The magic of Find My iPhone led individuals and police to Reinaldo De Jesus Henao, who was detained by police and later found to have 100 iPhones in his backpack. The 36-year-old man was charged with Grand Theft and is in jail.
Some of the phones were returned to the victims, and the remaining devices were turned into the festival’s lost and found, where they can be reclaimed. Henao was booked into the Larry D. Smith Correctional Center on suspicion of grand theft and receiving stolen property. He was released on Saturday after posting $10,000 bail, according to inmate records.
Pickpocketing has been a prime concern at Coachella, with a reddit thread posted last year alerting people to pickpockets who use crowded sets to take belongings and some who even go as far as to disguise themselves as security. For those going to weekend two, a full Reddit thread on the subject can be found here.
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