A total of 3,600 new Apple iPad mini tablet computers worth $1.5 million were stolen from the JFK airport in New York.
According to the New York Times, it was probably an insider job. Law enforcement sources say someone from the airport itself let the two thieves and their truck into the airport. The crooks used a forklift owned by the airport to load a pallet of iPad Minis onto their truck. They would have loaded two more pallets if they had not been confronted by an airport worker.
The robbers are still at large, but law enforcement is questioning airport security personnel. The stolen iPad Minis have not yet turned up.
“Apple is known to be shipping out its first batch of iPad LTE minis this week, so it’s possible that this shipment was part of that rollout. If so, that means 3,600 expectant Apple fans are going to be disappointed, but Apple could also very theoretically redirect stock destined for store shelves to make up the difference,” said Techcrunch
