Employees of an Apple Store in Lynnwood arrived at work to find a hole in a wall and hundreds of iPhones worth US$500,000 (RM2.20mil) missing, Washington police reported.
Employees discovered the theft, which took place the night before, at Alderwood Mall on Monday, April 3, Lynnwood police said on Twitter.
Thieves emptied an entire wall of 436 iPhones along with other merchandise totaling more than US$500,000 (RM2.20mil), police said. No arrests have been made.
Eric Marks, retail manager for Seattle Coffee Gear, told KOMO that thieves gained access to the Apple Store by cutting a hole in the bathroom wall of his company’s shop next door.
Lynnwood is a city of 41,000 people about 15 miles north of Seattle. – The Charlotte Observer/Tribune News Service