Some Apple products are so popular that some people will go to great lengths to steal them. However this is definitely one of the biggest Apple-related robberies. 3,000 to 4,000 iPhones have been stolen in Belgium which is about 2 million Euro worth of stolen goods. So why did the robbers act in Belgium? Well it looks like Belgium iPhones are not SIM locked which means they can be sold anywhere in the world.

The phones will probably be sold outside Belgium as most of them will be blocked from working in Belgium. It will be interesting to see if the robbers will get caught but we’ll keep you updated once we know more about this iPhone crime.

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We have another robbery in which an Apple store is involved. This time the New Jersey store got hit and the robbers stayed just 31 seconds inside. What did they steal in 31 seconds? Well the 5 thieves exited the store with 23 MacBook Pros, 14 iPhones and 9 iPod touches. You can calculate for yourself the value of the goods stolen and you’ll see how impressive it is considering it only took them 31 seconds to boost everything. Let’s see if the police are going to figure this one out!

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If you have an iPhone then you must be aware of that neat feature called “Find My iPhone”. Once activated, the feature will detect your lost or stolen iPhone and you might be able to retrieve it.

An unnamed victim was held at gun point in Shadyside, PA and forced to give the robbers his wallet and iPhone. Little did the robbers know that the guy had a MobileMe account which let him find the iPhone. The man together with police located the three suspects and they were apprehended later in the night. So what do you think? Glad you have activated yourMobileMe subscription?

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An employee of Apple’s Clarendon Store got shot on Friday and the shooter is still at large. In case you know anything about it there’s a $1,000 reward for you. All you have to do is to point the cops in the right direction. The Arlington County police have uploaded two videos of the shooter to YouTube. With those millions hits it receives every day, YouTube could be a great tool for the police. Someone must know something:

At approximately 10:15 a.m. on July 3, 2009, an unknown man rang the doorbell at the service entrance to the Apple Store in the 2700 block of Clarendon Boulevard. An employee walked to the back of the store to answer the door. A short time later, another employee heard a gunshot. The victim, a 26 year old female, was found suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the right shoulder. The suspect had already fled the area on foot. The victim was transported to an area hospital where she remains in serious but stable condition.

Anyone who has information about this shooting or the identity of the suspect is asked to call the Arlington County Police Department Tip Line at 703 228-4242 or Detective Alan Lowrey at 703 228-4199 or Detective Michael Austin at 703 228-4241. Det. Lowrey can also be reached via email at Alowrey@arlingtonva.us and Det. Austin can be reached at Mausti@arlingtonva.us.

Witnesses can also call Arlington County Crime Solvers at 866-411-TIPS (8477). Crime Solvers offers a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest. Callers to Crime Solvers do not have to give their names and do not need to testify in court.

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I don’t know if it’s the economy or the fact that Apple has some really cool products available but it looks like people are even considering robbing Apple Stores. The Apple Store Clarendon in Arlington, Virginia, was robbed and the perpetrator shot and wounded one of the employees. Nobody died but I am sure some people got scared. The victim was shot in the shoulder and it will survive as the injuries occurred are not life-threatening. The robber hasn’t been caught yet and we can only assume he will try to rob various establishments in the future. Especially since we don’t have any idea of what was stolen. Did he get the money he was looking for? Was he looking for iPhones or Macs?

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