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A burglar who broke into Steve Jobs’s house was caught two weeks after the crime thanks to the technology in one of the late Apple founder’s own inventions. Kariem McFarlin might never have been caught if he hadn’t logged onto iTunes on one of Jobs’ personal iPads. McFarlin was arrested August 2 after he found a key to Jobs’s Palo Alto, California, mansion and let himself inside — and then made off with US$60 000 in Apple hardware and luxury goods.
Investigators say they were tipped off about McFarlin when one of the stolen devices connected to Apple servers.
Officers used the data from the iPad’s AT&T wireless connection to track McFarlin back to his house.
When they served a search warrant, detectives discovered the stolen loot. McFarlin later admitted to breaking into the house.
The home of the late tech pioneer, who died of cancer last year, was burglarised on July 17 but details of the crime only emerged recently.
An iMac, a customised Mac Mini, a white Apple iPad and 12 other Apple products, including iPods, an Apple TV receiver and remotes, were among the items stolen from the property, which is currently being renovated.
Five days later, McFarland (35), was charged with one count of residential burglary and selling stolen property, according to the San Jose Mercury News. He later wrote a letter of apology to Jobs’s widow, Laurene Powell.
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Authorities found many of the stolen items, including Jobs’ wallet which contained his driver’s licence, a Visa credit card, and an American Express Titanium credit card, in the suspect’s apartment, according to the Mercury News.
