Robbers target people in line for Apple iPhones in Houston

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Robbers target people in line for Apple iPhones in Houston

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http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas ... cmpid=hpbn" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

4am at Chimney Rock and Westheimer in front of the ATT store last night armed robbers drove up and targeted people waiting in line for the new iPhone. I guess anywhere in Houston late at night is not safe anymore.

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Dang! Getting robbed while waiting in line to get robbed. How bizarre!
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esxmarkc wrote:Dang! Getting robbed while waiting in line to get robbed. How bizarre!
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philip964 wrote:http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas ... cmpid=hpbn

4am at Chimney Rock and Westheimer in front of the ATT store last night armed robbers drove up and targeted people waiting in line for the new iPhone. I guess anywhere in Houston late at night is not safe anymore.
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Nothing good happens after midnight.
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When you go out unarmed you choose to be a victim. :banghead:

Wonder what would have happen if 1 or more were armed.... :fire
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RKirkwood wrote:When you go out unarmed you choose to be a victim. :banghead:

Wonder what would have happen if 1 or more were armed.... :fire
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And stop calling him Shirley...
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I read on ifixit.com http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone+5s+Teardown/17383" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; that the battery in the 5S has been glued in. Didn’t check the 5C.

I wouldn’t have one even if it was given to me.
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When the store opened and began selling the new iPhones, the men were given credit for the value of their phones that had been stolen.
Now THAT is customer service!
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