Thieves Clean Out Apple Store in Half a Minute
This is what happens when you leave fully operational, untethered laptops out on display overnight.
ABC has security footage from the recently looted Apple store in Marlton, NJ. The 2 a.m. raid took place earlier this week and lasted all of 31 seconds. Now, half a minute isn't exactly a long time when you're trying to steal electronics from a store, especially one with CCTV cameras and a security guard that does regular rounds. However, it looks like 31 seconds is plenty of time if the electronics you plan on stealing are plugged into handy-dandy magsafe adapters and nothing else.
Hit the link below to watch the video that shows five guys chuck a brick through the glass door, rush in and collect 23 MacBook Pros, 14 iPhones, and 9 iPod Touches. The on-duty security guard rushes onto the empty crime scene moments after the suspects have left, though the reporter does say the thieves motioned to him that they had a gun, so we're not exactly sure he can be blamed for staying out of the whole thing.

"Hit the link below to watch the video that shows five guys chuck a brick through the glass door, rush in and collect 23 MacBook Pros, 14 iPhones, and 9 iPod Touches."
"Skilled practice @ the art of bringing down the plate glass door"
"Savvy enough to wear masks knowing there would be cameras"
It's just a bunch of thugs, The guard let them do it, perhaps he was in on it. Throw a large heavy chunk of cement/porcelain through the window and snag everything. Not exactly crime of the century....
yeah but this way they didn't get tripped up tiring to unplug all the power blocks from the laptops.
The video kept saying they are pros...
Hardly more like they are one of the few criminals that had a game plan and took protection against the obvious like all wearing sweaters and masks with hoods and gloves to conceal every bit of their identity from the cameras.
Also really that store had only plate glass windows when it closed, it's a mall and it doesn't at least have gates that go down.
That place must be really trusting nothing was tethered down in anyways even after closing?!? Must be against the apple look can't harsh their vibe.
But then if you did get involved and got killed your next of kin may get a new ipod touch and a form saying that they couldn't discuss the situation without penalty of being sued in court.
when I read the article I thought they meant they only took maglite adapters I was like that's hilarious that's like a little kid stealing gum...but then they took more than that so they'll probably get more serious charges.
thinking about it...it should be interesting how they plan to sell the stuff and not get caught I mean...iphones have tracking and I'm unfamilar with the rest. I guess they'll lay low for a while certainly can sell off craigslist/ebay...and I'm not sure it's safe for them to personally use. personally I like the macbook air more but it's not worth as much. I bet they weren't armed because they left so quickly. though it is not the job of the mall guard to risk his life to save macbooks...now if they were pcs....haha j/k
when I read the article I thought they meant they only took maglite adapters I was like that's hilarious that's like a little kid stealing gum...but then they took more than that so they'll probably get more serious charges.
thinking about it...it should be interesting how they plan to sell the stuff and not get caught I mean...iphones have tracking and I'm unfamilar with the rest. I guess they'll lay low for a while certainly can sell off craigslist/ebay...and I'm not sure it's safe for them to personally use. personally I like the macbook air more but it's not worth as much. I bet they weren't armed because they left so quickly. though it is not the job of the mall guard to risk his life to save macbooks...now if they were pcs....haha j/k
Either way, every pawn shop in a several state area will be notified of every missing serial number. Without power adapters, these things are hard to pawn anyway.
I'll keep reading to see if they get nabbed in the next few days.
Guards are told not to stop anyone that would be able to overpower them. If someone pulls a knife and you can't defend against it, they would rather just pay for the item(s)stolen, then the item(s) plus your hospital bill.