Police in Burlington, Vt. say its residents are finding hidden AirTags and other GPS tracking devices on vehicles returning from Montreal.

The Burlington Police Department said last week that it had received two separate reports in the past month from residents who discovered the devices on their vehicles.

The force says the technology is allegedly being placed there by criminals, and is asking anyone who notices a suspicious device on their vehicle to call police.

The warning comes as police forces across Canada are battling rising levels of auto theft, with criminals using increasingly quick and sophisticated methods to track and steal desirable vehicles.

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    3 months ago

    Just out of curiosity, I installed AirGuard on my phone so I’ll get notified if a tag is following me.

    At this point, I suspect a colleague catches the same train to the office from time to time.

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    3 months ago

    Are people stealing cars in the U.S. and taking them to Canada? The article doesn’t really make that clear.

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      3 months ago

      People are stealing cars in Canada and shipping them out of Port of Montreal and Port of Toronto in containers with falsified manifests. reportedly theives are using tracking tags to keep an eye on vehicles they want to eventually grab.