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Texas man uses Apple AirTag to track down person who stole his truck, then kills him: police
NY Post ^ | 2 April | Adam Sabes

Posted on 04/02/2023 6:45:33 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

The alleged thief wasn’t aware that the vehicle was being tracked, officials said.

Authorities found several bullet casings and two cars with their windows shot out.

Officials are determining if the suspect will be charged in the fatal shooting.

AirTag was designed to help people locate their personal belongings, not to track people or another person’s property, and we condemn in the strongest possible terms any malicious use of our products.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: airtag; airtags; apple; banglist; texas; theft
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To: riverrunner

They don’t have time now days, even if you have a 99% suspicion where it might be they won’t go look. All they do is make a report and tell you “Turn it into your insurance company”. They will not go out of their way, they have “more important” things to do than look for a stolen vehicle even with a good solid lead. So you have to investigate it yourself...

Been there...


61 posted on 04/02/2023 8:06:44 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

“a man’s truck is his palace”

Heh... mine is my doublewide. :-)

But don’t mess with it even tho (like me) it’s old, beat up & ugly.


62 posted on 04/02/2023 8:10:58 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (Truth is not hate speech.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT
Officer Nick Soliz said people shouldn’t take matters into their own hands if their car is stolen.

Yes, let the cops ignore it for you. /s

63 posted on 04/02/2023 8:15:39 AM PDT by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
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To: Mr.Unique

“Yes, let the cops ignore it for you.”

That is not sarcasm, that is fact. Unless it happens to land in their lap that is the reality of it.


64 posted on 04/02/2023 8:19:02 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

This is the way. The democrat party legal system will protect the thief, not punish him.


65 posted on 04/02/2023 8:20:52 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Just say “You are putting me in fear of my life...” and shoot until he can no longer pose a threat.

Even if alone, chant. Someone might be listening or he might have his phone on. Say it, mean it, and shoot until no longer necessary.

That you stalked him is irrelevant.


66 posted on 04/02/2023 8:21:23 AM PDT by bobbo666 (Baizuo)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

“Rest assured, that I will find you.
And when I do, you’re not going to like it.”


67 posted on 04/02/2023 8:28:18 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: I got the rope

Careful.. a lot if nuance and conditions in TX for use of deadly force in defense of property. Go read carefully.


68 posted on 04/02/2023 8:39:44 AM PDT by Levy78 (Reject modernity, embrace tradition. )
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To: DUMBGRUNT
The alleged thief wasn’t aware that the vehicle was being tracked, officials said.

How do officials know the awareness of the thief? It's not like he left a manifesto.

69 posted on 04/02/2023 9:03:02 AM PDT by Rinnwald
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To: riverrunner

What has struck me is the amount of damage some dumb kids can do, even if they don’t manage to kill innocents out on the highway. It is astronomical. Total a car, run it into somebody’s house, or take out a telephone or utility pole along the way (you’d be amazed at what those cost), electrical transformers, all kinds of stuff. Everything is insanely expensive. Insurance rates go up for everyone.

They never pay a dime of that back to anyone, and of course, locking them up costs money. So much for “paying one’s debt to society”.

I expect maybe we’ll see some push in that direction for holding people financially accountable, and thus deterrence that way. I think it would work, over just throwing people in a cage. They better figure something out quick, or it will just be mad max. Ain’t nobody got time for dat!


70 posted on 04/02/2023 9:15:54 AM PDT by Freedom4US
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To: HighSierra5

Texas where they once hung horse thieves. Doesn’t this move up to stolen trucks today? Shudda hung the guy instead.


71 posted on 04/02/2023 9:17:58 AM PDT by oldasrocks (quew)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

These DA’s, these tranny’s’ these judges that have become a thorn in our nations side….that is the head of the snake.


72 posted on 04/02/2023 9:22:40 AM PDT by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope. )
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Sounds like a great gimmick for an advertising campaign.


73 posted on 04/02/2023 9:24:40 AM PDT by RouxStir (No Peein' in the Gene Pool )
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To: oldasrocks

Hanged. The word you are looking for is hanged.


74 posted on 04/02/2023 9:30:01 AM PDT by Freedom4US
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To: TheWriterTX
Add two more: A man’s home. A man’s children.

Agree. I had to pull a weapon once when someone tried breaking into my home years ago when my oldest was about a month old.

Sheriff came and got him thankfully. Two calls to 911 with him down on the ground in freezing weather later, they finally came. It was after the dispatcher hung up on me after saying they were "busy" I called back and said forget the police, send the mortician I was just gonna shoot the guy.

Him screaming "don't shoot! don't shoot me oh dear God don't shoot me!" in the background helped his case.

Sheriff Deputies came from two different directions with lights and sirens blaring at 2am. Woke up the whole neighborhood 'cept for the wife and oldest son who slept through the whole thing. Go figure.

Yes, the dispatcher got fired after that.

75 posted on 04/02/2023 10:33:25 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: GingisK

Those folks were out in my front yard one time looking for the Airtag itself. Their phones were telling them it was somewhere around my property. Funny...I found it the week before on my driveway. It shook loose from the halter the cat was wearing
Airtags were new to me, so I had no idea what it was when I found it. I did some googling and figured it out. I came out and asked them if I could help them. They told me what they were looking for and...bingo...it dawned on me. We had a laugh and I returned their Airtag. Luckily, we’re not in a neIghborhood that shoots first and then asks questions. My dog and I, and the cat have become good friends since then. LOL


76 posted on 04/02/2023 10:35:07 AM PDT by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: right way right
These DA’s, these tranny’s’ these judges that have become a thorn in our nations side….that is the head of the snake.

George Soros and his sons are the head of the snake.

The bought 'n paid for DA's, judges and trannies are the body.

Kill the whole damn' thing then declare open season on the Democrats that enabled this crap.

Take out the "squad" and the "progressive women" first, take a breather, then go after the squish men that enabled 'em.

I like to call it a real-life version of The Purge.

77 posted on 04/02/2023 10:35:51 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: DUMBGRUNT
A man's truck is his palace. Do NOT mess with it.

That goes DOUBLE in Texas!.

And to the now DECEASED Truck thief.. "Gee, sorry about your luck!"

To the "so called" perp... NOT GUILTY.. Nice work!

78 posted on 04/02/2023 10:40:02 AM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: Megan; All
Melania says Trump is hung, bad guys hang.
79 posted on 04/02/2023 10:59:45 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: All

Yup. Crime you drop like a stone if people were shot for stealing.


80 posted on 04/02/2023 11:03:21 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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