A Ferrari 812 GTS worth $350,000 was stolen in Greenwich, Connecticut on 16 September. The car is estimated at USD 575000 and was quickly surrounded by police cars after the accident. Surprisingly, the owner of the car said he had left a pair of Apple AirPods inside the car at the time the vehicle was stolen
The Apple AirPods, which are available at USD129 include a tracking feature in the Find My app. With this innovative feature, the AirPods’ location was accurately tracked by the Waterbury Police Department’s Auto Theft Task Force. Consequently, the police were able to track the stolen Ferrari near a petrol station on South Main Street Waterbury.
When police wanted to arrest the driver, the suspect tried to escape the place, too. In the process, he dropped his iPhone in the car that was used by the thugs to make their escape. This was fortunate enough for the police to single out the suspect as Dion Schontten, a 22-year-old, whom prior records indicated to have been implicated in theft offenses before. Officers later arrested Schontten on 26 September while driving an Acura which Was also reported stolen.
This case tells how Apple AirPods can locate stolen cars including Ferraris and other valuable property. Although most individuals utilize AirTags to keep track of lost items, this case demonstrated the capability of another Apple creation. The AirPods belong to a Ferrari owner who forgot they were there. Otherwise, it could have been a longer process to recover the car if the suspect had ditched his iPhone.
Given how much the modern world is shaped by technology, this happened reminder comes in handy. Any popular device can turn into vital equipment in preventing and investigating offenses and securing our possessions.
