SF tourist shows how she tracked down stolen luggage in viral TikToks [She never actually got her stuff back. And the police were useless.]

yahoo.com ^ | August 5, 2022 | Bryan Ke

[grundle]

“Then we parked on the street, which was our second mistake. In San Francisco, you should always park in a parking garage,”

Using her iPad’s “Find My” feature, Kelly was purportedly able to find the location – a six-unit apartment complex – where their belongings were supposedly taken

the officer would not be allowed to legally intervene during this type of situation.

The police purportedly told them they could not do anything unless they acquired a search warrant. That would have required substantial evidence, and Kelly's “Find My” results would not have sufficed.

During their search, Kelly said she noticed that the house across from the apartment complex had a surveillance camera. She and her boyfriend asked the house’s owner if they could look into the camera's footage, to which the owner agreed.

Though it was difficult to discern the alleged thief’s car from the footage at first, Kelly said they noticed one car that "fit the timeline of the break-in perfectly.” She explained that the car arrived at the apartment complex around 30 minutes after the estimated time of the alleged robbery, and “it did take 30 minutes to drive from that location to that address because we drove ourselves.”

However, the alleged owner of the car denied stealing anything while being questioned, according to Kelly. She also shared that she and her boyfriend were unable to get their belongings back, and she noted that soon after her boyfriend had finished knocking on the doors of the apartment complex's residents earlier on, her iPad’s “location suddenly turned off."

Kelly said her boyfriend lost his work phone and she lost about $10,000 worth of items from the incident, including four pairs of shoes, makeup, clothes, skincare, a laptop, an iPad and a hairdryer.

[Fai Mao]

I try to not even transit through the the SF or LA airports

[Track9]

Police being useless is a symptom of RAT culture.

[NWFree]

Exactly - the best advise is to avoid completely like the plague it is

[lowbridge]

Mistake number 1: parking anywhere inside the city limits of San Francisco.

Mistake number 2: visiting San Francisco.

Mistake number 3: see mistake number 2.

[nicollo]

Not precisely related, but if you’ve even had an airline lose your luggage, these suggestions will help:

1. Always take a photo of ALL your luggage, checked and carry one, just prior to flight.

2. Know that airlines do not look at embedded luggage tags, so make sure you have a colorful, secure name/ address tag attached to all your bags. Include your address and phone number.

3. Adapt to your airline’s language. I used to fly MIA-IAD frequently. I learned to say “IAD” instead of “Dulles” because the Latins in Miami always thought I was saying “Dallas”. When you fly internationally, these language problems are exacerbated.

4. Fly business or above... :)

[DIRTYSECRET]

I travel with one carry-on. Generally lasts a week before cleaning. If you got a wife and/or family you’re asking for the same trouble. Thanks to covid it’s not worth a 3rd shot to travel on a plane.

[DesertRhino]

Go tell local gang members that those people are talking about them. Get word out everywhere. Complete with address and photos.

Walk away and smile

[Albion Wilde]

I traveled in Europe for four months with one carryon, which I carried, a coat that I wore, and a handbag. Polyester jersey is good for some things.

[minnesota_bound]

Will the police be able to use the evidence a Apple airtag provides?

The $29 Hack That Locates Lost Luggage Faster Than Any Airlines
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