Mayor uses hi-tech tracker to catch historic capstone thief
When 30 historic capstones worth $9,000 started vanishing from a 300-year-old wall in Rufford, the local mayor decided to take matters into their own hands. Rather than waiting for traditional methods to work, they deployed a modern tracking device and a bit of clever misdirection to catch the culprit.
This story has sparked a wider conversation on boop about community vigilance and creative problem-solving. People are sharing what unusual items or landmarks they might protect with a hidden tracker, from public art installations to beloved neighborhood fixtures that often go unnoticed until they're gone.
An English mayor played detective to catch a thief stealing 18th-century capstones from a village wall. Around 30 stones worth $9,000 went missing over months from a 300-year-old wall along a half-mile road in Rufford. The mayor used a hi-tech tracker and some trickery to solve the case.
Would you ever use an AirTag to protect something unexpected in your community?
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Source: Good News Network https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mayor-uses-airtag-to-catch-capstone-thief/
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