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Living proof that being on TV doesn't make you less vulnerable to crime, CNN anchor Carol Costello reported that several teens in Atlanta's midtown snatched her iPhone last week.
In an all-too-familiar scenario, Costello described how the two suspects ran up behind her while she was taking a call and forcibly took the phone from her, taking a chunk of her hair in the process, the Associated Press reports.
As smartphone robberies of this kind continue to increase, lawmakers and consumers are taking steps to stem the tide of thefts.
After her brush with her mid-afternoon thieves last Thursday, CNN reporter Carol Costello took to Facebook to give her friends the low-down the next day.
Costello shared some crime-prevention advice with her followers, according to Atlanta's WSB-TV, such as:
We might add that you should also follow Costello's example and call 911.
Disturbed by a rising trend in "Apple-picking" (the theft of iPhones, iPads and similar mobile devices), San Francisco's district attorney is calling on Silicon Valley to make their devices more secure.
D.A. George Gascon spoke with Apple and Google representatives about ways to implement a "kill switch" on mobile devices so that smartphones can be wiped of data and easily disabled if they are stolen, reports The Huffington Post.
Costello's story is certainly a cautionary one. After calling the police, iPhone theft victims should also remember to:
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