Mayor uses AirTag to catch capstone thief stealing 18th-century stones
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Councillor Matt Smith in Rufford, Lancashire tracked down a thief who stole around 30 stones worth $9,000 from a 300-year-old village wall by placing an Apple AirTag inside a loose stone. Lancashire Police had declined to investigate due to lack of CCTV coverage.
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