Stolen Ferrari worth $575,000 was found by tracking the owner’s AirPods

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Time and again, Apple’s Find My technology turns out responsible for tracking stolen goods. In the case of a recent Connecticut theft, a very expensive Ferrari was tracked down thanks to the millionaire owner accidentally leaving AirPods in the vehicle.

Theft prevention with an Apple device

In Waterbury, Connecticut, the police department arrested a suspect in the theft of a very expensive vehicle.

Here’s the local news report:

A 2023 Ferrari, valued at $575,000, was stolen from Greenwich on Sept. 16, according to police. WPD identified and pulled over the stolen car, at which point the driver fled…The owner of the car left a pair of their AirPod headphones inside the vehicle. Waterbury’s Auto Theft Task Force was then able to track the headphones and the car to a gas station on South Main Street.

It’s pretty wild that a car worth over half a million dollars was successfully stolen, but then discovered thanks to a $129 pair of AirPods with Find My tracking.

I suppose the lessons from this story are two-fold.

If you’re a millionaire, leaving a pair of AirPods (currently just $119) in your Ferrari isn’t a bad thing to do every now and again. Especially if you have another pair dedicated for use inside the house.

For the rest of us, throwing an Apple AirTag in your car will accomplish the same purpose and at a much lower cost. Though I suppose most of us don’t own vehicles that are quite as enticing to thieves.