WILLIAMSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) — On January 26, 2024, at 1201 hours Williamson County Sheriff’s Office Deputies received a report of a burglary in the 1500 block of Route 37 Marion.
The victim reported that two Bostitch nail guns and a dish sponge were stolen from the residence.
The owner, who has been remodeling the residence, told Deputies he had a suspicion that somebody has been coming into the abandoned property during the past week.
Deputies discovered the homeowner had hidden apple air tags inside some of the stolen items.
Photos of a female inside the residence were captured by a trail camera previously hidden in the residence by the owner.
Utilizing AirTag tracking information provided by the homeowner, Williamson County Sheriff’s Office Investigators responded to a residence on South Third Street in Marion.
Upon arrival Investigators observed a Bostitch tool box sitting on the dash of a vehicle in the driveway.
The victim was contacted and triggered the AirTag to make an audible sound which Investigators could hear emitting from inside the vehicle.
A female, identified as Christie N. Schultz exited the residence. Schultz matched the description of the female from the trail camera images.
Schultz stated the vehicle belonged to her, she obtained the tool in the vehicle from an abandoned residence, and that she took one of the stolen tools into her residence.
Investigators recovered two Bositch nail guns and a dish sponge.
Schultz was arrested and cited for Burglary.
Schultz was transported to and remanded into the custody of the Williamson County Jail.
The stolen items were returned to their rightful owner.
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