Dr Dre headphones symbol of criminals
The legendary rapper’s pricey, high tech headphones, called "Beats by Dr. Dre," are the new rage among bandits because they are seen as "status symbols," a police source said.
Although they have yet to dethrone the iPhone as thieves’ top target, the headphones which retail for US$300 ($295) to US$500 ($492) are being snatched from kids at an alarming rate since the latest model hit the market around Christmas.
"They’re very hot [عزيزي الزائر يتوجب عليك التسجيل لمشاهدة الرابط للتسجيل اضغط هنا] monday among thieves," the source said. "It’s like, ‘I see it. I want it. I can have it. I’m taking it for me, or my sister needs a pair,’" the source said, adding that thieves also resell them.
The [عزيزي الزائر يتوجب عليك التسجيل لمشاهدة الرابط للتسجيل اضغط هنا] perpetrators are beating up youths, threatening them, and, in some cases, brandishing weapons.
Uptown Manhattan and northern [عزيزي الزائر يتوجب عليك التسجيل لمشاهدة الرابط للتسجيل اضغط هنا] parts of Brooklyn have been hit hard.
In Brooklyn North alone which includes Williamsburg there have been dozens of "Beats" heists over the past four [عزيزي الزائر يتوجب عليك التسجيل لمشاهدة الرابط للتسجيل اضغط هنا] months.
"They’re being snatched from teenagers aboard subways or as they walk to and from school," according to the source.
Thefts of the [عزيزي الزائر يتوجب عليك التسجيل لمشاهدة الرابط للتسجيل اضغط هنا] headphones are underreported because they are rarely insured and cannot be traced.
"If you are wearing those headphones, you might as well wear a sign that says, ‘Come and rob me,”’ one investigator said.
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