AirTag in money bag helps track down suspects in armored truck heist

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A boxed AirTag on display at the Apple Store George Street on April 30, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Apple's latest accessory, the AirTag is a small device that helps people keep track of belongings, using Apple's Find My network to locate lost items like keys, wallet, or a bag. Photo credit (Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images)

(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- An Apple accessory to help find lost keys has helped law enforcement put two people behind bars and recover hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen cash.

It's the Apple AirTag -- a tracking device.

And federal authorities say when an armored car was robbed outside a Jewel store in Homewood Tuesday morning -- and more than a million dollars was taken -- they were able to track down the stolen money bags because there was an AirTag concealed in one of those bags.

On Wednesday, two men -- 26-year-old Devonte Davis and 18-year-old Darrell Singleton -- were arrested at a home in Chicago's Calumet Park neighborhood.

Authorities say one of the men was wanted for another armored car robbery last fall.

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One of the suspects who robbed the armored car in Homewood. Photo credit U.S. Attorney's Office, Chicago
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The second suspect Photo credit U.S. Attorney's Office, Chicago

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