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Via B.K.: "Just witnessed on 21: young teen girl snatches something outa the hands of a lady and runs off the bus. The lady, screaming, runs after the girl. This never happens, but we all see the little thief run right into 3 SWAT team looking cops who were standing around drinking coffee (no donuts). They have her on the ground in a sec. What did she steal? The lady's iPhone. Overhear guy saying his friend steals about two a day & that purses are so 1990's. All victims sit close to the door. So obviously, the lesson is, if you're gonna use your iPhone on the bus, carry a gun too =)"
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I understand that crackheads will steal anything for a couple bucks, but how much money does a non-addict thief get for a stolen iphone? I guess you can wipe out all the info and try to sell it to some sucker but it kind of doesn't seem worth the effort. Then, again, I'm kind of a slacker even when it comes to crime.
Saw something similar on the 24 recently. Punk kid asked a woman by the bus door what time it was, then when she got out her phone to look he tried to grab it and run off the bus. She must have held on tight because the kid didn't get it.
Lesson is to stay away from the back doors, and teenagers.
Oh, that same exact thing happened to me. Guy asked for the time, grabbed for my watch (or phone? hard to tell), wasn't able to get it, and eventually ran away empty-handed. Thrilling!
That is awesome. Glad the police were there to admin some justice!
iPhone leash! My friend got hers stolen about a month ago and I found this:
http://www.collinsamerica.com/page4/page4.html
Or make your own:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-iPod-iPhone-wrist-strap-for-five-/
I remember when that same story was told about ipods.
and I call bullshit on that "guy whose friend steals two a day"... you ain't bugsy malone, you're just a punk doing a snatch and run, the lowliest of all street crimes.
I was on that same bus. Talk about thug central this morning. The one guy was spouting off racial slurs the whole ride long and then that. I rarely see that on the 21 Hayes. It was classic to watch her run right into the waiting arms of the SWAT team.
I saw the same thing attempted on the 71 Friday night. The lady (sitting near the back door) had a good grip on her phone, though, so the guy got nothing.
Honest, if naive, question: who buys a used iPhone? Do people use them minus the phone part? Do thieves or fencers do anything to prevent the phones from being tracked?