Daniel Kerr had been showing off the car when police turned up – after following the tracking device’s signal.
A thief who stole a £44,000 Range Rover was caught by a tracking device in the victim’s purse.
The Apple AirTag led police to an Airbnb flat where construction worker Daniel Kerr had been showing off the vehicle to colleagues. A £1,200 Gucci baby changing bag and other designer accessories, including the purse, were also recovered.
Kerr, 32, admitted stealing the Range Rover and other items after breaking into a house in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, on July 7 last year. Hamilton Sheriff Court heard on Friday that Kerr, of Durham, was staying in the area while working on a supermarket construction site.
Rebecca Clark, prosecuting, said: “The housebreaking victim told police her stolen designer purse contained an AirTag. Officers were able to locate this at an address in Stewart Street, Bellshill.
“Kerr’s work colleagues told them he had gone out around 2am and returned with a quantity of designer bags, saying ‘Look at my new Rangey’. The vehicle and other stolen items were recovered.”
Kerr also admitted spending £50 at a local shop with the victim’s bank card and robbing a man of his wallet outside a pub in Motherwell shortly before the housebreaking. Kerr, originally from Kilmarnock, has a long list of previous convictions.
In mitigation, his lawyer said: “He had settled down with a partner and two young children and was in employment. He thought he’d turned the corner and is scratching his head as to why he got involved in this offending.”
Sheriff John Speir jailed Kerr for two years
Source:Daily Record
