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Coverage dated August 21, 2024 to August 23, 2024

California woman uses Apple AirTags to catch a thief who stole her packages

Headline from KYMA Yuma

According to police, the woman had had several items stolen from her mailbox at the Los Alamos Post Office already when she thought of the idea.

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25 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC 7 Chicago

    Fed up with mail thefts, woman ships Apple AirTag to herself as bait, catches suspects (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    A California woman who had been a victim of mail theft used an Apple Airtag to help authorities identify and arrest two alleged thieves.

  2. WHEC Rochester

    California woman fed up with stolen mail sends Apple AirTag to herself to catch thief (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California woman fed up with her packages getting stolen out of her post office box sent an Apple AirTag to the address and cleverly tracked down the suspected thief, police said.

  3. Foxla

    Southern California woman uses Apple AirTag to stop mail thieves (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    A Southern California woman took matters into her own hands after she became fed up with her mail being stolen.

  4. NBC Los Angeles

    California mail theft suspect apprehended using AirTag (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    A Southern California woman fought back against package theft by sending an Apple AirTag to her mailbox and cleverly tracked down the suspected thief.

  5. Fortune

    A California woman outsmarted two alleged mail thieves by sending herself an AirTag (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The mail pirates allegedly stole a package and she tracked them.

  6. CBS News

    California woman sends Apple AirTag to herself to catch package thief (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The woman had had several items stolen from her mailbox at the Los Alamos Post Office already when she thought of the idea.

  7. CNN

    A woman got tired of her mail getting stolen. She sent herself an AirTag to help catch the thieves (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    A California woman whose mail was recently stolen used technology as bait to track down the thieves, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.

  8. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    A woman got tired of her mail getting stolen. She sent herself an Apple AirTag to help catch the thieves (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A California woman whose mail was recently stolen used technology as bait to track down the thieves, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office says. Authorities in Los Alamos arrested two suspects on Monday with the help of an Apple AirTag locator device the woman …

  9. KYMA Yuma

    California woman uses Apple AirTags to catch a thief who stole her packages (opens KYMA Yuma)

    Published

    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    According to police, the woman had had several items stolen from her mailbox at the Los Alamos Post Office already when she thought of the idea.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.