Crime & Safety
Cell Phones Taken at High Schools — Be Careful of 'Apple Pickers'
Cell-phone theft is becoming a national trend.
Very few weeks go by without at least one mention of a cell phone theft at a local high school. Top-of-the-line phones, of course, can be worth as much as $700, so they're easy targets.
The spike in cell-phone thefts, sometimes called "Apple picking," is a national trend and something to keep in mind when you send your favorite student off to school.
Here are two of the latest reports, from Geneva and Batavia police departments, regarding thefts at schools.
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Theft Over $500
Someone took an iPhone 5C, a Flip brand video recorder and $10 in cash from an athletic locker at Geneva High School, 416 McKinley Ave., sometime between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Nov. 12, reports said. According to reports, the items were stolen from a student who was attending basketball practice, and the Flip video recorder had been borrowed from a friend to use for a school project. The total value of the stolen items was estimated at $709.
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Theft Under $500
A theft under $500 was reported at 11:34 a.m. Nov. 11 at Batavia High School, 1201 Main St. Someone took a cell phone valued at $150. No other information was provided.
If you have information about this or any other crime, please contact the Geneva Police Department at 630-232-4736 or the Batavia Police Department at 630-879-2840.
