SFPD Launches Probe Into iPhone Investigation

The ongoing bewilderment about the href="http://www.everythingicafe.com/?s=sfpd">SFPD’s involvement in the missing iPhone 5 case continues to grow, and now href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20102892-37/sf-police-launch-probe-into-iphone-search/">CNET is reporting that they are launching an internal probe looking into how the police supported Apple’s private security in searching for the device.

As it stands, it appears that the SFPD officers accompanied Apple Security to the home of the suspect, and stood outside while they searched his house after threatening to come back with a warrant.

If the SFPD came along just to strongarm the suspect into letting his house be searched, that’s thought to be in violation of laws requiring consent to search to be given without duress.

There’s also the worrying matter of the SFPD initially denying that they assisted, and the lack of a report of their actions.