Man’s house keys held for ransom, found by AirTag in outlandish Florida extortion case, cops say

Instead of paying, the defiant victim used an Apple AirTag tracking device to lead deputies to a suspect five miles away, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office reports. — Photo by Daniel Romero on Unsplash

A man’s house keys are at the center of a strange extortion case that involved a US$400 (RM1,860) “ransom” demand, Florida officials said.

Instead of paying, the defiant victim used an Apple AirTag tracking device to lead deputies to a suspect five miles away, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office reports.