Apple fans awaited Friday's release of the iPhone X, three hood thieves in San Francisco made off with more than 300 plus of the smartphones, a police officer report said.
The criminals, in hoodies and driving a white van, broke into a delivery van parked oustide an Apple Store and stole about $375,000 worth of what Apple has deemed “the phone of the future,”.
But despite the incident, the iPhone X, with a hefty price tag of $999, will still be available as scheduled for customers who preordered the devices.
The driver of the United Parcel Service truck said he locked the loading area after parking outside the Stonestown Galleria mall. A janitor spotted the culprits loading the merchandise into their Dodge van.
UPS was working with law enforcement in hopes of catching the suspects.
Selling stolen iPhones has become less lucrative since Apple added the "Find My iPhone" and remote lockout features.
The newest iPhone has already set a record for the largest product launch in Apple’s history. Since the company began taking orders last week, it has seen pre-sales jump 125 percent over the iPhone 6.
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