One of the scooters was used to break the glass doors

Nov 13, 2017 12:34 GMT  ·  By
Apple Stores are being targeted by criminals more often these days given the expensive devices they sell
   Apple Stores are being targeted by criminals more often these days given the expensive devices they sell

Moped crime is on the rise in the United Kingdom, and the latest case involves ten people who broke into an Apple Store and managed to steal devices worth thousands of pounds.

The Apple Store on the Regent Street was attacked on Monday a little after 12 AM by a moped gang who used a scooter to break the glass doors and raid the location to steal Apple devices.

According to reports, the criminals used hammers to threaten security guards who attempted to stop them, with the gang spending less than 3 minutes inside the store before rushing outside.

“A security guard in the store was threatened with a hammer as he tried to stop the suspects. The mopeds then made off within a couple of minutes northbound along Regent Street. The suspects are described as wearing dark clothing. The man who threatened the guard was described as a black man,” the Met police said in a statement.

Criminals managed to get away with two iPhone Xs

Police officers call for witnesses to help with the investigation and provide any details on the suspects, as they continue searching for evidence using the CCTV footage.

One of the scooters was abandoned in the store after the raid, presumably the one used to break the glass doors, and investigators hope to find evidence that would help them track down the suspects.

As for the devices that were stolen, it’s being reported that the looters managed to get their hands on several iPads, MacBooks, and Apple Watch units. At least two iPhone Xs were stolen as well, but both were then recovered, probably after the gang threw them away for being locked.

Apple hasn’t yet released a statement on this incident, but the company doesn’t typically comment on thefts, though there’s no doubt they’re working with law enforcement to help identify the suspects.