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SUV stolen from Toronto driveway shows up 50 days later — AirTags tracked vehicle from Canada to Middle East, offering glimpse into shipping routes used by car thieves (www.cbc.ca)
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SUV stolen from Toronto driveway shows up 50 days later — AirTags tracked vehicle from Canada to Middle East, offering glimpse into shipping routes used by car thieves::A Toronto man used location tags to track his stolen GMC Yukon from a rail yard in the GTA to a used car lot in the United Arab Emirates. But despite calls to several police services and the help of a private investigator, he's no closer to getting it back.

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[–] kautau@lemmy.world 135 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Andrew received a picture taken from inside a police car, parked near two containers sitting on a railcar. "It's definitely in one of those containers," the officer said in a series of text messages viewed by CBC News. But the York officer said they didn't "have the authority to open the containers." Instead, they directed Andrew to the railway's private police service.

Andrew said CPKC police didn't respond to the scene that night and the train carrying his truck took off soon after. "That's the pinnacle of the frustration," Andrew told CBC, "knowing that it's still here, but it's about to disappear."

CPKC spokesperson Terry Cunha declined to discuss the incident, but said in a statement the railway "works with federal, provincial and local law enforcement agencies executing a number of strategies to identify and recover stolen vehicles."

Someone’s palms are real greasy here

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 65 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"Wait, you expect us to actually do our job :( "

It's a PRIVATE police service, the PUBLIC police force shouldn't have to ask anything from them and should be laughing in their face as they're opening containers.

[–] SomeKindaName@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

They should need to get a warrant, but that doesn't sound too hard in this instance.

[–] shasta@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Yep and judges don't work nights. Nothing for the police to do in this instance except wait for the next day... And then it was gone.

[–] OozingPositron@feddit.cl 20 points 10 months ago

>AirTags tracked vehicle from GTA to Middle East, offering glimpse into shipping routes used by car thieves

Dammit Yusuf!

[–] RainfallSonata@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Who does he expect is going to pay to ship it back to him?

[–] variants@possumpat.io 26 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I guess the insurance company?

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 14 points 10 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Using Apple AirTags he had hidden in the vehicle, Andrew tracked the 2022 GMC Yukon XL to a nearby rail yard, then to the Port of Montreal, and ultimately to a used car lot in the United Arab Emirates.

CBC News has agreed to conceal Andrew's full name and identifying details, as his family fears reprisals for fighting back against the thieves.

Andrew's extraordinary efforts provide a rare glimpse into an overseas shipping route used by criminals amid Canada's auto theft epidemic.

Parked in the driveway, their SUV's steering wheel was bent inward — the anti-theft lock still secured — and the driver's seat was set further back than usual.

CPKC spokesperson Terry Cunha declined to discuss the incident, but said in a statement the railway "works with federal, provincial and local law enforcement agencies executing a number of strategies to identify and recover stolen vehicles."

Wade said in an interview it's "alarmingly common" for criminals to move stolen vehicles in containers on trains or trucks, then to export them to the Middle East, Europe or northern Africa.

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[–] Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 9 points 10 months ago

Oh… the middle EAST! I first read that as Middle Earth and wondered if Sauron was up to his old tricks again.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

[off topic?]

https://www.cnn.com/2015/12/14/us/terror-truck-lawsuit/index.html