She used an AirTag to bait thieves. It worked!

Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies were called for a report of mail theft. This was not the first time the woman's box was hit.

She decided to take matters into her own hands and mailed herself a package containing an Apple AirTag, a tracking device that can be used to help people find their personal items through a Bluetooth signal. 

Her mail was stolen Aug. 19, according to the Sheriff’s Office, including the package with the tracking device. The woman showed deputies that she was able to track the package to the 600 block of East Sunrise Drive in Santa Maria. Deputies found the woman’s mail, including the package with the AirTag along with items that were probably stolen from more than a dozen additional victims, according to the Sheriff’s Office. more