The million-dollar Apple Store theft epidemic ends with 17 arrest warrants

The Apple Store in Palo Alto got robbed twice in the span of 12 hours during the iPhone XS and XS Max launch weekend, to the tune of $100,000 worth of stolen merchandise. Last month, the Apple Store inside the Roseville Galleria even filmed the culprits who lifted off with iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks worth $20,000 in broad daylight while the customers inside were browsing the aisles.

All in all, Apple Stores in California have been victims of a theft ring, it turns out, that grabbed more than a million worth of iPhones and other gear over the ...