href="http://cdn.everythingicafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Screen-Shot-2011-09-02-at-5.42.41-PM.jpg">class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-23465" title="Screen Shot 2011-09-02 at 5.42.41 PM" src="http://cdn.everythingicafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Screen-Shot-2011-09-02-at-5.42.41-PM.jpg" alt="" width="532" height="565" />The story of the lost iPhone 5 continues to get more and more bizarre. Earlier we reported on stories that Apple hadhref="http://www.everythingicafe.com/did-apple-lose-an-iphone-5-prototype-at-a-bar/2011/09/01/"> lost an iPhone 5 prototype and had gone with police to go try and find it at a residence — a move that the href="http://www.everythingicafe.com/sfpd-claims-to-know-nothing-of-lost-iphone-5/2011/09/02/">San Francisco Police Department claims to know nothing about.
Now the story has taken an ever stranger turn as the href="http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2011/09/lost_iphone_5_apple.php">SFWeekly is reporting that Apple security specialists impersonated police officers during the search. They talked to the man whose house was searched, who is claiming that six people came to his house at 6pm, and claimed to be “with the SFPD”, and flashed badges. He says they threatened his family with deportation even though all are American citizens, and then offered him $300 for the phone. He consented to them searching his house and car.
One left his phone number, a number belonging to Anthony Colon, Apple employee and senior investigator. His LinkedIn and Facebook information have since been cleared out, but people were able to grab screen captures.
This has put a remarkably dark spin on the events, impersonating officers is not something that is to be taken lightly. Has Apple gone too far with this? I have trouble believing that they thought this wouldn’t get out into the press.
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