22,500 LG G2's stolen in truck theft

[Half Monk 697]

A truck containing 22,500 LG G2’s was stolen while the driver left it unattended during a toilet break.

 

 

The phones were expected to reach Sprint before they went missing in Louisville, Kentucky on Thursday. CNET reports the vehicle was stolen when the driver went for a toilet break at around 6:30 pm, leaving it unattended. When he returned, the vehicle along with the devices were missing.

 

LG’s high-end Android device successor to the Optimus G and Optimus G Pro packs a myriad of features including a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC, 1080p display and an optically stabilized camera. With features like these, it’s no wonder the phones were stolen.

 

This is not the first time LG’s flagship phone has caused a dilemma. In August, at least 20 victims were compensated during a G2 giveaway after makeshift weapons were used to acquire the phones. The incident could delay Sprint’s launch of its own version of the phone early next month.

Police in Illinois and Indiana were contacted about the incident. The FBI is also investigating.

[Saran999 288]

This is something very common in EU, and I'm really surprised that there where no GPS locating systems in the truck. The only thing that arise in my mind is that US it's new to this sort of robberies, and seems that until truck owners and companies don't acknowledge this behavior will be an easy hunting for all the thugs that are used to and that are immigrated in US

[littlebit 247]

Hmmm,..sounds like an inside job to me!

[Saran999 288]

Perhaps, you get insurance and black market... twice the revenues that you can normally get. And this is what normally happens here in EU. In fact, are the insurance companies that prescribes the GPS security locator on every truck. And if you don't comply, you don't get insurance...