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There are almost as many Apple lovers as there are detractors in the world, but the Cupertino company cannot be denied the things it does well, regardless of which side you are on. On this occasion, it has been Apple tracking technology the one who has achieved locate a suspected thief who had stolen a suitcase worth thousands of dollars. And not, It was not thanks to an AirTagthe brand’s small devices that help find lost personal items.
As happens to so many other people every day, Paola García was already in the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, in Florida, when he saw that his flight had been canceled. But the curious part of this story would come right after, when, after taking his flight and waiting almost two hours at the baggage carousel in Terminal 4, she saw that her pink suitcase was nowhere to be found..
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The college student panicked, a state we would all go through if we had lost practically the entire range of Apple products: Inside was a MacBook, an iPad and an Apple Watch, as well as high-end jewelry and clothing. In total, it is estimated that the suitcase is worth $5,000, which would be more than 4,600 euros. As Paola told WPLG Local 10, a Miami and Florida news website, she always takes her suitcase with her when she takes a flight, but on this occasion Spirit Airlines told her that she had to check her luggage.
The airline employees told Paola not to worry, that as soon as they found her they would send her home, so she shared her address with the staff and left. However, the next morning she realized that Apple’s Find My feature showed the Apple Watch less than 10 km from the airport, so he decided to go there to see what would happen. Before continuing, we have to say that this is very dangerous and is in no way an example to follow, since something even more serious could have happened.
When he arrived at the destination indicated by the “Find” function, he came face to face with what he longed for: his suitcase, although the belongings inside were completely dispersed outside a house. So, she took some photos of the scene and Did you call the police of Broward County (Florida), who told him that The address belonged to Junior Geneus Bazile, a worker at one of the Airport’s retail stores. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International, called Paradies Lagardère.
Coincidentally, Junior was working when Paola’s luggage disappeared at the airport. As if there weren’t already enough evidence, Security cameras caught him entering a storage room with a suitcase of wheels that matched the description given by her, taking out an Apple laptop and other items of her property. Although Bazile pleaded not guilty, he was charged with a felony theft and lost his job in the Paradies Lagardère store.
On June 3, Paola still had not recovered her stolen items, and in a statement from the airline Spirit Airlines said it would issue a refund check to the guest as a courtesy, even though they had no evidence that a company employee was involved with the theft. It still remains a mystery how that man could end up with Paola’s suitcase in her hands, but investigation is ongoing.
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