A Calgary contractor, fed up with having his building materials stolen, used Apple AirTags to track down more than $10,000 worth of exterior house trim that was lifted from a job site this week.
Pierre Dumont, owner of Pierrefect Contracting Inc., said a shortage of building material has led to a rash of building material thefts in Calgary. He said it happened to him twice in a two-week period this summer.
“We don’t get paid enough to supply the material twice,” said Dumont. “It’s hurting us quite bad.”
Dumont decided to act. He bought several AirTags, hiding them among his packages of siding and
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