Milford police say man was promoting pretend Apple merchandise from again of his automotive – Milford Day by day Information

Milford police say man was promoting pretend Apple merchandise from again of his automotive – Milford Day by day Information

MILFORD If shopping for electronics merchandise from the again of a car seems like a chance to attain an excellent deal, Milford police have some information for you.

Final Thursday, police arrested and charged a Florida man with promoting counterfeit Apple merchandise from a Jeep.

“All the time be cautious of issues being bought in parking heaps,” stated Milford police Detective Sgt. Kevin O’Loughlin.

On Thursday, police obtained a number of calls a couple of man promoting Apple merchandise from a black Jeep with no license plates in a parking zone on East Primary Avenue (Route 16). The person was attempting to solicit gross sales from passers-by, in accordance with Police Chief Robert Tusino.

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The person was gone by the point police arrived, however they later discovered him on South Primary Avenue driving a Jeep Renegade with a hand-written license plate that stated, “Tag utilized for.”

Contained in the car, police discovered dozens of counterfeit Apple merchandise, Tusino stated.

“In the event you checked out them, you may discover the packing containers all had the identical serial numbers,” the chief stated. “He mass-produced the identical serial quantity for all the pieces.”

What police discovered after making their arrest

The person, later recognized as Lucio D’Andrea, 32, of Miami, possessed a number of counterfeit Apple battery packs; greater than a dozen totally different AirPods Professional and AirPods Max; 5 pretend iPhone 15s with the very best potential storage; an iWatch; and a Dyson Airwrap, O’Loughlin stated.

The worth of the objects, in the event that they had been genuine, was about $13,000, O’Loughlin stated. D’Andrea additionally had $1,000 in money.

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Together with the identical serial quantity, there have been different giveaways that the objects had been pretend. All objects had been wrapped in cellophane (Apple doesn’t use cellophane in its packaging); and so they had been flimsy to the contact, not even seeming to be of average high quality, O’Loughlin stated.

“Whenever you turned them on, an Apple emblem flashed on the display screen after which it flashed off and Chinese language lettering flashed onto the display screen,” the detective stated.

Tusino stated it seems D’Andrea is a component of a bigger group that’s transferring up and down the East Coast. O’Loughlin stated there have been different incidents of counterfeit Apple merchandise being seized by Massachusetts State Police and Peabody police.

“It seems to be a more recent group,” O’Loughlin stated.

Suspect is ordered held on $20K bail; has March 15 courtroom date

Police charged D’Andrea with distribution of a counterfeit mark; receiving stolen property value greater than $1,200; and driving with no license. He was additionally cited for illegally attaching a license plate.

If convicted of the counterfeit cost, D’Andrea can be accountable for paying 3 times the worth of the objects to Apple. The worth relies on what the merchandise would price in the event that they had been actual, O’Loughlin stated.

D’Andrea was ordered held on $20,000 bail; he’s due again in courtroom on March 15 for a pretrial convention. His lawyer, David Schulman, couldn’t be reached for remark.

O’Loughlin stated individuals ought to all the time study what they’re shopping for and keep away from shopping for one thing for unrealistic offers.

“My tip can be to not purchase something from anybody in a parking zone.” he stated.

Norman Miller could be reached at 508-626-3823 or [email protected]. For up-to-date public security information, observe him on X @Norman_MillerMW or on Fb at fb.com/NormanMillerCrime.

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