Crime & Safety

Couple Witness Burglary While Trying to Honor Steve Jobs

They intended to lay flowers near a makeshift memorial at an Arkansas Apple Store when they saw a man fleeing.

Proof that crime never takes a break; the Associated Press is reporting that an Arkansas couple who went to an Apple store to lay flowers in honor of Steve Jobs ended up witnessing the store being burglarized.

According to the AP, Robert Blake and his girlfriend, Amy Parker say, “that when they showed up at the suburban Little Rock store Wednesday night, they didn't initially realize what they were witnessing.”

What they saw was a man fleeing from the store into a vehicle. You can read the entire story here.

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The country has been mourning Jobs, a visionary and innovator who had such a huge impact on our lives. And in fact many of the crimes and incidents that have made their way onto the internet have been captured by iPhones, one of Jobs most influential creations.


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