Police in Basingstoke investigate tracker mystery

It's after a car had a tracker taped to its underside

Author: Jonathan RichardsPublished 23rd Dec 2024
Last updated 23rd Dec 2024

Police in Basingstoke are investigating after a man found an Airtag taped to the underside of his car.

The device was found (December 20) taped to the Mitsubishi.

Further enquiries have found a rider on a motorbike with no registration number visible approached the vehicle in Trinity Way between 4.30pm and 5.30pm the same day, after the Airtag had been found.

As part of the ongoing investigation, officers are keen to hear from anyone who may have seen anything suspicious in the Trinity Way area in recent days, in particular anyone who may have footage from a doorbell camera, dash cam or CCTV of a motorbike with no visible registration plate visible.

If you find a small device taped to the underside of your car, Police would also like to hear from you as they conduct enquiries.

Anyone with information can call 101, quoting the reference 44240553784.

If you want to check for any unknown devices, you can download apps like Tracker Detect or use Samsung's SmartThings to scan for them.

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