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Mar 28, 2017

Police Say Woman Pretending To Work At Target Stole $40,000 Worth Of iPhones

The unidentified woman swiped the phones at a Target store in Fairfax County on March 15.

Sep 25, 2010

Reminder: Don’t Let Strangers Use Your iPhone

From the no, really, this goes without saying department, MPD is warning residents again that people like to steal iPhones. On Wednesday, there were two robberies at 21st and P Streets, NW involving iPhones. In each case, the suspect would strike up a conversation and then ask to use the victim’s phone. Once the phone was out, the suspect would snatch it and run. Remember, keep your phone in your pocket, bag, purse, etc. when…

 
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