. >> daniel knox has a closer look. >>> i got distracted. reporter: most seven-year-olds love their ipads. most seven-year-olds get distracted pretty easily as well. when he left his ipad on a table to play with a friend, he didn't realize there was a man nearby playing a different game. >> i put it down and then somebody grabbed it and stole it. >> he was in the restaurant with my sister that day, and she went to the counter to order the food. he was at the table. he saw another classmate, he turned his head to wave at the other classmate, and when he did, that someone came and took the ipad from him. reporter: it happened november mcdonald's. as you can see, he put the table down on the table near the playground, he leaves it there. that's when the thief leaves with the ipad. >> when he saw the boy left the ipad unattended and like a real winner, he got up and stole the ipad. reporter: investigateers say the thief may have been watching the little boy, waiting for an opportunity to steal his pricey device. surveillance video to see if some