US cop accused of stalking ex with AirTag in latest case involving Apple tracker


The case is believed to be the first stalking case involving AirTags in Miami-Dade, and reflect larger concerns about the use of the Apple products and other tiny GPS or Bluetooth tracking devices in nefarious ways. — Dreamstime/TNS

A Miami-Dade police officer has been charged with stalking his ex-girlfriend using Apple AirTags secretly installed in her car to track her whereabouts.

Javier Magarin, 27, a patrol officer in the Northwest District, has been relieved of duty, the department said on Wednesday. Two weeks ago, the department charged him with misdemeanor stalking and illegal use of a tracking device – investigators say one of the AirTags found in her car was registered to his personal email.

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