A woman is bitten after her iPad is stolen, dozens of iPads are stolen from an elementary school, and a man is arrested for selling fake AirPods to police, all in this week's Apple Crime Blotter.
The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series examining the world of Apple-related crime.
Stolen iPad leads to the arrest of a man with a federal bank robbery warrant
An iPad stolen from a victim's car was tracked by police, leading to the arrest of a man with several outstanding warrants, including one for federal bank robbery.
According to Woodlands Online, it started when a victim in Harris County, Tex., reported the theft of items from their car. A stolen iPad was later traced to a specific address in Montgomery County.
Deputies noticed a vehicle at the residence, which Flock cameras had spotted near the scene of a Harris County burglary.
A man found at the house, identified as Michael Austin, had multiple outstanding warrants. This included a federal bank robbery warrant out of Illinois, a felony pardon and parole warrant, and a felony family violence warrant from Harris County," the report said.
He was arrested without incident.
Man bitten by iPhone thief
A woman in Everton, in the U.K., challenged a thief who had stolen an iPad and bank card from her home, and the assailant bit her for her trouble.
According to Liverpool Echo, while the woman got the items back, "the victim was threatened and suffered a bite to her hand, causing a small gash and bleeding."
The man in question did appear on CCTV video.
Two dozen iPads taken from Long Island school
Police responded in mid-June to a call that two dozen iPads had been stolen from an elementary school on Long Island.
News 12 Long Island reports the burglar entered Chatterton Elementary in Nassau County through an unlocked rear window and took 26 iPads before fleeing. In addition to the theft, police said, there was $300 in damage to window screens.
Man arrested for offering to sell fake AirPods to police
In another Long Island crime, also reported by News 12 Long Island, a man was arrested for trying to sell counterfeit AirPods to police.
It started when the 23-year-old was pulled over for a minor equipment violation when police noticed he had "several packaged Apple products" in his car. The driver claimed he sold the products as a side business and offered to sell the officers a set of AirPods for $50.
The officers were suspicious due to multiple "dead giveaways," including that every package had the same serial number and that there were packaging errors. The man was arrested and charged with selling or attempting to sell counterfeit items.
These Long Island Apple crimes follow the high-profile hijacking of a truck carrying Apple products back in January near the Manhasset Apple Store, also on Long Island.
A man had his iPhone stolen from a "safe pickup" site
A New Jersey man ordered a new iPhone and had it delivered to a CVS store, described as a "safe pickup site." But just because it wasn't delivered to his porch doesn't mean a porch pirate couldn't get to it.
ABC 7 in New York explains a security camera recorded a thief arriving at the store, showing an ID, signing, and walking away with the iPhone that wasn't his. The rightful purchaser of the iPhone received one message that the iPhone had been delivered and another that it had been picked up.
After 7 On Your Side looked into the matter, T-Mobile is working with the rightful owner to "resolve" the matter.
Police told the TV station they are "still looking for the suspect in the video and say he's part of a crime ring."
Man arrested for stealing from nursing home, trying to use stolen credit card at Apple Store
In June, a North Carolina man was arrested for entering a nursing home in Georgia, falsely claiming to work there, and stealing credit and debit cards from rooms there.
According to WSB-TV, the man later went to the Apple Store at Lenox Mall and attempted to buy an iPhone with one of the stolen credit cards, but one of the victims received an alert.
The man faces burglary charges, and also charges of exploiting the elderly, financial transaction card theft, and financial identity fraud.
Nebraska deputy's firing involved child sex abuse material on iCloud
A county deputy in Nebraska was fired in May, and a report in July revealed why: His iCloud account was linked to "images of potential child sexual abuse material, also referred to as CSAM."
WOWT reports the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had received a tip the previous December. This triggered an internal investigation that resulted in his firing.
The investigation also uncovered other allegations, including that the deputy was "taking photographs of on-duty female DCSO deputies and manipulating the photos using AI to generate nude images," as well as various allegations of intoxication and violent threats.
The deputy appealed the finding but had the appeal denied.
Indian shopkeeper, in viral video, accuses man of stealing iPhone case
At Delhi's Connaught Place, a video went viral in July of a shopkeeper accusing a foreign tourist of taking an iPhone case from his store.
According to NDTV, the shopkeeper claims "the tourist picked up an iPhone case and tried to leave the store without making a payment. When he attempted to stop him, the tourist allegedly denied stealing anything and refused to stop."
