Police track down stolen car thanks to owner's forgotten AirPods
Police track down stolen car using AirPods
Irvine police were able to track down a stolen car thanks to the owner's AirPods, which she had left in the car.
IRVINE, Calif. - Irvine police used a pair of wireless headphones to help them track down a stolen car last weekend.
What we know:
A woman reported her Volkswgen stolen last Saturday, Feb. 1, according to the Irvine Police Department. The woman told the dispatcher that she'd left her AirPods in the car, and that she was able to track the AirPods near the intersection of Michelson and Culver drives.
Officers headed to that location, and found the car with two men inside —Steve Vorrath of Georgetown, Texas, and George Urban of Corpus Christi, Texas. Officers arrested and charged them both with possession of a stolen vehicle and conspiracy to commit a crime.
The two men were taken to the Orange County Jail.
The Irvine Police Department released body camera footage of the arrests on their Instagram page.
The Source: Information in this story is from the Irvine Police Department Instagram page.