Stolen AirPods Lead Police to Bandits After Tracking

A report and video posted on YouTube by the digital newspaper Berkeley Thursday (21) reveals a cinematic police chase It occurred in the North American cities of Oakland, San Leandro, Richmond, Albany, and Berkeley. According to the information received, the whole operation started with the theft of a pair of AirPods.

Suspects arrested by Berkeley police vehicle theft investigation in cities in the San Francisco Bay Area, in the state of California. According to the authorities, arrest was only possible Oakland police sergeant after using the Find My tracking device found in Apple’s wireless earbuds.

After pings from the AirPods’ local tracking tool, the sergeant caught the pair “throwing goods from the vehicle” behind the Walgreens grocery and pharmacy, which the officer deemed stolen, according to officials, but the pair quickly fled. .

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After “hit at least one vehicle and nearly a few others and pedestrians”, The car—a black 2018 Audi—was followed by a plane from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. Footage from the plane showed the fugitives arriving in nearby Berkeley after dropping a loaded gun on the way.

According to the Berkeley Police Department, Audi’s passengers – a 36-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man – left the vehicle and fled on foot, their path was blocked and they were arrested and arrested on suspicion of reckless driving, possession of stolen property. crimes related to identity theft and possession of firearms.

The Find My device has been a very useful tool for finding stolen AirPods. Even in the Ukrainian war, the movements of Russian troops were detected, after some Army soldiers loot Apple’s coveted devices In a Ukrainian city.