Additionally, there is a difference between the police denying that Apple had any part in the raid and their simply being silent on the matter until they made an official statement, which appears to be what actually happened.
As to Apple's involvement, it looks like Apple didn't file the theft report. Powell did, with the support of his employer's legal staff. True, Apple clearly wanted the matter to be pursued, but Powell is arguably the more aggrieved party. > From: tjpa <t...@tjpa.com> > Subject: Re: illegal search warrant? > > On Apr 29, 2010, at 8:56 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: >> Additionally, it was at first denied by the San Mateo Police that >> Apple ever had any hand in the raid and search of the premises in >> question. We now know that to have been untrue, and a silly thing for >> the authorities to have said in the first place. At a minimum, Apple >> would have had to have filed a theft report, and since Apple already >> knew where the phone was alleged to be located, they would have >> provided that information to police. That is called having a hand in >> the execution of the search. I am not casting aspersions toward Apple >> Corp. in this instance, but I do wonder why the San Mateo Police were >> initially trying to hide the fact that Apple Corp. was involved in the >> execution of the search. Perhaps because Apple is a corporate partner >> (consultant) with them? > > In my town the names of crime victims and witnesses are not given out > by the police. We also do not let people walk around the streets with > loaded guns or let anyone with a card table freely sell firearms. > Probably much different in your town. > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
