A man who worked for UPS for five years has been arrested by Texas authorities for $200,000 in theft, Florida is considering harsher laws for people who use AirTags to stalk, and more, all on this week’s Apple crime blotter.
A man who worked for UPS for five years has been arrested by Texas authorities for $200,000 in theft, Florida is considering harsher laws for people who use AirTags to stalk, and more, all on this week’s Apple crime blotter.
A 37-year-old Texas man who worked for UPS for five years has been charged in a „high-end theft“ case. He is accused of stealing parcels, including „Apple iPhones, Apple iPads, and various smartwatches.“
According to a Facebook post by the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office Facebook page, the man is also accused of stealing jewelry, power tools, and „luxury designer items such as Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Ferragamo, and Dior handbags, wallets, and accessories.“
UPS Security alerted the prosecutor’s office that the items were missing, and investigators later tracked them to the employee’s residence.
Florida legislation would enhance penalties for some crimes that use AirTags
Florida is considering a new law that would impose stiffer criminal penalties for 26 different crimes if an AirTag or similar device is used while committing it.
According to FloridaPolitics.com, the Florida Senate version of the bill would provide „enhanced criminal penalties for a person who, to commit or facilitate the commission of a dangerous crime, knowingly installs or places a tracking device or tracking application on another person’s property without consent or uses such a device or application to determine a person’s or their property’s location or movement without consent.
