In a caper straight out of "Ocean's Eleven," some burglars cut through a neighboring store in a Seattle-area mall to make off with about $500,000 in electronics from an Apple Store.
Subjects broke into the Apple Store at the Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood, Washington, on , April 3, between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. PT, the Lynnwood Police Department said in a post on Twitter.
When Apple employees arrived at work the next morning, they "discovered an entire wall of iPhones (approximately 436) were gone," police said. In all, about $500,000 worth of merchandise including iPhones, Apple Watches and other products were stolen, police said.
So far, no arrests have been made, police said.
Apple store robbed of $500,000 in gear after thieves cut through nearby wall to access business
Thieves cut through a bathroom wall in one store in a Seattle area mall to access an Apple store and take about $500,000 worth of Apple products.
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