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$1.7 million in PlayBooks stolen from a semi

Police officials are looking into the theft of $1.7 million worth of BlackBerry PlayBooks from a semi trailer.

The theft took place at the Pilot Travel Center of State Road 67 in Chesterfield, Indiana. The driver had stopped to take a shower and get some dinner.



When the driver returned, his truck was missing. He says he was gone for about an hour.

The truck had 22 pallets of PlayBooks, which is equal to about 5000 units. The tablets were coming from a distribution center in Ontario, Canada.

Police say the shipment did not have any tracking devices.

The authorities have contacted the FBI for assistance.

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 18 Dec 2011 17:05

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• 8 comments

• solamf30

  That's one way to recover money from all the unsold playbooks. I'm sure the shipment was well insured.

  18.12.2011 17:21 #1

• stuntman_

  I won one of these for free and it hasn't arrived yet, this must be why
  

  
  
  
  

  18.12.2011 17:35 #2

• mfx2009

  I really wouldnt worry about it.
  

  18.12.2011 18:51 #3

• mystic

  EBAY has new playbooks fire sale starting soon keep your eyes open lol maybe someone at RIM wrote down the serial numbers down and can track them?

  18.12.2011 21:36 #4

• llongtheD

  Originally posted by solamf30: That's one way to recover money from all the unsold playbooks. I'm sure the shipment was well insured. LOL, that's exactly what I was thinking.
  

  If your fish seems sick, put it back in the water.

  18.12.2011 23:38 #5

• KillerBug

  They are only worth about the same as that crummy HP tablet...even a little less since there is no Android yet.
  
  Quote:$1.7 million in PlayBooks stolen from a semi
  1,700,000 / 100 = 17,000 playbooks
  
  Quote:The truck had 22 pallets of PlayBooks, which is equal to about 5000 units. The tablets were coming from a distribution center in Ontario, Canada. 5,000 x 100 = 500,000
  
  So, they are claiming a $1.7 million loss on $0.5 million worth of product. Yeah...insurance fraud.
  
  

  
  

  19.12.2011 01:08 #6

• SoulGLOW

  Originally posted by KillerBug: They are only worth about the same as that crummy HP tablet...even a little less since there is no Android yet.
  
  Quote:$1.7 million in PlayBooks stolen from a semi
  1,700,000 / 100 = 17,000 playbooks
  
  Quote:The truck had 22 pallets of PlayBooks, which is equal to about 5000 units. The tablets were coming from a distribution center in Ontario, Canada. 5,000 x 100 = 500,000
  
  So, they are claiming a $1.7 million loss on $0.5 million worth of product. Yeah...insurance fraud.
  Ah, Math, My long time friend telling the real truth

  19.12.2011 06:01 #7

• mystic

  Canadian money it must be an exchange thing like 2 canoes and a bear trap = dinner and a road trip....

  20.12.2011 09:23 #8