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The reporter tracked down the victims and did an interview. Found out what happened and used the odd fact as a basis and title for the story.
Also doesn't even make sense since iPhones (honestly most phones now) are so well known to be easily remotely bricked by the owner, that stealing it offers little to no benefits.
Quite a few of the major parts are now serialised and have to be assigned/tied to a device through an Apple service system - I forget what it’s called - so that scenario is becoming less profitable as well.
Perhaps the victim posted something on social media about the robbery, which was then picked up on by a journalist.
To be honest it is a rather bizarre situation to end up in, being rejected by a robber for not having good enough loot.