Issued as FBI: thieves claw countless iPhones

Spectacular attack in the US state of Oregon: At least two people as part of a five-person gang are said to have stolen “hundreds” of iPhones from a warehouse last April by expenses as an employee of the US federal police-including cars with all-round skating, jackets with FBI logo and shot-proof vests.

In the FBI style to the warehouse

According to the local broadcaster Kron4, the group comes From the San Francisco Bay Area And knew that the warehouse in Portland serves as an iPhone sales center. According to the indictment, “around 200” Apple smartphones and several cameras are said to have been captured. Employees of the warehouse were threatened with weapons and words, and finally tied up.

After the coup, the two executing criminals drove back to California and handed over the stolen iPhones. A second attack, which was also about Apple cell phones, was said to have been planned, but then failed because the group could be arrested.

High prison terms threaten

The gang members are said to be between 25 and 48 years old. According to Kron4, four people are currently in custody, a fifth person is still on the run. The warehouse is said to have been a “reshipping” company, in which packages are sent further. US federal authorities have already charged the group, a Grand jury took the case. The two crime guides are said to have been waiting at the warehouse before they then drove to the parking lot with activated lighting facilities. There was an alleged FBI search there. Due to the high value of theft and the type of execution, the members of the gang are now at risk of prison.

Whether Apple was directly affected by the case – for example because the group used the services of the warehouse – initially remained unclear. Iphones can be locked comparatively easily when they have been stolen. There is now an entire industry, including in China that specializes in the “preparation” of such devices. In some cases, only the components are resold, but sometimes also tried to contact stole so that they themselves make the unlocking, allegedly so that their data does not get into the wrong hands.