Vermont police warn drivers returning from Montreal to check for hidden GPS devices,

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March 31 2024

Vermont police warn drivers returning from Montreal to check for hidden GPS devices

Police in Burlington, Vt. say its residents are finding hidden AirTags and other GPS tracking devices on vehicles returning from Montreal.

torontosun.com

'MONTREAL — Police in Burlington, Vt. say its residents are finding hidden AirTags and other GPS tracking devices on vehicles returning from Montreal.'
''The warning comes as police forces across Canada are battling rising levels of auto theft, with criminals using increasingly quick and sophisticated methods to track and steal desirable vehicles.
Toronto police and others have warned that would-be car thieves are using devices such as Apple AirTags to mark and track vehicles to be stolen later.''

 

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Mar 28, 2024
Montreal criminals targeting local travelers with AirTags
March 31 2024

Vermont police warn drivers returning from Montreal to check for hidden GPS devices

Police in Burlington, Vt. say its residents are finding hidden AirTags and other GPS tracking devices on vehicles returning from Montreal.

montreal.ctvnews.ca

 

[annpats]

So the thieves then go across the border from Canada to the USA to take the cars....or what?

 

[acutename]

So the thieves then go across the border from Canada to the USA to take the cars....or what?

that is what the article suggests- or they track your movements and plan a theft I guess.
can you even find an apple air tag on your car if you do not have an apple phone?

 

[LadyL]

So the thieves then go across the border from Canada to the USA to take the cars....or what?

or maybe share the location info with their gang across the border?

 

[Springrain]

that is what the article suggests- or they track your movements and plan a theft I guess.
can you even find an apple air tag on your car if you do not have an apple phone?

I think they'd only find it through visually checking the car over

 

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April 1, 2024 rbbm

Trackers on board: Why criminals might plant a tracking device in your car

Personal tracking devices like Apple AirTags were designed to help us find our keys or wallets. Police in the United States, however, are now investigating how the quarter-sized devices may be a tool in the arsenal of criminal gangs on this side of the border.

www.ctvnews.ca

''One theory law enforcement officials are looking into is that this could be linked to criminal gangs based in Montreal trying to move items like firearms or a small amount of cash across the border.

“The theory would be that you would have individuals on both sides of the border," says Ryan McLiverty, cyber intelligence analyst with the Vermont Intelligence Center (VIC), an agency collecting, analyzing and disseminating intelligence information.''

''The VIC says Montreal police have also suggested another theory: criminals planted the trackers in order to steal vehicles in a more convenient location''

''Police say the quarter-sized devices may be hard to find in a car, as they can be hidden in several spots, like behind the side-mirror or in the wheel well.''