Thieves stole $16,000 worth of iPhones from an Apple Store with one simple tool: a blue shirt
And as it turns out, an enterprising thief needs only a blue shirt and a similarly attired partner to walk off with thousands of dollars in Apple products.
That's exactly what happened in Manhattan last week when a thief posing as a one of the familiar-looking Apple Store staffers purloined 19 iPhones - worth $16,130 - from the SoHo Apple Store.
Police said the thief "dressed similarly" to store employees - who usually wear blue T-shirts imprinted with an Apple logo - and walked right into an electronics repair room at about 5:30 p.m. on June 1.
The man grabbed 19 iPhones from a drawer inside the room, worth a total of $16,130, then handed them over to another thief. That man hid the phones under his shirt, and the pair walked out of the store.
To recap: You don't need to be a genius to rob the Apple Store, but it helps if you dress like one.