Shocking Theft and Tragic Bird Incident: A Week of Unusual Events in the Apple World

A UPS driver in Florida has been arrested for stealing 171 iPhones valued at $175,000 over a period of 90 days from T-Mobile shipments. Another UPS driver was also arrested in Texas recently for theft of Apple products.

Dozens of native Tree Martins crashed into the glass windows of an Apple Store in Adelaide, Australia after being spooked by a falcon. Some birds died and others were injured. Apple plans to install a film on the exterior glass to prevent such incidents.

Matt Weiss, a former assistant football coach for the University of Michigan and Baltimore Ravens, has pleaded not guilty to 24 counts of unauthorized access to computers and aggravated identity theft. He is accused of hacking into the social media, email, and iCloud accounts of thousands of mostly female college athletes over a decade.

An AirTag led to the arrest of a man for stealing from a construction site in Laramie County, Wyoming. The stolen STIHL concrete saw was tracked to his home, and security footage showed his truck at the scene.

A woman in North Carolina has been arrested for falsely reporting that her iPhone had been stolen and placed in a recycling kiosk. She knew the person who stole the phone and they arrived together at Walmart.

Fifi Cooper and Naledi Aphiwe, two South African artists, are involved in a feud over the alleged theft of an iPhone 16.

In Ohio, a man was arrested for possession of an unregistered firearm and destructive device. Evidence from his iCloud account, including videos of explosions, helped lead to his arrest.