Two people arrested after iPhone theft across New England

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Two thieves were arrested in Connecticut for stealing $50,000 worth of iPhones from a New Hampshire store after police pursued them across multiple states.

Accordingly WFSBin which State Police are quoted as saying, “Based on real-time updates on physical location and vehicle speed, officers located the suspect vehicle and initiated a traffic stop in the area of ​​Exit 58 on I-84 westbound in East Hartford.”

The two suspects were subsequently arrested.

Agents of the US Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) in the state of Maine used a unique method to arrest two men accused of a postal service robbery in January 2024: They used facial recognition technology on a photo on the lock screen of an iPhone that was left behind during the robbery.

Accordingly 404 MediaAccording to an affidavit, the thieves stole “keys, mail, and a money order printer” from the Paris, Maine, post office. Oddly, however, both managed to leave their own iPhones in the snow in front of a broken window.

One of these iPhones contained a lock screen photo of two people, and the US Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) was able to use software to identify one of the two people. However, they did not disclose what software they used or whether both suspects were in the photo.

Nevertheless, both suspects were arrested a week later and charged with that crime and a later robbery and assault on a postal worker. They were charged with conspiracy to commit robbery of a postal worker, two counts of burglary of a U.S. Post Office, and two counts of robbery of a postal worker.

An Indiana woman went to the sheriff's office to pick up her lost iPhone, but when officers noticed injuries on her face, they arrested her ex-boyfriend for domestic violence.

Accordingly WBIWPolice received an “accident report,” went to the scene, and found the iPhone. They contacted the owner of the phone and noticed the injuries when she arrived at the office.

She told them her ex-boyfriend demanded her iPhone, hit her and then threw the phone out of a moving car.

Also in Indiana, police have issued an arrest warrant for a woman accused of stealing $20,000 worth of iPhones after they were delivered by FedEx.

Accordingly What's up?The woman was shown getting out of a blue BMW to steal the packages in front of a house.

The same woman is also accused of an incident in which she visited a FedEx shipping center, but “while an employee was preparing the package, the bottom of the box fell out and 20 cell phones fell to the floor.”

Accordingly KSLThe man stole items from several homes, and when one of the victims decided to track his stolen iPad, they found the suspected thief standing next to a car with many of the stolen items.

He is charged with second-degree burglary, third-degree larceny and burglary, as well as three counts of auto burglary, a Class A misdemeanor.

A Connecticut man was convicted of stealing a car in Rhode Island. Among the evidence against him was an iPhone belonging to the owner that was left in the car.

Accordingly WPRIthe iPhone continued to back up photos and videos to iCloud even after the theft, including one of the suspected thief with a gun on his lap. He was arrested in August 2023 after driving the stolen car into other cars.

The Ugandan influencer known as Napi Official recently had his iPhone 15 Pro Max stolen while driving on the highway, but government officials were able to recover it.

Napi Official. In his Instagram post he looks even happier after getting his iPhone back. (Source: MBU)

A 34-year-old man in India was responsible for a series of “hijacking and theft” of smartphones, including at least one iPhone. After his arrest, it was discovered that he had committed the crimes to “fund a vacation with his girlfriend.”

Accordingly Tribune IndiaHe and his girlfriend were both drug addicts and the couple had “ambitious plans to use the stolen money to finance an escape and a leisurely road trip.”

The items he is said to have stolen included an iPhone 13, several Android devices and a motorcycle.

A stolen Nissan Altima in Manhattan, Kansas, was found to contain the owner’s iPad and AirPods. According to KMANThe stolen items also included “military equipment and tools valued at approximately $3,500.”

According to the report, the total damage from the theft was $11,000.