[T-Time]

How a $19 air Apple tag helped me recover my 2021 challenger hellcat redeye widebody within hours of being stolen.

 

[T-Time]

I walked out to my condos parking garage and my Redeye was gone. I pulled out my phone and checked my air tag app. Showed the car was 25 miles away in a tough neighborhood. Called 911 said I was tracking the car, gave them the address and they said they would send a cop unit to the address. I grabbed my piece jumped in my other car and raced down there myself. When I got there it was a relatively nice neighborhood but in a bad part of Chicago. My app showed it was in the garage, the Cops said no one was answering the door. I said really my car is in there garage and no one is answering the door?? Strange…
The garage had no windows and was locked, cops said they couldn’t just break into the garage, they would wait around and see if anyone showed up. lol was like seriously?? I then pulled out my fob and auto started my car in the garage. I was like how about now? They called their supervisor, he came down I started the car again, then he allowed them to kick in the garage door and we repossessed my car. ****** managed to wreck the car while driving it back to his address. I felt so violated.

 

[Moeman]

Sorry to hear that man. People are shit. I hope insurance will cover the damages?

I walked out to my condos parking garage and my Redeye was gone. I pulled out my phone and checked my air tag app. Showed the car was 25 miles away in a tough neighborhood. Called 911 said I was tracking the car, gave them the address and they said they would send a cop unit to the address. I grabbed my piece jumped in my other car and raced down there myself. When I got there it was a relatively nice neighborhood but in a bad part of Chicago. My app showed it was in the garage, the Cops said no one was answering the door. I said really my car is in there garage and no one is answering the door?? Strange…
The garage had no windows and was locked, cops said they couldn’t just break into the garage, they would wait around and see if anyone showed up. lol was like seriously?? I then pulled out my fob and auto started my car in the garage. I was like how about now? They called their supervisor, he came down I started the car again, then he allowed them to kick in the garage door and we repossessed my car. ** managed to wreck the car while driving it back to his address. I felt so violated.

How a $19 air Apple tag helped me recover my 2021 challenger hellcat redeye widebody within hours of being stolen.

 

[T-Time]

They managed to mess up the interior a little bit, console stitching was cut, the rear headliner was tore down to unplug two connections to the antennae. Took my floormats? He must have lost control going around a corner and hit the rear end and wrecked the bumper skin. Currently at the body shop getting an estimate

 

[2ndAmend]

Happy and sad ending. Let us know how it goes. I have to get me an Air Tag!

 

[Thomaskov]

damn, I woulda loved to cop a body after I heard the car start

 

[Saifrushdi]

Man that sucks. I'm glad you got it back.

 

[2ndAmend]

I'm shopping now, everyone wants $29, where did you get $19? I need at least 2.

 

[T-Time]

Amazon I bought 4 for 80.00 I think.
I will be having the IGLA pincode system installed before I bring her back home. I learn my lesson the hard way.

 

[Spartacus]

Glad you got your car back.

So let me guess.... Chicago police have no interest in finding and prosecuting the thief right?

 

[red cat mike]

This is probably how my car ended up in some dam garage down in the south side or Chicago. Expect it’s probably a shell at this point as it was never located. These thieves are useless trash and it’s unfortunate the police are so hindered by all this political garbage down there and this continues. Glad to see you got her back. We had hits on my car a few times but every time something else was more important than recovering her and then it was off the radar.

Nice to see the good guys won on this one man!

Red Cat Mike

 

[Blue ridge smoke]

Glad you got your car back.

So let me guess.... Chicago police have no interest in finding and prosecuting the thief right?

Well it is shitcago. The city ran by betelgeuse.

 

[Germansheperd]

I walked out to my condos parking garage and my Redeye was gone. I pulled out my phone and checked my air tag app. Showed the car was 25 miles away in a tough neighborhood. Called 911 said I was tracking the car, gave them the address and they said they would send a cop unit to the address. I grabbed my piece jumped in my other car and raced down there myself. When I got there it was a relatively nice neighborhood but in a bad part of Chicago. My app showed it was in the garage, the Cops said no one was answering the door. I said really my car is in there garage and no one is answering the door?? Strange…
The garage had no windows and was locked, cops said they couldn’t just break into the garage, they would wait around and see if anyone showed up. lol was like seriously?? I then pulled out my fob and auto started my car in the garage. I was like how about now? They called their supervisor, he came down I started the car again, then he allowed them to kick in the garage door and we repossessed my car. ** managed to wreck the car while driving it back to his address. I felt so violated.

Once again you park a Redeye in a condo parking garage in Chicago and were expecting a different result?
Then you take a gun preparing for a shootout over a car?
Man you have a long way to go and a lot to learn.

 

[T-Time]

Once again you park a Redeye in a condo parking garage in Chicago and were expecting a different result?
Then you take a gun preparing for a shootout over a car?
Man you have a long way to go and a lot to learn.

Suck it GS. You think you know everything *****.

 

[Blue ridge smoke]

Suck it GS. You think you know everything *.

I don't think he thinks he knows everything. You gotta have a little common sense when you own a highly valued 90k+ automobile. And not just you but anyone who ownes said car should have a garage to safely and securely park it. Don't buy the vehicle until you have a place to keep it. Hears another piece of advice, don't live in a shithole of a city. Hey, but I'm an asshole what do I know.

 

[T-Time]

I get the risk I took putting it in a garage where you need a fob to enter and two different locked garage doors to get it out. I get it, it’s a risk. I’m concealed carry and put the gun in the car because I didn’t know where I was going. He has no idea what I was thinking, how the gun would be used, the situation. Yourself and him have opinions and **sholes everyone does, and yes he thinks he knows everything, read his posts. I’d like if you didn’t comment further, thanks.

 

[frictioncircle]

In your settings there is an ignore feature...win win..you don't see him and he can still do his thing..

 

[Slowpoke387]

Overnight parking lots/garages. You're actually daring them. Fob requirements, gates, doors, all irrelevant.
Literally every stolen thread here has begun with it being parked in an overnight parking facility. I am stunned that people are not getting the memo. This sucks. You can’t even go anywhere and park these cars.

 

[Slidd]

Suck it GS. You think you know everything *.

He's right and especially about the gun thing, man that is like the dumbest thing you can do especially in a city who would just love to prosecute your ass for a bad shoot. Just let it go man, it's not worth it.


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[Reaperhwk]

Surprised they actually went in. I would think technically you need a signed warrant from a judge to enter. I live in NJ I hear stuff like they can sue the cops for violating there rights and get a few mil. Crazy.

You must be LEO though to have a gun in Chicago I bet. Have one outside in a liberal state like mine and you’ll be immediately thrown in jail for 10 years lol.

If this happened to me where I live wouldn’t happen like this unfortunately. Anyway, good ending.