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# More than 30 iPhones snatched in Berkeley Apple Store theft
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/11/27/crime/berkeley-apple-store-theft-iphones/
- Published: 2023-11-27T23:44:52.000Z
- Updated: 2024-01-26T10:30:44.000Z
- Description: As of publication time, no arrests had been made and the investigation was ongoing.
- Author: Emilie Raguso
- Tags: Crime, Northwest Berkeley, BPD, Berkeley Apple Store thefts, #articles

Two men stole more than 30 iPhones from the Berkeley Apple Store on Monday morning before escaping in a getaway vehicle, authorities report.

[Berkeley police](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/topic/berkeley-police-department/) said the theft happened just after 10:40 a.m. at the Apple Store, which is located at 1823 Fourth St.

BPD said two men entered the store while a third person waited in a getaway car.

The pair inside cleared out more than 30 iPhones from the Apple display tables, police said.

The men fled southbound on Fourth Street in a gray Honda, police said.

Berkeley officers who responded were unable to find them.

As of publication time, no arrests had been made and the investigation was ongoing.

The [Berkeley Apple Store](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/topic/berkeley-apple-store-thefts/) on Fourth Street has been a popular destination for thieves.

The neighborhood's busy commercial stretch and location near the freeway, which offers an easy escape route, has at times [made it a target](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/topic/berkeley-apple-store-thefts/).

Last year in December, three men in hoodies and masks stole more than 40 iPhones from the store.

That happened in the same month Berkeley PD [put a hold on its retail security program](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2022/12/21/crime/berkeley-apple-store-thieves-steal-iphones/), which for years resulted in the posting of a Berkeley police officer outside the Fourth Street Apple Store.

The Berkeley Apple Store was also [hit in May](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/05/29/crime/berkeley-apple-store-50000-retail-theft/) and [several times in August](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/08/22/crime/berkeley-apple-store-theft-fourth-street/).

[Berkeley police link pair to Apple Store burglariesThe two suspects had already been linked to a “brazen smash and grab robbery” at Macy’s in Walnut Creek that was “widely publicized,” BPD said.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/size/w256h256/format/jpeg/2022/09/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2023/11/apple-store-nava-1.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/11/20/courts/berkeley-police-apple-store-burglaries-investigation/)

Last week, The Scanner reported on [two prosecutions](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/11/20/courts/berkeley-police-apple-store-burglaries-investigation/) linked to Bay Area Apple store thefts, but cases often seem to go unsolved.

This story will be updated if additional information becomes available.

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