Thieves used Apple AirTag to track, rob couple, officials say

Armed Florida burglars used AirTag to track couple, abduct them outside home: ‘Every family’s worst nightmare’

Luis Charles, 26, and Odardy Maldonado-Rodriguez, 32, are accused of sticking the location tracker to the bottom of the unsuspecting couple's SUV before following them back to their Odessa home and ambushing them on Aug. 19, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.

Thieves used Apple AirTag to track, rob couple, officials say

ODESSA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida couple came home from a night out with friends and, upon opening up their car doors, were dragged out of their car by armed robbers. The thieves ordered the victims into the garage of their Odessa home and robbed them, according the sheriff's office in Hillsborough County. An Apple AirTag was then found attached to the victims' car, which was tracked back to suspects Omardy Maldonado Rodriguez and Luis Charles, pe…

Hillsborough deputies said suspects used AirTag to track victims and rob them at home

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) arrested two suspects accused of robbing an Odessa couple after using an Apple AirTag to track them.The home invasion happened on August 19, 2025 around 10:00 p.m.Chief Deputy Joseph Maurer of HCSO said the suspects approached a couple after they parked their car in their driveway.WATCH: Hillsborough deputies said suspects used AirTag to track victims and rob them at home Hillsborough deputies said…