Apple’s AirTag has long been a great option for tracking your vehicle’s location, and now one Colorado police department has caught on and started giving them away free to help deter auto theft.
CBS Colorado shared a story on its YouTube channel yesterday about the recent Arvada, Colorado AirTag distribution (via AppleInsider).
The report says that police are trying to decrease the number of auto thefts by distributing free AirTags and Tile trackers to members of the community. The first such giveaway just took place, and another is planned.
A key part of the giveaway is an included sticker that can be placed on a vehicle to warn off potential criminals.
The sticker declares that police will be able to track the vehicle if it’s stolen, since it’s ‘Tracker Equipped.’
Of course, that would require the AirTag owner to share the location with authorities. There are no strings attached to the AirTag giveaway that give police special tracking privileges.
But in the case of a theft, yes, the AirTag would help police track down the stolen vehicle.
It will be interesting to see if this program leads to a noticeable drop in auto thefts in the Arvada area, in which case perhaps we’ll start to see AirTag giveaways become more common.
Do you think more cities should give away free AirTags for vehicles? Why or why not? Let us know in the comments.
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