[owenscj21]

Update... Police called today. They confirmed that they did recover prints in the car and they've identified the culprit.

As organized as I thought these are thieves are... someone who's been processed steals a car and leaves prints.

[JMcLellan]

Originally Posted by owenscj21

Update... Police called today. They confirmed that they did recover prints in the car and they've identified the culprit.

As organized as I thought these are thieves are... someone who's been processed steals a car and leaves prints.

Dang, what idiots. Does that make the situation feel a little better?

[Mike F.]

Originally Posted by owenscj21

Update... Police called today. They confirmed that they did recover prints in the car and they've identified the culprit.

As organized as I thought these are thieves are... someone who's been processed steals a car and leaves prints.

Wow - this guy has never heard of "gloves"? You'd think that someone smart enough to figure out how to steal the car would not be that stupid.

[slinkyjynx]

Originally Posted by hlm2c

I would highly recommend stashing some apple airtags or similar devices to that somewhere in your vehicle that is not visible (behind some panels in the trunk or main cabin). That way you have another alternate method to determine the location of your car if MYBMW fails.

Sadly this is a really poor tracking solution. I was really tempted to get one for this exact purpose but it fails for a couple of reasons:

1) if any of the thieves has an iPhone it will alert them that there is an AirTag nearby that may be tracking them.

2) the AirTag itself will start beeping after a short while so the thieves will know where to find it.

I’m fully aware though that a thief KNOWING they’re being tracked may actually be a good security measure in itself but it just isn’t reliable for the reasons above.

[dradernh]

Is LoJack still an option for locating a stolen car? I have no idea if it is (or was) available outside the States.