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Posts tagged "iPhone thefts"

Good lessons here: How CTA theft victim got thugs arrested

A woman’s iPhone is stolen from her at gunpoint on a platform at the Red Line. The two teenaged thugs make a getaway on the next train out. Ho hum. Another CTA robbery. But no, this was much different. The alleged perpetrators were caught and arrested, because the victim did all the right things.  And... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
October 27, 2011 at 6:58 am
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CTA on Paper: An "early rejecter" vs. techno slave

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Our series CTA on Paper continues with two new drawings by artist Susan Wise. The first depicts a rare find: a high school student she saw on the Red Line who was holding something other than a smartphone! This teen resonated with her because Susan was like this at her age — always drawing something... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
April 18, 2011 at 9:33 pm
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Apple app MobileMe will find your lost/stolen iPhone

A big CTA Tattler hat tip to KevinForsyth, who tweeted this tip to @ctatattler: Tip # 5: Use a locator app like MobileMe. My iPhone was stolen in a break-in last year and ~1 hour later cops had him in custody. *************************Follow CTA Tattler at my new Twitter page. Post your Crazy Commuting Story on... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
April 3, 2011 at 2:13 pm
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Murder puts CTA iPhone thefts on Page 1

Unfortunately, it took the tragic murder of an innocent 68-year-old woman for the city’s major media outlets to focus any attention on the big smartphone theft problem on the CTA. I’ve been writing about the big jump in thefts on the CTA for a year. I’ve been telling folks for a year about what they... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
March 31, 2011 at 5:59 pm
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CTA haikus: Toward becoming unglued to our iPhones

Here’s another in our series of CTA haikus by Jen Masengarb. glued to your iPhonehow can I smile at youif you won’t look up Chicago haiku no. 32 | November 2010 I’ve written before about how people need to pay more attention to their surroundings to avoid becoming victims. Someone became a victim this week... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
March 29, 2011 at 8:07 pm
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CTA blotter: Deacon dies after push at Fullerton station; purse snatchings on #55 Garfield bus

It’s already been a bad week for crime on the CTA. Sally Katona-King, murdered at Fullerton station A 68-year-old woman died Tuesday after being pushed down the steps at the Fullerton L station by a doofus thug trying to escape with the iPhone he had just snatched. A CTA bus driver and four passengers were... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
March 29, 2011 at 7:35 pm
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Train motorman warns of CTA iPhone thefts

In light of my report yesterday on big increase in thefts and other crime on the CTA, this little tidbit from CTA Tattler reader Matthew is very interesting: I was riding the Brown Line home from work yesterday at around 5:15 pm and the motorman made a rather interesting announcement over the loudspeakers. He said... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
January 19, 2011 at 7:19 pm
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Beware of jewelry snatching on CTA

I have warned y’all about the danger of phone and iPod thefts for those unaware riders sitting near the door of a rail car or bus. Now Freida cautions us about jewelry thieves: Earlier this week at 7:26 am on the Blue Line going downtown, a guy at Racine jumps into the train and literally... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
August 9, 2010 at 8:44 am
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Victim of iPhone stolen on the CTA tells her story

The following is a heartfelt note I got recently from a CTA theft victim, along with some tips on how not to be a victim. My iPhone was stolen right out of my hands on April 13 and the CTA does not have security cameras on Green Line, especially at the Laramie exit. (UPDATE: The... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
May 2, 2010 at 7:39 pm
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iPhone thefts increasing on Green Line?

Becca asked me in email today whether there’s been a growing rate of iPhone thefts on the Green Line: I was riding the Green Line today from Oak Park to the city and my phone was snatched out of my hot little hands in the middle of typing a Tweet.  When I spoke to the... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
November 22, 2009 at 10:26 pm
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