Two Chicago teens arrested in Deer Park for alleged iPhone delivery thefts

DEER PARK, Texas - The Deer Park Police Department arrested two Chicago teenagers on Friday in connection with a series of package thefts involving iPhone 16 deliveries.

Police report 17-year-old David Dye and 18-year-old Iyanna Perry are suspected of stealing packages that had just been delivered to homes in the Deer Park area.

Officers received two calls around 6 p.m. on Friday about the thefts and after viewing Ring security camera footage saw the two suspects and the vehicle they were in. Deer Park PD were able to identify the license plate using the Flock license plate reader.

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Not long after, they located the vehicle circling a nearby neighborhood, stopped the car, and arrested both Dye and Perry.

According to investigators, Dye and Perry had flown to Houston from Chicago earlier on Friday and had begun stealing packages containing iPhone 16s. It is unknown how they knew about the deliveries.

GPS data from the suspects' rental vehicle showed they spent considerable time driving through neighborhoods in Katy, Fort Bend County, La Porte, and Deer Park. The pair had planned to stay in the area until the following Friday before returning home.

Police are asking any possible victims of package theft in these areas to contact their local police department to file a report as the investigation continues.