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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 . | + | (Image: [[https:// |
- | 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, , last week. | + | Zoë Pettit, 22, was horrified when she woke up for evDEn EvE NAkLiYAt |
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. | ||
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But she couldn' | But she couldn' | ||
'I went onto my phone and checked the AirTag - and I see that it's seven miles away from where I am,' she said. | 'I went onto my phone and checked the AirTag - and I see that it's seven miles away from where I am,' she said. | ||
- | Zoë continued: 'I ran back to my house and I was like ' | + | Zoë continued: 'I ran back to my house and |
I was quite frantic. | I was quite frantic. | ||
'We rang the police, and in all fairness to them they were very helpful. | 'We rang the police, and in all fairness to them they were very helpful. | ||
- | 'They assigned someone straight away and there was an officer driving to where the AirTag was.' | + | [[https:// |
- | As the tag showed the car was moving, a cop reportedly tried to track it down for a few hours but couldn' | + | As the tag showed the car was moving, a [[https:// |
- | In the end police gave up the search, she says, | + | In the end police gave up the search, she says, leaving Zoë with no choice but to accept defeat and report it as stolen to her insurance provider. |
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She added: 'My parents were like 'do not drive to the AirTag, whatever you do. | She added: 'My parents were like 'do not drive to the AirTag, whatever you do. | ||
- | Just leave it' | + | Just leave it'. If you have any queries with regards to the place and how to use [[https:// |
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. If you liked this short article and [[https:// | + | '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 missing white Ford - although its plates had been changed. | ||
'I pressed my car key and it unlocked, I freaked out. | 'I pressed my car key and it unlocked, I freaked out. | ||
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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 [[http:// | + | But she added that she was ' |
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, | + | '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/ | ||