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Apple Watch

Nassau
Police & Fire
Seen Them? Duo Smashes Window, Steals From Car At Garden Traffic Light, Police Say (WATCH) Seen Them? Duo Smashes Window, Steals From Car At Garden Traffic Light, Police Say (WATCH)
Seen Them? Duo Smashes Window, Steals From Car At Garden Traffic Light, Police Say (Watch) Police are searching for a duo that they say broke a car’s window and stole a newly-purchased Apple Watch from the backseat while both cars were stopped at a stoplight. The incident occurred on Saturday, June 24 in North New Hyde Park, Nassau County Police reported. A man was driving back after purchasing an Apple Watch from the Apple Store at the Roosevelt Field Mall, located at 630 Old Country Road in Garden City, according to police. At approximately 7:40 p.m., he was driving to another destination when he came to a stop at a red light in the vicinity of Lakeville Road and Fairfield…

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by Sophie Grieser
Middlesex MA
Police & Fire
Tewksbury T-Mobile Raided, Removing $6,000 Worth of Product: Police Tewksbury T-Mobile Raided, Removing $6,000 Worth of Product: Police
Tewksbury T-Mobile Raided, Removing $6,000 Worth of Product: Police A pilfering T-Mobile patron decided that Apple's price tags are too hefty and used a five-finger discount to get four iPhones and four Apple Watches for free, authorities said.  Police received a call about a theft in progress at a Main Street T-Mobile around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 26, according the Tewksbury Police Department.  Store employees informed police that a black male, described as about six feet one inch tall, wearing a black puffy jacket, a black and green hat, red sweatpants, black sneakers, and a blue neck warmer over his face, entered the store, declined assistance from st…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Greenwich
Business
Apple Discontinues iPod After 20-Year Run Apple Discontinues iPod After 20-Year Run
Apple Discontinues iPod After 20-Year Run It’s the end of an era for tech-lovers as Apple announced its plan to discontinue the once groundbreaking iPod. Since reinventing the portable music scene forever in 2001, the iPod will soon be a relic of the past as Apple and other tech companies have since eclipsed the device, which had its latest iteration released in 2019. The original iPod, introduced on Oct. 23, 2001, was the first MP3 player to pack the ability to hold upwards of 1,000 songs with a 10-hour battery all inside a 6.5-ounce package, according to the company. The original iPodApple “iPod has captivated users all ov…

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by Zak Failla
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Police Search For Man Accused Of Using Stolen Credit Cards At North Babylon Store Police Search For Man Accused Of Using Stolen Credit Cards At North Babylon Store
Police Search For Man Accused Of Using Stolen Credit Cards At North Babylon Store Police are searching for a man accused of using stolen credit cards to buy an Apple Watch at a Long Island store. A wallet was stolen from Au Bon Pain in Melville at about 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, according to a report from the Suffolk County Police Department on Tuesday, April 26. SCPD said a man later used the stolen credit cards to purchase an Apple Watch from Wireless Shack, located at 1167 Deer Park Ave. in North Babylon. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-220-TIPS.

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by Nicole Valinote
North Orange
News
Montgomery Man Charged As Leader Of Organized Armed Robbery Conspiracy Montgomery Man Charged As Leader Of Organized Armed Robbery Conspiracy
Montgomery Man Charged As Leader Of Organized Armed Robbery Conspiracy A Hudson Valley man was arrested and accused of leading an organized armed robbery conspiracy in the region. Orange County resident Patrick Chellel, age 31, of the village of Montgomery, was arrested on Wednesday, March 23, and charged in a conspiracy to commit armed robberies of suspected drug dealers in Orange County, the Bronx and Hartford, according to Damian Williams, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York. “As alleged, Patrick Chellel organized and directed a violent conspiracy to rob suspected drug dealers and associates at gunpoint," Williams said. "C…

