NAPOLIA, Fla. (WFLA) – A man was arrested Tuesday after being accused of hiding an Apple Airtag in his ex-girlfriend’s car and using it to track her location.
According to NBC’s affiliate WBBH, the woman first recognized the air tag from a friend and discovered a hidden device inside the rear cargo compartment of the vehicle. She reported it to authorities.
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Airtag was registered with the woman’s ex-boyfriend, 21, and arrested him for illegally pursuing the victim without permission. Arrest reports showed that the device was pinned 15 times in just one week.
The reporter spoke with Perez, who denied the allegations.
“Yeah, that’s not true at all. We’ve been together for seven years since we were 14. So she has some of my belongings. She might have said, ‘I found his airtag’ and said it was in her car.
Anyway, this case highlights how digital devices can be used as harassment instruments, and is one of several similar cases across the country.
Law enforcement urges anyone who receives an unexpected AirTag notification to take it seriously and contact them immediately.
