u/ChemicalFair8405

TLDR: My iPhone 17 Pro was stolen and Find My tracker is showing it’s at Via Firenze 87, 80142 Naples, Italy.

Hello, I’m visiting Naples from Canada for a few days and had my iPhone 17 Pro stolen on the metro at Piazza Garibaldi station around 8:20 pm Sunday May 31.

I immediately activated “lost mode” and used Apple’s Find My tracker to track my phones location.

Around 8:45 pm, roughly 25 minutes later, I got an alert from the Find My tracker that my phone was a few blocks away at Via Antonio Ranieri 8, 80139 Naples, Italy.

When I got there, police were arriving to help another girl who also had her phone stolen. I explained my situation to them but there was a bit of language barrier.

As I was chatting with police, I was notified again by the Find My tracker that my phone had moved another few blocks to Via Firenze 87, 80142 Naples, Italy. Police directed me towards that location and helped me find the address on Google Maps.

When I got there, it led me to an African Grill restaurant. I asked if anyone had seen my phone - an Apple 17 Pro in an orange case. The manager said there was no phone here and that he couldn’t help me.

However, some of the other employees and people around seemed worried.

One man even said I have the wrong address; he claimed that I was not at Via Firenze 87. He tried to lead me to an alley way, claiming that’s where Via Firenze was, but I asked another local walking past us where the address was and he pointed me back to restaurant — the guy who was leading me away ran off.

I suspect the person who stole my phone also stole the girls phone at Via Antonio Ranieri 8 and then went to Via Firenze 87 — which could be the place where they are trying to wipe stolen phones and kill off their battery life.

I suspect this is part of an ongoing pickpocket scheme based on other stories I’ve read about — unfortunately, police can’t do much here.

I have to return to Canada in a few days, but need to file a police report before I leave. Any tips or advice is greatly appreciated. And to those travelling to Rome, put your phone and personal belongings in a fanny pack across your waist or chest - leave your pockets empty.

TLDR: My iPhone 17 Pro was stolen and Find My tracker is showing it’s at Via Firenze 87, 80142 Naples, Italy.

Hello, I had my iPhone 17 Pro stolen on the metro at Piazza Garibaldi station around 8:20 pm Sunday May 31. I immediately activated “lost mode” and used Apple’s Find My tracker to track my phones location.

Around 8:45 pm, roughly 25 minutes later, I got an alert from the Find My tracker that my phone was a few blocks away at Via Antonio Ranieri 8, 80139 Naples, Italy.

When I got there, police were arriving to help another girl who also had her phone stolen. I explained my situation to them but there was a bit of language barrier.

As I was chatting with police, I was notified again by the Find My tracker that my phone had moved another few blocks to Via Firenze 87, 80142 Naples, Italy.

When we got there, it led us to an African Grill restaurant. We asked if anyone had seen my phone - an Apple 17 Pro in an orange case. The manager said there was no phone here and that he couldn’t help me.

However, some of the other employees and people around seemed worried. One man even said we have the wrong address; he claimed that we were not at Via Firenze 87. He tried to lead us to an alley way, claiming that’s where Via Firenze was, but we asked another local who walked us past where the address was and he pointed us back to restaurant - the guy who was leading us away ran off.

I suspect the person who stole my phone also stole the girls phone at Via Antonio Ranieri 8 and then went to Via Firenze 87. I think they are trying to wipe my phone and kill off its battery life. I suspect this is part of an ongoing pickpocket scheme based on other stories I’ve read about - unfortunately, police aren’t much help.

I have to return to Canada in a few days, but need to file a police report before I leave. Any tips or advice is greatly appreciated.