Florida government have arrested a suspected serial luggage thief because of an Apple AirTag — a tool that permits Apple shoppers to stay observe in their private pieces.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) arrested Giovanni De Luca, 19, after the company’s Airport Security Unit “become conscious about suspicious task” involving quite a lot of pieces stolen from the Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport.

“This arrest is an instance of superb teamwork through our Airport Security Unit, our Investigators, and the Airport to search out the individual answerable for those thefts and ensure he’s held accountable,” Sheriff Eric Aden mentioned in a Facebook put up final week.

Two vacationers reported their baggage stolen in July and August after their baggage by no means arrived at their locations. The vacationers’ baggage contained a mixed general of just about $17,000 value of things and jewellery, in line with OCSO.

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The traveler who reported her bag stolen in July informed government that her Apple AirTag pinged at a location in Mary Esther, Florida.

Investigators cross-referenced staff who lived in that space and made “consensual touch” with De Luca at his house, the place they recovered the pieces reported lacking in August. 

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The suspect admitted to going during the different traveler’s bag and disposing of her Apple AirTag. Her baggage have no longer been recovered, in line with the sheriff’s place of business.

De Luca, an airline subcontractor, is lately dealing with two counts of grand robbery.

While Apple AirTags can lead police to suspected criminals, they’ve additionally been abused by criminals to trace and stalk sufferers in a pattern dubbed “AirTag stalking,” in line with quite a lot of native police departments. The units do have sure security measures supposed to stay customers secure, similar to the facility to inform when an AirTag has been separated from its proprietor. 

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Released in April 2021, the AirTag is a quarter-sized tool that Apple describes on its web page as “a super-easy approach to stay observe of your stuff.” 

Users can connect the $29 AirTag to a telephone, a collection of keys, and even drop one in a handbag to stay observe in their pieces thru Apple’s “Find My” app, which permits customers, in addition to their buddies and members of the family, to trace Apple units.