N. Calif. home of late Steve Jobs burglarized

[onehandle]

Source: AP

PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Computers and personal items worth more than $60,000 have been stolen from the Northern California home of the late Steve Jobs.

The San Jose Mercury News reports 35-year-old Kariem McFarlin, of Alameda, has been arrested and charged with residential burglary and selling stolen property. He remains jailed with bail set at $500,000 pending an Aug. 20 court hearing.

Santa Clara County prosecutor Tom Flattery won't say if the items taken from the Palo Alto home on July 17 belonged to Jobs or another family member. The house was surrounded by a temporary construction barrier in July.

The prosecutor says McFarlin was likely unaware of the home's significance.


Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/N-Calif-home-of-late-Steve-Jobs-burglarized-3786794.php

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My first thought was that Samsung and Google were looking for more 'inspiration.'

[supernova]

1. Feel bad for the family

to have to contend with being burgled on top of their Dad's death. Hope they catch the culprit.

[KansDem]

2. Half a mil bond for burglary? Isn't that rather steep?

Zimmerman only got a $150,000 bond for murdering a kid.

Is there more to this story than what's in the article? Might the alleged burglar have priors?

What's up?

[KurtNYC]

3. what happened in the Zimmerman case is not normal

hopefully other courts will not use that as their benchmark.

[Brother Buzz]

4. This was Jobs real home in Palo Alto, not his white elephant house in Woodside