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by Nicole Valinote
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Long Island T-Mobile Store Robbed Of Apple Watches, Phones, Police Say Long Island T-Mobile Store Robbed Of Apple Watches, Phones, Police Say
Long Island T-Mobile Store Robbed Of Apple Watches, Phones, Police Say Police are searching for a group of alleged robbers who ripped off numerous iPhones and Apple watches from a Long Island T-Mobil store. The incident took place around 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 4 at the store located at 348 West Sunrise Highway in Valley Stream. According to Nassau County Police Robbery Squad detectives, four individuals including one Black man three Black women entered the store and inquired if the store sold Apple watches.   The man stood by the door, as the three women approached the iPhone display. The woman began ripping the iPhones from the counter while one…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brookfield
Business
CT Working To Be Among First States To Make Electronic Driver's Licenses CT Working To Be Among First States To Make Electronic Driver's Licenses
CT Working To Be Among First States To Make Electronic Driver's Licenses Connecticut officials are working with Apple to become one of the first states to make driver’s licenses and state IDs available electronically on the company’s devices. Gov. Ned Lamont took to social media to make the announcement that the state is in the preliminary planning phases to make licenses available on iPhones and Apple Watches. The electronic licenses would be accessible at airports, though further details were not available as the project is in the beginning phases. Connecticut is working to make electronic driver's licenses a realityTwitter/@GovNedLamont “Some tech news: …

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by Zak Failla
Mt. Kisco
Business
'Update Now' Warning Issued To All iPhone Users: Here's Why 'Update Now' Warning Issued To All iPhone Users: Here's Why
'Update Now' Warning Issued To All iPhone Users: Here's Why Owners of iPhones, Macs, iPads, and Apple Watches are being encouraged by Apple to update their devices as soon as possible to protect their products from a security flaw. A series of updates for those products to address the security vulnerability, with macOS Big Sur 11.2.3, watchOS 7.3.2 and iOS and iPadOS 14.4.1 becoming available for download. Apple said that it the update “is important and recommended for all users.” According to the company, the latest patch resolves a memory corruption bug in WebKit, the engine that powers Safari. The application is installed on all devices, and e…

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by Zak Failla
Burlington
Police & Fire
Authorities: Investigator Went On $7.5K Shopping Spree With Dead NJ Woman's Credit Cards Authorities: Investigator Went On $7.5K Shopping Spree With Dead NJ Woman's Credit Cards
Authorities: Investigator Went On $7.5K Shopping Spree With Dead NJ Woman's Credit Cards A 49-year-old investigator with Burlington County Medical Examiner's Office went on a $7,500 shopping spree using a dead woman's credit cards after bringing her body to the morgue, authorities said. A flight to Haiti, computer, luxury watches and electronics were among the credit card purchases made by Willie Garcon, 49, of New York Avenue in Brooklyn, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said Friday. Garcon brought the woman's body to the Burlington County morgue in Westampton after she was found dead in March by police performing a wellness check, Coffina said. He beg…

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by Jon Craig
Cliffside Park-Edgewater
Lifestyle
'Apple Watch Saved My Life,' Edgewater Mom Says 'Apple Watch Saved My Life,' Edgewater Mom Says
'Apple Watch Saved My Life,' Edgewater Mom Says If it weren't for the Apple Watch, Christina Ling of Edgewater may not be alive. Ling had been experiencing flu symptoms and went to urgent care. all tests came back negative, she said in an interview with USA Today. After nearly two days of sleeping in bed, the mom's Apple Watch indicated that her heart rate was 150 beats per minute. Initially believing the watch was malfunctioning, Ling took it off and went back to bed. When she put her watch on the next morning, Ling saw her heart rate was still high. She returned to the urgent care center for an EKG and MRI -- but the physicians there…

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by Cecilia Levine
Southwest Dutchess
Police & Fire
Teen Nabbed For Using Counterfeit Bills To Buy Apple Watch In Pleasant Valley Teen Nabbed For Using Counterfeit Bills To Buy Apple Watch In Pleasant Valley
Teen Nabbed For Using Counterfeit Bills To Buy Apple Watch In Pleasant Valley An 18-year-old was arrested after allegedly using counterfeit money to purchase an Apple Watch in Pleasant Valley, police say. The arrest came Monday, Feb. 11 after the incident occurred last fall. State Troopers responded to a report of a fraudulent purchase that was made using counterfeit money in November of 2018. The victim tried to sell an Apple Watch to the subject, who allegedly completed the transaction using counterfeit $100 and $20 U.S. currency bills. Further investigation using a possible first name of the subject led to the teen’s identification and arrest. The suspect was cha…

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by Valerie Musson