Many stores, including an Apple store, were looted in Philadelphia, USA. In the images that went viral on social media, it was seen that many Apple products such as iPhone and iPad were stolen from the store.
An incident that took place yesterday in Philadelphia, the largest city of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States, was on the agenda of all social media. Viral videos showed more than a hundred people looting stores in the city. Among these stores It was also located in the Apple Store.
According to information from the region, it was stated that the group stole many products such as iPhones and iPads from the Apple Store. One of the witnesses said that almost the entire store was taken away, except for the monitors.
15-20 of the attackers, most of whom were children, were arrested
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Most of the attackers from children Philadelphia police, who reported that it occurred, after what happened Between 15-20 suspects He announced that he was arrested. It was also reported that the looting was a coordinated attack and was carried out via social media.
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There is no information about why the looting was carried out. However, the events took place on the same day that a Philadelphia police officer accused of murder had his charges dismissed by court order. This officer shot and killed 27-year-old Eddie Irizzary. Protests started after the decision. Law enforcement officials say looting has nothing to do with protests. of the connection is not and stated that criminals took advantage of the situation and did such a thing.
Apple disabled stolen products after attack
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We stated that products were stolen from the Apple Store. However, it is worth noting that all of these products are tracked. The company has a strict policy for such situations. So they can track and disable their devices and work with law enforcement to find them.
This is what happened in yesterday’s incident. Apple rendered the stolen demo units useless shortly after what happened. From the images above, it can be seen that on a phone, statements that the product must be returned to the store and that the location is being tracked appear on the screen.
Let’s also add that this is not the first time something like this has happened in Apple Stores. For example, during the “yellow vest” movement in France in 2018, an Apple Store in the country was attacked. Additionally, many Apple Stores in the USA were looted during the protests after the death of George Floyd in 2020:
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