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Mon Dec 12, 2022, 09:26 AM Dec 2022

Iowa man accused of stalking victim with Apple AirTags

https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/iowa-man-accused-of-stalking-victim-with-apple-airtags/

Iowa man accused of stalking victim with Apple AirTags
by: Natasha Keicher, Nexstar Media Wire

Posted: Dec 10, 2022 / 05:07 PM CST
Updated: Dec 10, 2022 / 05:26 PM CST

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO-TV) — A Bettendorf, Iowa, man was arrested after authorities say he placed Apple AirTags on a victim’s car to stalk them.

Carl Steven Shawver, 63, was arrested and charged with stalking and unauthorized use of GPS early Saturday morning.

According to court records, on Dec. 5 the victim located an AirTag sitting on top of the spare tire after their phone alerted them that their travels were being tracked with a GPS device. West Des Moines Police took the AirTag and placed it into evidence at the station.

The next day Shawver arrived at the West Des Moines Police Station in search of the victim, who he claimed he was married to, according to an affidavit. Shawver told officers that he had placed the AirTag on the victim’s car because he believed the victim was having an affair at the station, which is why he was at the station looking for them, according to court records.

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Iowa man accused of stalking victim with Apple AirTags (Original Post) sl8 Dec 2022 OP
Great. Morons with AK-47 now have drones and air tags. Wonderful. marble falls Dec 2022 #1
If only we could get them all to airtag a decoy and then we could have fun watching them Baitball Blogger Dec 2022 #2

Baitball Blogger

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2. If only we could get them all to airtag a decoy and then we could have fun watching them
Mon Dec 12, 2022, 11:11 AM
Dec 2022

chase it around the country through a phone app.

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