NYPD: iPhones, iPads popular target for thieves
Apple’s products are so popular in New York City that the sleek devices are flying off shelves and, increasingly, into the hands of thieves.
More than 11,400 Apple products, mostly iPhones, were ripped off this year, an increase of 40 percent from last year. And the crimes make up most of the overall increase in burglaries, thefts and grand larcenies in the city, according to the New York Police Department.
Sammie C. Davis, a 66-year-old street musician from Brooklyn, said he keeps his iPhone at home in favor of a cheaper cell phone when out performing. He said he witnessed an attempted robbery of an iPhone two weeks ago on a Brooklyn street.