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Californian fed up with stolen mail sends Apple AirTag to herself to catch thief


A California woman tired of packages being stolen from her post office mailbox mailed herself an Apple AirTag to track the thieves.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California woman fed up with her packages getting stolen out of her post office box sent an Apple AirTag to the address and cleverly tracked down the suspected thief, police said. On Monday morning, sheriff’s deputies were called to the post office where the woman told officials her mail had been stolen again — including the package with the AirTag. The two suspects were booked in jail on charges of possession of checks with intent to commit fraud, conspiracy, and identity and credit card theft.

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