The rash of Apple Store thefts throughout California continue, as the Palo Alto location was recently hit by thieves two days in a row. The store was hit on Saturday afternoon, and then again Sunday morning.
Palo Alto is the hometown of late Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs. Current CEO Tim Cook made an appearance at the store on Friday to celebrate the launch of the new iPhones and Apple Watches.
On Saturday afternoon, according to Palo Alto Online, a group of eight young men took “new demo iPhones” as well as iPads, before fleeing in multiple cars. Then, in a separate theft discovered early the following morning, someone shattered the store’s front door and made off with another $50,000 worth of iPhones and iPads, the site said.
The Palo Alto Apple Store reopened in June, following a round of extensive renovations.
Apple Stores in California have been hit by a rash of thefts during 2018, although law enforcement authorities are unsure how, or if, the thefts are connected.
A recent report by the San Francisco Chronicle says a total of at least $281,000 worth of merchandise was taken from Bay Area Apple Stores during the timespan of late August to late September.
