This was compiled from reports to the Tacoma Police Department.


June 5: Pop quiz – select the best way to buy a mobile phone:

A. Pick one up at the electronics store.
B. Order it online and have it shipped.
C. Buy it from some guy in Tacoma who tells you to meet him on a street corner at 11:30 p.m.

The 20-year-old Federal Way man chose option C. He posted an ad on Craigslist.org, saying he was looking for an iPhone. Soon enough, he had a call and an offer: Come on down and get it, 900 block of North K Street.

The buyer drove and met the seller. The seller was 30 or 40. He wore a dark green jacket and a baseball cap.

The buyer asked to see the phone. The seller asked to see the money. The debate drifted until the seller got bored and pulled a gun.

The seller took off with $700, hopped into what looked like a ’90s-vintage Chevrolet Malibu and split. The buyer called police.

 

Buy a two week phone and throw it into the river when you are done.

 

... And most apple users say they are the street savy, creative smart people. Whats wrong with kids these days? When I was 20 I lusted after normal objects like bows, guns and explosives..