A pair of AirPods helped uncover how a stolen car ended up crushed at a scrapyard in Milwaukee. The revelation led to felony charges against a tow truck driver accused of selling the vehicle for scrap.
The case was first reported by TMJ4 and detailed by reporter Ben Jordan. It has sparked questions about how vehicles can be scrapped with limited proof of ownership and whether state laws should require more documentation before a vehicle is destroyed.
For Teon Thomas, the discovery came too late to save his car. By the time police tracked it down, his gold Volkswagen had already been crushed and added to a pile of scrap metal…