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- | (Image: [[https:// | + | 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 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 an early gym session and |
- | 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 | + | 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, 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. | + | Zoë Originally from Norwich, Norfolk, |
'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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- | Panicking, | + | Panicking, University of Birmingham student Zoë searched the surrounding streets, questioning if she had perhaps parked it somewhere different and it had slipped her mind. |
But she couldn' | But she couldn' | ||
- | 'I went onto my phone and checked the AirTag - and | + | '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 like ' | ||
I was quite frantic. | I was quite frantic. | ||
- | 'We rang the police, | + | '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.' | 'They assigned someone straight away and there was an officer driving to where the AirTag was.' | ||
- | As the tag showed the car was moving, a cop reportedly tried to track it down for | + | As the tag showed the car was moving, a cop reportedly tried to track it down for a few hours but couldn' |
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. | 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 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 I found out at nine o' | + | It was about midday at this point, and |
'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? If you loved this write-up and you would certainly like to obtain even more info pertaining to [[https:// | + | '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?' |
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. | ||
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'I pressed my car key and it unlocked, I freaked out. | 'I pressed my car key and it unlocked, I freaked out. | ||
- | I was like 'Oh my God it's my car!' | + | If you have any inquiries pertaining to where by and how to use [[https:// |
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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 ' | ||
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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