AirPods lead Winnipeg police to stolen truck

A file image of Apple AirPods.

Winnipeg police credit a pair of AirPods in helping them nab a suspect and retrieve a stolen truck.

Police said the theft happened around 9 p.m. on Tuesday. A man jumped inside a 2020 Ford F150 Supercrew that had been left running and unattended near Portage Avenue and Roseberry Street.

What the suspect didn’t realize when he drove off with the truck was that a pair of Apple’s wireless earbuds was inside tracking his every turn.

Police said the owner of the truck called police, telling officers he was tracking the AirPods.

Within a half hour of it being stolen, Winnipeg’s police helicopter Air1, along with the drone unit, found the truck in a parking lot in the 600 block of William Avenue. An officer found a man and a woman with the truck and both were arrested.

The man, 41, was charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000. He was released and set to appear in court at a later date.

The charge and allegations have not been tested in court.

Police said the woman, 39, was released without charges.