Apple AirTag has been used before to track many lost and stolen items. AirTag, which proved to be a very useful tool in this regard, faced an interesting situation in a new event. In the theft in the USA, the police said that they could not recover the stolen engine based on AirTag data alone.
“We can’t know if the engine was actually stolen by relying on AirTag”
An incident in Chicago, USA, brought to mind the question in which situations the police would trust AirTag. A motorcycle owner has hidden an AirTag in the seat of the vehicle. Then this engine was stolen. However, he was able to follow the thief to a certain place.
According to data from AirTag, the motorcycle was located in a garage. The police, who “could not see the stolen item in public”, said that he could not enter the garage without a search warrant. He stated that based only on AirTag location data, what he can do is limited.
Disappointed, the owner let his bike get locked in the garage without getting help from the police. He said that although he knew exactly where the missing motorcycle was parked, he had no choice but to seek insurance help.
It is unclear where the theft will lead in the coming days, but this raises a risky question. Will the owner commit a crime if he enters the garage without the help of the police? For example, earlier this year, a woman found her stolen car using AirTag. However, she was killed while trying to recover her vehicle without police assistance.
On the subject, Apple recommends that AirTag should only be used to detect location data and to contact law enforcement.
So what do you think? Don’t forget to give your opinion in the comments section…
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