Teen Arrested On Suspicion of Stealing From Los Gatos Apple Store

San Jose, the teen may have figured that Los Gatos was so sleepy Thursday night that he could simply stroll up to the brightly-illuminated Apple store in the heart of the tony community, smash the front window with a pick axe and simply walk away with a bag filled with iLoot.
Perhaps he wasn't counting on the rather widespread tradition of actually having 24-hour police officer coverage nearby.
In this case an officer was transporting prisoners to the Santa Clara County Main Jail at 3:25 a.m. when he saw a shattered window and a pick axe on the ground in front of the Apple store on North Santa Cruz Avenue.
Inside the iconic computer store was a 15-year-old suspect, not identified by police because of his age. He had, police said, "borrowed" a family car for the heist.
Even the most-high-powered Apple product may not come up with a good answer as to what the brazen crook was thinking.
"It is naive," said Officer Katherine Mann Friday. "He certainly underestimated that there would be police in the area. Then again, he's 15. He probably wasn't thinking at all."
The officer was already on his way to San Jose to drop off two suspected drunks who apparently had some stolen property of their own and were brawling at Number One Broadway nightclub a couple blocks away from the Apple store.
Looking more closely at the store, which had been burglarized similarly before, the officer saw the bandana-masked burglar,


Upon closer inspection, the officer saw a person inside the store wearing a mask and all black clothing stealing various Apple products.


With the help of additional officers, the person was taken into custody as he was exiting the store.


He was identified as a 15-year-old boy from San Jose.


Officers found him in possession of a duffel bag filled with various Apple products.


Investigators believe the boy acted alone and used a family member's car to drive to the store.


The suspect was booked into Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall on charges of commercial burglary and possession of stolen property.


Anyone with information about the burglary is asked to call the police investigations unit at (408) 827-3209.


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