Two's a trend, and the Examiner reports on two recent incidents of brazen office thievery by crooks wandering in off the street during work hours. To be clear, your phones are no longer safe in your hands on the street, or on your office desks anymore!

In the first incident two weeks ago, a thief plopped himself down at an empty desk around noon on March 14, at an office on the 100 block of Second Street. He proceeded to use the phone and make off with an iPad that was lying there before anyone noticed.

The man who owned the iPad, and used the desk, returned to find it missing and obviously questioned coworkers about what happened. One coworker was allegedly "too busy" to deal with the stranger, but she'd seen him walk in and sit down and use the phone.

The second incident occurred last Thursday, when an unidentified man wandered into an office at 27 Maiden Lane, near Kearny Street, while a group of coworkers were in a meeting. Someone came out and saw the guy, who claimed he was on the wrong floor, and then bolted. It turned out he'd swiped a bunch of cell phones on his way through.

Lock those office doors, everyone!!

[Examiner]

Previously: Crooks Steal iPhone, iPad During Potrero Hill Home Invasion