Earlier this week, a Staten Island woman was arrested after she stabbed a 19-year-old suspected of stealing her son's iPod. A study released by the Urban Institute links a rise in violent crime between 2005 and 2006 to the proliferation of iPods. Though violent crime had been dropping up until 2004, iPod-envy started to spread.
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iPods Linked to Rise in Crime
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15 Year Old Murdered Over iPod
iPod thefts have been on the rise this past year in the city: From subway pick and steals to muggings.
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