{"id":22635,"date":"2022-12-11T22:09:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T22:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/11\/iowa-stalker-arrested-for-hiding-three-airtags-in-victims-vehicle\/"},"modified":"2022-12-11T22:09:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T22:09:42","slug":"iowa-stalker-arrested-for-hiding-three-airtags-in-victims-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/11\/iowa-stalker-arrested-for-hiding-three-airtags-in-victims-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa stalker arrested for hiding three AirTags in victim’s vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An Iowa man has been arrested for AirTags<\/a> stalking a person he mistakenly believed he was married to, in yet another case where Apple’s tracker is used for criminal activity. <\/p>\n

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Carl Steven Shawver of Bettendorf, Iowa, was arrested on Saturday and charged with stalking and the unauthorized use of GPS. The 63-year-old was caught multiple times misusing AirTags to track down a woman, in an unusual stalking<\/a> instance. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On December 5, court documents state a person was alerted by their smartphone that their movements were being tracked, in what sounds like Apple’s anti-stalking notification<\/a> feature in action. An AirTag was discovered on the person’s spare tire, which they took to West Des Moines Police. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Shawver visited the police station the next day to try and find the victim, reports<\/a> Keloland.com<\/em>. He claimed that the victim was married to him, and that he had placed the AirTag on the vehicle as he believed they were having an affair. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The claims of marriage were not true, as the two never had a relationship to begin with. The victim also reportedly blocked Shawver from calling or messaging them. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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With the first AirTag in police custody, a second was discovered on December 7, after the victim received another notification that they were being tracked. This time, the AirTag was discovered in a wallet within a plastic sandwich bag, again on top of the spare tire. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A third was found not long after, yet again following the tracking notification. Using a mechanic shop lift to check under the vehicle, the AirTag was found wrapped in plastic an din a plastic case, attached to the subframe. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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With all AirTags in evidence at the station, a police officer saw Shawver in his vehicle at the station’s parking lot. Later, during a traffic stop by the officer, Shawver tried to claim he had agreed with the victim to meet at the station. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The man was taken to Polk County Jail on a $3,000 bond, with a preliminary hearing set for December 19. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The story is the latest to involve Apple’s tracking device, which in early December became the target of a lawsuit<\/a>. The legal complaint accuses Apple of producing an unsafe device due to the potential for it to be used for stalking, and claims Apple’s safeguards are “inadequate.” <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n