So I’m like, am I sleepy? Just not seeing the car? Right antar and Leslie Mohammed. Quickly woke up from that saturday morning sleep when they looked out the bedroom blinds. I asked my wife, I said, hey, do you know your car is no longer in the driveway? He’s *** jokester. So I’m like, no, it’s not, it’s there. It wasn’t doorbell camera captured video of the thieves before they took off with the Mohammed’s car. One of them tries to open the door of *** neighbor’s car, then walks away but look across the street. This is the Mohammed’s Toyota Camry. You can see someone walking around it. They were, they were going around checking vehicles and uh you know, they thought they got lucky they picked the wrong vehicle. They just didn’t realize it. That’s because they drove off in *** car with an apple air tag hidden inside. The couple called carry police and from the kitchen of their home tracked down their stolen car to *** neighborhood 12 miles away off Yorktown Avenue in Durham. So I just went to find my, I opened that up. You could tell it was writing these apartments here and then it came out and they went on this street here. Durham police say the thieves drove off in the Muhammad’s car and crashed it nearby. Thank God you know, you know we were safe, Nothing valuable was in there. So while their story doesn’t end with *** car back in the driveway, they want other families to see how *** little technology can quickly catch up with crooks if there’s an easy, especially low budget way of finding *** way to keep your home and your family secure in your, you know, your items secure. That’s the best way to do it.
‘They picked the wrong vehicle’: AirTag helps family find their stolen car
Updated: 7:06 PM CST Feb 6, 2023
A North Carolina family says technology that costs under $30 helped police find their stolen car within minutes. And they want other families to know about it. “I’m like, am I just sleepy and not seeing the car right,” Antar Muhammad told WRAL. Antar and Leslie Muhammad quickly woke up Saturday morning when they looked outside their bedroom blinds. “I asked my wife, I said, ‘hey, do you know your car’s no longer in the driveway?'” Antar said. “He’s a jokester, so I’m like, ‘no, it’s not; it’s there,'” Leslie said. It wasn’t.A doorbell camera captured video of the thieves before they took off with the Muhammads’ car.One of them tried to open the door of a neighbor’s car, then walks away. “They were, they were going around checking vehicles, and they thought they got lucky. They picked the wrong vehicle. They just didn’t realize it,” Antar said.That’s because they drove off in a car with an Apple AirTag hidden inside.The couple called police, and from the kitchen of their home, tracked down their stolen car to a neighborhood 12 miles away. “I just went to Find My (app). I opened that up. You could tell it was right at these apartments here, then they came out on this street here,” Antar said. Durham police said the thieves drove off in the Muhammads’ car and crashed it nearby. “Thank God, you know, we were safe, nothing valuable was in there,” Antar said. While their story doesn’t end with a car back in the driveway, they want other families to see how a little technology can quickly catch up with crooks. “If there’s an easy, especially low-budget way, of finding a way to keep your home and family secure, and your items secure, that’s the best way to do it,” Leslie said. After finding the Muhammads’ car, police took three underage suspects into custody.The family says from the moment they realized the car was gone to when it was all settled, took about two-and-a-half hours.
A North Carolina family says technology that costs under $30 helped police find their stolen car within minutes. And they want other families to know about it.
“I’m like, am I just sleepy and not seeing the car right,” Antar Muhammad told WRAL.
Antar and Leslie Muhammad quickly woke up Saturday morning when they looked outside their bedroom blinds.
“I asked my wife, I said, ‘hey, do you know your car’s no longer in the driveway?'” Antar said.
“He’s a jokester, so I’m like, ‘no, it’s not; it’s there,'” Leslie said.
It wasn’t.
A doorbell camera captured video of the thieves before they took off with the Muhammads’ car.
One of them tried to open the door of a neighbor’s car, then walks away.
“They were, they were going around checking vehicles, and they thought they got lucky. They picked the wrong vehicle. They just didn’t realize it,” Antar said.
That’s because they drove off in a car with an Apple AirTag hidden inside.
The couple called police, and from the kitchen of their home, tracked down their stolen car to a neighborhood 12 miles away.
“I just went to Find My (app). I opened that up. You could tell it was right at these apartments here, then they came out on this street here,” Antar said.
Durham police said the thieves drove off in the Muhammads’ car and crashed it nearby.
“Thank God, you know, we were safe, nothing valuable was in there,” Antar said.
While their story doesn’t end with a car back in the driveway, they want other families to see how a little technology can quickly catch up with crooks.
“If there’s an easy, especially low-budget way, of finding a way to keep your home and family secure, and your items secure, that’s the best way to do it,” Leslie said.
After finding the Muhammads’ car, police took three underage suspects into custody.
The family says from the moment they realized the car was gone to when it was all settled, took about two-and-a-half hours.
