Thefts and more thefts from postal packages. A Californian woman was fed up with suffering with each delivery and decided to investigate herself what was happening and, above all, Who is behind these robberies?. And for this I only need an Apple AirTag.
This is a case that reminds us of a recent event in Spain that we already reported on and that also related problems at Correos with an AirTag. However, in this case it is even more relevant as it has served to dismantle a criminal gang who had hundreds of robberies behind him, obtaining loot valued at thousands of dollars.
The mystery of the mail and the AirTag resource
Los Alamos is a small town in Santa Barbara County, California, in the United States. It has less than 1,000 inhabitants, but for years it has been a popular destination. Victims of a silent mail mafiaAs we explained in the introduction, the protagonist of the story was beginning to get tired of losing her mail, suspecting that, as it turned out, someone was stealing it.
The woman who is the protagonist of this story, who did not reveal her name, was determined to find out what was happening with the emails and decided Using Apple technology to uncover the mysterySo she decided to send herself packages with a hidden AirTag, so she could know the location of the package if it changed its route.
We remind you that AirTags are not a GPS locator as such. What they do is connect to nearby Apple devices anonymously and non-invasively to send their position to Apple servers. In this way, even if the owner’s iPhone is not nearby, it can periodically send its location every time it crosses paths with another Apple device. And that would not be difficult for the AirTag in this story in the United States, a country where there are many iPhone users.
And finally the mail thefts are over
When the river makes noise, it carries water. Or rather, when the mail disappears, someone steals it. This woman’s plan worked out perfectly, as The package never arrived and thanks to the ‘Search’ app on his iPhone he was able to know the route at all times that I was following. All I had to do was look at where the AirTag was pointing in the app.
So, he went to the county sheriff’s office to file a theft report, leaving a record of his plan and confirming that he knew the location of the package thanks to the AirTag. The latter was decisive for the authorities to get to work and locate the thief.
In the end, far from being just one person, the police arrived at the place where the AirTag was marked and ended up stopping Two people involved in the robbery. A 27-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man. Both are still awaiting trial, but they are the main suspects, with indications that they acted with other people.
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As the case is still being investigated, some details are unknown and the rest of the robbery victims have not yet been confirmed. It is known that all the stolen goods, the value of which is estimated to be quite high, were stored at the place where they were arrested. Apart from multiple robberies, both detainees are accused of other crimes such as falsifying identity documents and conspiracy. While in preventive detention, bail was set at $50,000 for the woman and $460,000 for the man.
Via | Los Angeles Times
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