38 Thief Uses 'Race Card' To Steal New iPhones Los Angeles, CA - On May 16, 2017, around 12:25 p.m., the suspect entered a Boost Mobile cellular phone business located in the 19700 block of Vanowen Street, in the City of Winnetka.

Los Angeles, CA - On May 16, 2017, around 12:25 p.m., the suspect entered a Boost Mobile cellular phone business located in the 19700 block of Vanowen Street, in the City of Winnetka. The suspect asked the salesperson to see new iPhones.

When the salesperson refused to show the suspect the phones and directed him to their display models, the suspect accused the salesperson of being racist. Fearing being labeled a racist, the salesperson presented the new iPhones to the suspect. Once the phones were in his reach, the suspect grabbed the phones and fled the business.