A woman who stole from a Wendy's returned for her AirPods, a shooting followed an argument about an Apple Watch, and another FedEx robbery in Memphis, all in this week's Apple Crime Blotter.

The latest in an occasional AppleInsider feature, looking at the world of Apple-related crime.

Second man arrested in FedEx theft of iPhones

A second suspect has been arrested in the $30,000 theft of Apple products from a FedEx shipment in Miami-Dade County in November of 2025, CBS Miami reported.

The suspect was arrested on July 15 and faces cargo theft charges.

The other suspect was arrested in June, and both men were FedEx employees.

Woman who stole from Wendy's returned for her lost AirPod

A Delaware woman who was accused of attacking a worker and stealing from the register at a Dover Wendy's later returned when she realized she'd left behind an AirPod.

According to NBC Philadelphia, police say the 33-year-old woman had attacked a store employee after complaining about her order and asking for a refund. After the worker refused, the woman took $15 from the register and "attacked" a worker standing in the way.

She then turned her attention to a second employee, whom she punched "multiple times in the chest," before throwing the stolen money out the window. Before leaving, she "threatened to shoot restaurant employees."

Shortly afterward, she returned to look for lost AirPods, and officers who were there to investigate arrested her. She was charged with strong-arm burglary, conspiracy, terroristic threats, and related offenses.

Non-fatal Burger King shooting followed argument over a stolen Apple Watch

In another incident at a fast food restaurant, a man was shot outside a Memphis Burger King on July 14, in a dispute that followed an argument over a stolen Apple Watch.

According to Fox 13 Memphis, two men accused a third man of stealing an Apple Watch from them. This led to a fight, in which one of the men was shot, and his son was injured. The man who was shot was reportedly in critical condition.

The two men accused of the shooting fled but were later caught. One was charged with attempted second-degree murder and the other with being an accomplice.

Two arrested for taking over $130,000 in iPhones

Also in Memphis, two men were arrested on July 15 and charged with stealing 120 iPhone 17 Pros and 50 Tinymoose smart pens from a FedEx processing facility.

According to Action News 5, the two men were caught on camera taking the items, which had a total value of $133,377.

Sheriff's Deputy accused of taking, sharing nude photos of suspects

A sheriff's deputy in Bucks County, Pa., was charged on July 21 with taking photographs of naked suspects and prisoners and using his personal iPhone to share the photos with colleagues and other contacts. He's also accused of lying to investigators.

In an announcement from the Bucks County district attorney, the deputy has been charged with official oppression, unsworn falsification to authorities, possessing an instrument of crime, and obstructing the administration of law or other government function.

He was also removed from his position in June.

A court-authorized forensic search of the deputy's iPhone uncovered some of the images, the D.A.'s office said.

During one incident, when he and other deputies arrived for an arrest, the then-deputy covered his own body camera.

However, "the body camera of another deputy in the room captured footage of [the deputy] removing his right glove, pulling out his personal cellphone, opening the camera application, and pointing the camera lens directly at the male."

AirPods, other items stolen from 17-year-old during cancer surgery

A 17-year-old in San Diego had several items stolen from her at the worst possible time: While she was undergoing surgery for Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

According to Fox 5 San Diego, Sahara Morquecho was in surgery at UC San Diego Health when her purse was stolen, containing her "wallet, jewelry, ID, cash and sentimental photos of her late father," in addition to AirPods.

While recovering, the teen followed the Find My iPhone signal and discovered the AirPods at a residence in Lemon Grove.

When a deputy went to that address, the resident wasn't home. However, the landlord provided the person's name, and she had prior arrests for theft.

She also worked at that hospital.

Man who stole iPad from porch in Bronx fled in a Mercedes

Police are searching for a man who they say stole an iPad delivery from a porch in the Bronx.

Bronx News 12 reports the box was taken on June 12 by a man in an orange hoodie, who fled in a surprisingly fancy car. It was a black Mercedes-Benz.

AirTag placed in stolen campaign sign leads to theft charges for county commissioner

It's far from rare for politicians' lawn signs to be stolen, sometimes by a rival campaign. Such expeditions rarely lead to criminal charges, but that happened on July 20 in Tennessee, thanks to an AirTag.

According to WKRN in Nashville, Rutherford County Commissioner Romel McMurry surrendered to authorities after he was named in a theft arrest warrant. He's accused of taking a sign for his opponent, Pat Clements.

After a series of sign-stealing incidents, Clements told the station that he placed an AirTag in one of his signs. That very sign went missing, and the signal later pinged near McMurry's home.

McMurry told the station that he did not steal the sign, but rather "relocated" it.

Man accused of crime disconnected iPad during virtual hearing

A New Hampshire man accused of dragging a police officer during a June traffic stop in Massachusetts appeared in court virtually from his jail cell, via iPad. But during the hearing, he "started yelling, grabbed the iPad, and disconnected from the call," WHDH reported.

He is charged with several crimes, including assault with intent to murder, assault and battery on a police officer, aggravated assault and battery, failure to stop for police, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, and resisting arrest.

Stolen iPhones recovered in Uganda

Police tracing the stolen iPhones belonging to a police officer in Kampala, Uganda, discovered a large cache of stolen iPhones, as well as other Apple products.

According to Pulse, investigators "traced the phone to an alleged network dealing in suspected stolen iPhones and spare parts." The man who stole the phone admitted that he had sold it to a mobile phone shop.

Between the searches of the shop and the owner's vehicle, police discovered over a hundred stolen iPhones, as well as iPads, laptops, and iPhone spare parts.

Four suspects have been arrested for their part in the scheme.