AirTag collects scenarios where its usefulness is improved. After the same police suggested owners leave a tracker stashed inside their cars, the Apple device found itself in the middle of an operation that captured two thieves who stole an armored vehicle and stole more than $1 million.
Although AirTags are intended for normal use for the exact location of items such as keys or luggage, there are also cases of use for illicit purposes. However, Apple is working to ensure that fewer and fewer of these crimes occur. Despite this, AirTags collect examples of good service.
According to the information, it was Use the AirTag to locate the thieves who stole $1.2 million From an armored truck in Chicago.
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According to a report published WGN9 a The AirTag was found hidden in one of the plastic containers that held the cash. It is likely that the accessory was placed in the cash containers by the owner of the goods. The robbers took ten bags worth $50,000 each and seven bags worth $100,000 each.
Little did the thieves know that one of the bags contained a hidden AirTag, which constantly updates the owner with its location. AirTag witnessed the entire journey and helped the authorities locate the destination of the stolen money.
The thieves wandered around the city before they reached the suspect's address. When the authorities Connect the dots using information provided by AirTag and traffic lightsYou managed to reach the final destination of the stolen money.
Police recovered the stolen $1.2 million, which was found in the basement and attic of the house. Although the AirTag is not intended to locate thieves and robbers, it was useful in this case.
An important point to note here is that the The FBI was already looking for a suspect, as he was also involved in another robbery.. You can watch the video below for more details.
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This isn't the first time AirTag has been used out of context. We've already seen travelers resort to this device to retrieve luggage deemed lost by airlines. Cars were recovered after being stolen at the doorstep and even anti-drug authorities used AirTag to follow the product's trail.
We've also seen people use this locator to retrieve work materials after seeing their goods stolen. So Apple has built a giant network to support a small finder that has already proven its worth.
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