Can a stolen iPad2 be reset by if locked?
My home was broken into a couple of weeks ago and among the items stolen was my Wifi only iPad2. The following morning I remembered that I had it set up on "find my iphone" so I did a search. It couldn't be found because it was either turned off or not near a Wifi signal. I performed a remote lock and at 5:16pm (approx. 30 hours after the burglary) I received an email that my iPad had made a Wifi connection and was now locked. The GPS location took the police to a Red Roof Inn a few miles from my hourse, but weren't able to make an arrest until a week and a half later. This guy has hit several homes in the area and we were actually able to recover a few items, however, the computer and iPad have yet to be found.
My question is this: Is there a way for my thief to get around my passcode and reset the device? I ask because the iPad has not connected to Wifi since that night. We have reason to believe that it was not pawned, but sold to a random person and I find it very interesting that nobody has tried to use it. I suppose there are things they can do on it without a Wifi connection, but not much and certainly not if it's locked.
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