0ad · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The number they gave him was of an Apple employee whose title is "senior investigator" and who previously worked for the San Jose PD.

    Maybe they were real cops. Maybe he called in an unofficial favor...

  4. Re:That's thilly.... by KingAlanI · · Score: 4, Insightful

    yes, many gays still act like males. (likewise for lesbians that actually act like females.) what a concept. :P

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