Fed up with her mail being stolen, she sent herself an AirTag to catch the thieves
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Fed up with her mail being stolen, she sent herself an AirTag to catch the thieves

NPR  

Fed up with her mail being stolen, she sent herself an AirTag to catch the thieves toggle caption Santa Barbara County, Calif., Sheriff’s Office A California woman annoyed by her mail being stolen took a different approach to tracking down the thieves. The Santa Barbara County, Calif., Sheriff’s Office said it arrested two suspects this month after they were tracked down using an Apple AirTag that the victim mailed to herself in hopes of catching the thieves who kept stealing her mail. When they arrived, deputies discovered that the woman — who was not identified by authorities — had recently had mail stolen from her post office box, the sheriff’s office said. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office thanked the victim for taking a "proactive approach" to locating her stolen mail and for not attempting to confront the suspects herself.

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Group allegedly stole, cashed checks throughout L.A. and Orange counties — then posted it on Instagram
7 months ago

Group allegedly stole, cashed checks throughout L.A. and Orange counties — then posted it on Instagram

LA Times  

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