Someone taped a commercial locator under their bumper and then waited at the house it led them to.
The device was a standard consumer tracker sold in retail stores. It was attached under the bumper of their sport utility vehicle without their knowledge. Once it was in place, it reported the vehicle's position through a consumer location network that millions of phones already participate in. The people who placed it did not need the couple's name, their mail, or a public records search. They needed access to the parked vehicle long enough to tape a small object underneath it.
They followed the signal to a private driveway. When the couple pulled in, two men moved. The woman opened her door and was pulled from the passenger seat. Almost at the same time the man was pulled from the driver seat with a gun pressed against him. They were forced toward the garage. An alarm sounded inside the house and the attackers fled. Investigators later found the tracker still taped under the vehicle. The charges included armed kidnapping and armed burglary.
For a small business owner whose vehicle sits in a lot, at a job site, or on a street while they work, the same placement window exists. The vehicle is often registered to a home. The tracker does not care. It only needs to ride along until the home appears on the map. High value inventory in the cargo area, a commercial plate, or a logo on the door only makes the parked vehicle more interesting to someone shopping for a target.
They did not look up an address. They attached a device that made the address drive itself home, then they stood in the driveway and put hands on the people who lived there.
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