Portland Police Advise iPhone Users Not To Stare, Zombielike, At Their Devices

Portland police yesterday announced that they'd caught that most elusive brand of criminal, the smartphone thief.

Three recent Apple-related robberies are being blamed on an unnamed 16-year-old from East Portland, and police say they expect to make more arrests.

This should give Portland police bragging rights over their counterparts in Berkely, Calif., where 10 officers on overtime failed to locate the chief's son's stolen iPhone, despite the fact that they had its GPS location constantly updated on a map.

As a deterrent to robbery, the police press release says, iPhone and iPad owners should "always be aware of their surroundings and not focus solely on their electronic device."

And then what are they supposed to do? Like, look at people? Pfft. 

Another alternative is to buy an Android, which nobody wants.

The police on the arrest announcement follows:

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