Skip to main content

Thefts of iPads and iPhones are up 44 percent in New York City



Thefts of iPads and iPhones are up 44 percent in New York City this year, NYPD statistics show.
This year there was a spike in city-wide thefts of popular Apple devices like iPhones and iPads in the part of 2012 from the same period last year, according to NYPD statistics.
The in-demand devices which can retail from $200 to $800 were swiped 1,196 times as of April 15 this year, compared to 831 during the period last year, according to the data provided to the Daily News.
The robbery and murder of Hwang Yang, a 26-year-old chef who was gunned down in Riverdale and stripped of his iPhone on his way home from work after midnight on Thursday, is yet another reminder of the growing epidemic.
A family friend of the victim told the Daily News that the killer took Yang's cell phone but not his wallet after pumping a bullet into Yang's chest at Cambridge Avenue near 232nd Street.
Police are still looking for the criminal who ended Yang's life and casually walked off with his phone. They're offering a $12,000 reward.
One police source compared holding iPhone or iPod on the subway to flashing cash in public.
"It’s the equivalent of holding hundreds of dollars in your hand," the source said.
The devices are attractive to thieves in part because they can easily be resold. But police and legislators are hoping to combat that under a new initiative.
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

This fresh iOS UI concept shows what the iOS 6 should have been

We already know everything there is to know about the upcoming iOS 6 and let’s face it – it’s not going to be the jump Apple is trying to convince us it is. Everything is pretty much the same, with a few tweaks here and there, an overdue Facebook integration and extended Siri functionality. The major new feature with the iOS 6 is the new Maps app, now with TomTom map data and, of course, the addition of navigation. Well, people do use Siri and navigation for sure, but those people have also been using this same tired iOS interface for 6 years now. They need something new, refreshing and they are not getting it this year. Joost van der Ree published a few inspiring ideas that could easily fit into iOS, boosting the user experience along the way. Some of them are so obvious that makes you wonder why Apple didn’t come up with them in the first place. But maybe they have? 
Post a Comment
Read more

Microsoft to hold an event on Monday, June 18 to presumably talk about Windows RT devices

Microsoft has sent out invites to the press for an event that they are holding in Los Angeles on Monday, June 18, just a couple of days before the Windows Phone Summit. Although the subject of the event has not been officially announced, AllThingsD believes that it will be about Windows RT. According to sources outside the company, AllThingsD found out Microsoft will be showcasing some of the devices that will be running Windows RT, presumably devices that were announced at Computex last week, and also talk about some of the programs and services that will run on these devices.
Post a Comment
Read more

Latest update to Facebook for Android will flood your app drawer with two additional icons

Facebook has released a new update for its Android app. Version 1.9.0 brings a much needed performance update, and the whole app feels a lot faster than before. Unfortunately, it also brings along a new nuisance. Facebook has decided that it will be a good idea to provide direct shortcuts to the messenger and image upload service, so now they have dedicated icons for both of these in your app drawer, taking the total count of icons for a single app to three!
Post a Comment
Read more