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Steve Jobs’ Wallet Stolen In Burglary Of Empty Residence

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Police said a burglar stole the wallet of the late Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) Chairman Steve Jobs July 17, when he broke into his empty residence in Palo Alto, Calif. The wallet had $1 inside along with Jobs’s California driver’s license.

Steve Jobs Home Burglarized: $60,000 Stolen, Suspect Kariem McFarlin In Custody

Steve Jobs Home Burglarized: $60,000 Stolen, Suspect Kariem McFarlin In Custody
The home of the late Steve Jobs, Apple's iconic founder and visionary who died last year at the age of 56, was reportedly burglarized on July 17, but police say they now have a suspect in custody. Tom Flattery, deputy district attorney in Santa Clara County, said that 35-year-old Kariem McFarlin of Alameda broke into Jobs' home on Waverly Street in Palo Alto and stole more than $60,000 worth of "computers and personal items."
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