Deputies Use 'Find My iPhone App' To Locate Stolen Car

ROCHESTER HILLS, MI — A joy ride could land three Rochester Hills teenagers in hot water with the Oakland County Sheriff’s department. Deputies were called to a home in the 800 block of Lynhaven Court Sunday night shortly after 9 p.m. on the report of a stolen car.

A 26-year-old Rochester Hills resident told deputies he left his 2012 BMW convertible running and unattended in the driveway. When he walked out of the house, he found his car missing and called police.

The victim’s iPhone was in the car when it was stolen. Deputies used the “Find My iPhone app” to locate the BMW, which they found in the parking lot of a church near the intersection of Avon and Rochester roads.

Deputies saw two boys walking away from the church and stopped them. Police interviewed the teens and identified a third suspect, who was later taken into custody at his home.

All three teen boys, ages 15, 16, 19, were released after they were interviewed at the sheriff’s office sub-station. An investigation into the incident is ongoing.

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