California woman fed up with stolen mail sends Apple AirTag to herself to catch thief
- A California woman, frustrated with mail theft, mailed herself an Apple AirTag to track thieves.
- On Monday, the woman reported a theft of her mail, including the AirTag, to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.
- Deputies located the suspects at the 600 block of E. Sunrise Drive, discovering her mail and additional stolen items.
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A Southern California woman fed up with her packages getting stolen out of her post office box sent an Apple AirTag to the address and cleverly tracked down the suspected thief, police said. The woman had had several items stolen from her mailbox at the Los Alamos Post Office already when she thought of the idea, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. Apple’s $29 AirTags have become popular items since their 2021 release, helpin…
Apple AirTag leads to arrest of mail theft suspects in Southern California
Police nabbed two mail theft suspects in southern California after a woman’s creative use of Apple AirTag. Frustrated by repeated mail thefts from her post office box, the woman mailed herself a package containing an Apple AirTag. Thieves stole the tagged package, along with her other mail. Law enforcement tracked the AirTag to a residence in Santa Maria, about 16 miles from the Los Alamos post office. There, officers discovered the victim’s ma…
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California woman fed up with stolen mail sends Apple AirTag to herself to catch thief
A California woman tired of packages being stolen from her post office mailbox mailed herself an Apple AirTag to track the thieves. That's according to officials Tuesday, who arrested the
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