Jamal Jackson, 19, was arrested September 2 after allegedly taking off with two new Apple iPhones from the Apple store at West Towne Mall, police said.
After the suspect fled, an officer arrived at the store. At the time of the officer's arrival an Apple employee was tracking the stolen phones after activating the GPS technology on the iPhones.
The employee explained to the officer the stolen phones were showing up as blue dots on the computer screen, and she had followed them along Highway 12, John Nolen Drive and Park Street, police said.
The officer then saw the blue dots stop in what turned out to be the lot of a PDQ store on Fish Hatchery Road. He then notified the South Police District that responded and found the suspect pumping gas.
The alleged thief was arrested after police located the stolen iPhones in a van.
