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Jobs' Burglary Manhunt Yields Kenny the Clown

Posted by Soulskill on from the mastermind-with-a-big-red-nose dept.

theodp writes "Even in death, Steve Jobs managed to get specialists from the Apple-friendly Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team (REACT) to team up again with Apple investigators and local police to track down the whereabouts of a stolen Apple device. Unlike a 2010 stolen iPhone prototype incident, which ended with a raid on a Gizmodo editor's home, this new investigation into the $60K burglary of the late Apple CEO's under-renovation Palo Alto home ended with the recapture of an iPad from Kenny the Clown, who accepted the device as payment of a debt owed to him by burglary suspect Kariem McFarlin. PCWorld has the details of how Palo Alto Police, REACT, and Apple investigators connected the dots to track down Jobs' stolen iPads, which may trouble some privacy advocates."

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  1. Nothing like last time REACT was involved by Rick+Zeman · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Dunno, I can't see any place where they went beyond the law this time. Based on the article, it seems as if they took pains to build a legal case, even to the extent of checking for open APs nearby.

    1. Re:Nothing like last time REACT was involved by History's+Coming+To · · Score: 3, Insightful

      So the privacy of a thief who steals my device trumps my right to have my device broadcast whatever (legal) information I want it to? Wow, interesting world you live in.

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  2. So when do *I* get this type of service? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So when do *I* get this type of service when my iPad is stolen? Since it is so easy for Apple to cooperate and cough up the info needed to locate the device, why the HELL won't they do it for Joe Consumer? If Apple did this for every stolen iDevice, they would become worthless as theft targets.... hell, they would be come a liability to steal them and try to sell/reuse them.

  3. Re:burglar robs lots of homes, police catch him by M1FCJ · · Score: 5, Insightful

    When you look at the typical response the police gives to a typical house/office break for the rest of us (a shrug and you never hear from the pigs ever again), this only shows how corrupt the US police are and what lengths they will go to keep their masters happy.

  4. Re:burglar robs lots of homes, police catch him by Larryish · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Was living in NW Florida around 10 or so years ago in a duplex apartment.

    The other apartment in the duplex got a window busted out and somebody stole a lot of collectibles and some electronics, including a fairly valuable comic book collection and a laptop computer.

    The police showed up, took a statement, and left. That's it. No pictures of the damage, no fingerprinting, nothing.

    Just 2 lazy overweight assholes with badges wishing they were at the doughnut shop.

  5. Re:Can we have some real content, Slashdot? by icebraining · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Can you post the links to your story submissions, please?

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