California Woman Uses Apple AirTag to Track Down Her Stolen Packages — Here’s How She Did It

A woman from California decided to take matters into her own hands when she noticed that her packages were repeatedly stolen.

A woman sent a package containing an Apple AirTag to her mailbox at the Los Alamos Post Office in Los Alamos, California, and with the help of police, she was able to catch the suspects stealing her mail, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a news release Tuesday. 20.8.

Deputies responded to a woman’s report of mail theft on Monday, Aug. 19 and “learned that the victim had recently had items stolen from her mailbox and had sent herself a package that included an AirTag tracking device,” according to the release.

As a package containing a $29 tracking device was also stolen, police were able to locate the suspects and arrest them that day. The officers note that the woman did not try to find the suspects herself, but immediately contacted the police.

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The victim’s Apple AirTag that was found in the stolen package.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office

The suspects, a 27-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man, were found with the victim’s mail and “items believed to have been stolen from more than a dozen additional victims,” according to police. They were found and arrested in the 600 block of E. Sunrise Drive in Santa Maria.

In a statement, officers praised the victim’s quick thinking and noted that the case remains open while they contact other victims.

“The Sheriff’s Office would like to commend the victim for her proactive response, noting that she also used appropriate caution in contacting law enforcement to safely and successfully apprehend the suspects,” they added.

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Various suitcases.

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In June, a Spirit Airlines passenger experienced a similar situation when she used a signal from her Apple Watch to find missing luggage that had been stolen by an airport employee in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The passenger, Paola Garcia, told Florida’s Local 10 at the time that it all started when she was forced to check her pink hard-shell suitcase before her March 3 flight. However, her luggage never made it to the carousel when she landed at Terminal 4 of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

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Despite Garcia’s claims that the airline said her belongings would be sent home, she noticed that her Apple Watch was sending a signal from her home address in Fort Lauderdale.

She decided to investigate on her own and discovered suitcases “all over” the property when she got there. She filmed the luggage and called 911, prompting the Broward Sheriff’s Office to arrest the suspect, Junior Bazile, and charge him with grand larceny.

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