Owner of stolen truck tracks it with AirTag and kills man inside, US police say


  • TECH
  • Friday, 31 Mar 2023

By tracking the AirTag, a man and two family members found the stolen truck in a shopping center parking lot on Wednesday, March 29, police said. — AFP

Before a Texas family’s truck was stolen from their home, authorities said they tagged it with a GPS tracking device.

The family was then able to track the stolen vehicle with the Apple AirTag hidden within it, San Antonio police officer Nick Soliz said in a news briefing recorded by KSAT.

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