Miron Nurski • 2 months ago • 10 comments
The ambush using Airtaga turned out to be extremely effective.The candle thief will be in court.
One of the inhabitants of the Bukowiec commune for several weeks struggled with the theft of candles placed under the tree at which her son died.The ingenious Polish woman decided to track the thief on her own.
Apple's Airtag led the woman to a candle thief
After each theft, the woman bought new candles, which she set in the same place.However, the Apple Airtag locator placed in one of them.
Within a few days, the woman was able to locate the house in which a stolen candle landed.When the police arrived, the 61-year-old did not admit the theft at first, but 13 out of 15 stolen candles were found in her area.Their total value is OK.1000 PLN.
The 61-year-old will be in court.He faces up to 5 years in prison.
How does the Airtag locator work?
In the official press release, the Kuyavian-Pomeranian police call the "GPS locator" gadget used.However, this is a wrong term.The photos posted show that this is an Airtag.
The Apple device uses the Bluetooth module to communicate with phones.When the woman marked the locator as a missing.Then the smartphone put a marker with the Airtaga location on the map.
The whole process of tracking a stolen candle was to take several days, but the most important thing is that this method turned out to be effective.
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