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A student took matters into her own hands when her Ford Fiesta was stolen from outside her home - by using an Apple AirTag to track it down herself and documenting the journey on . | A student took matters into her own hands when her Ford Fiesta was stolen from outside her home - by using an Apple AirTag to track it down herself and documenting the journey on . | ||
- | Zoë Pettit, 22, was horrified when she woke up for an early gym session and | + | Zoë Pettit, 22, was horrified when she woke up for an early gym session and realised her car was missing from the street where it was parked in Selly Oak, , |
Helpfully she had tucked an Apple AirTag, a tracking device that can be traced via phone, into the lining of her boot after fellow students advised her about a spate of car thefts in the area. | Helpfully she had tucked an Apple AirTag, a tracking device that can be traced via phone, into the lining of her boot after fellow students advised her about a spate of car thefts in the area. | ||
So when the business student discovered her car had been stolen, she and two university friends set on a mission to find it - and were successful within a matter of hours despite police reportedly failing to have any luck. | So when the business student discovered her car had been stolen, she and two university friends set on a mission to find it - and were successful within a matter of hours despite police reportedly failing to have any luck. | ||
- | Zoë Originally from Norwich, Norfolk, | + | Zoë Originally from Norwich, Norfolk, explained: 'Every morning I just double check it's there because you see quite a few posts from people saying their car was stolen overnight. |
'I looked up the road and I thought I was going crazy because I couldn' | 'I looked up the road and I thought I was going crazy because I couldn' | ||
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She said: 'The police were really helpful and did as much as they could. | She said: 'The police were really helpful and did as much as they could. | ||
- | It was about midday at this point, and | + | It was about midday at this point, and I found out at nine o' |
'My dad was getting ready to call up my insurance company and tell them it was stolen at this point basically. | 'My dad was getting ready to call up my insurance company and tell them it was stolen at this point basically. | ||
'A couple of my housemates came home from their morning lectures, and one of the girls said that she had got her car with her - so why didn't we just go and try to find it?' | 'A couple of my housemates came home from their morning lectures, and one of the girls said that she had got her car with her - so why didn't we just go and try to find it?' | ||
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Just leave it' | Just leave it' | ||
However, the girls went anyway, driving half an hour to Saltley, an inner-city area to the east of Birmingham. | However, the girls went anyway, driving half an hour to Saltley, an inner-city area to the east of Birmingham. | ||
- | She said: 'At first we couldn' | + | She said: 'At first we couldn' |
'In the end I just thought it's not there, maybe they chucked the AirTag out of the car, let's go.' | 'In the end I just thought it's not there, maybe they chucked the AirTag out of the car, let's go.' | ||
- | But a chance left turning as they were leaving the estate led the girls right to the missing white Ford - although its plates had been changed. | + | But a chance left turning as they were leaving the estate led the girls right to the [[https:// |
'I pressed my car key and it unlocked, I freaked out. | 'I pressed my car key and it unlocked, I freaked out. | ||
- | If you have any inquiries pertaining to where by and how to use [[https:// | + | I was like 'Oh my God it's my car! In the event you beloved this information |
(Image: [[|]]) | (Image: [[|]]) | ||
- | (Image: [[|]]) | + | (Image: [[|]]) |
Zoë says she called the police who came to assess the situation as the car was close to a residential driveway. | Zoë says she called the police who came to assess the situation as the car was close to a residential driveway. | ||
Detectives reportedly said it was safe and the girls were allowed to take the car back - celebrating with a McDonald' | Detectives reportedly said it was safe and the girls were allowed to take the car back - celebrating with a McDonald' | ||
Zoë said her beloved first car ' | Zoë said her beloved first car ' | ||
- | But she added that she was ' | + | But she added that she was [[https:// |
Zoë said West Midlands Police are currently investigating the crime. | Zoë said West Midlands Police are currently investigating the crime. | ||
- | A spokesman for the force told MailOnline: 'We were called on 31 January after a white Ford Fiesta was stolen in Birmingham. Fortunately, | + | A spokesman for the force told MailOnline: 'We were called on 31 January after a white Ford Fiesta was stolen in Birmingham. Fortunately, |
'The car had appeared to be in a location in Birmingham, but when officers attended, it was no longer there. | 'The car had appeared to be in a location in Birmingham, but when officers attended, it was no longer there. | ||
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Anyone with information can call 101 or use Live Chat on our website quoting crime number 20/ | Anyone with information can call 101 or use Live Chat on our website quoting crime number 20/ | ||