Apple AirTag helps US police recover stolen van

An Apple AirTag inside the vehicle sent real-time updates on the vehicle’s location to the owner’s phone, which deputies and Madison Police officers used to track the van to a Madison liquor store, according to a statement from Schaffer. — Photo by Daniel Romero on Unsplash

Two people were arrested after Dane County deputies tracked the vehicle they allegedly stole with an AirTag on June 6.

A Dane County woman reported the vehicle, a Dodge Caravan, missing from her Pleasant Springs home around 7.15pm. An Apple AirTag inside the vehicle sent real-time updates on the vehicle's location to the woman’s phone, which deputies and Madison Police officers used to track the van to a Madison liquor store, according to a statement from Sheriff's Officespokesperson Elise Schaffer.