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iPhone Stolen —From Guy Who Just Stole It

'Apple picking' amounts to 14% of NYC crime

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 26, 2013 3:44 PM CST

(Newser) – How rampant is 'Apple-picking'—iPhone and iPad theft—in New York City? Well, last year saw 16,000 thefts, or 14% of total city crimes. Consider a case related by the New York Times, in which the same phone was stolen twice in...   Read full story »

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