It's hard to understand what the SFPD were thinking. Imagine if the phone was actually one of the 300 stolen in the heist. Did the SFPD actually think that the

It's hard to understand what the SFPD were thinking. Imagine if the phone was actually one of the 300 stolen in the heist. Did the SFPD actually think that the person using the phone, with their Apple ID attached, was one of the thieves? It isn't like they stole 300 phones to keep for themselves. If it was stolen it would have been someone who bought stolen merchandise, knowingly or unknowingly. Knock on the dude's door, and nicely say "hey, sorry to bother you, but we think your iPhone is one that was stolen in a big heist. Do you have a receipt for the purchase?"