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Apple AirTag leads to suspected motorcycle thief’s arrest in Leesburg

David Ray Allison
David Ray Allison

An Apple AirTag tracking device led to a suspected motorcycle thief’s arrest in Leesburg.

The Leesburg Police Department’s dispatch received a call from a man on Sept. 2 who said his motorcycle had been stolen in Tallahassee. The man said the motorcycle was at a residence located in the 1900 block of Angel Fish Loop in Leesburg.

The officer who was sent to the house where the AirTag indicated the motorcycle was located, met with the resident of the house who consented to a search of the property. The officer did not find the motorcycle at that house. However, the officer spoke to a neighbor which led to a tip regarding the suspected sighting of the motorcycle. That tip led to the identification of a suspect, 46-year-old David Ray Allison of Lexington, Ky. He claimed he had purchased the motorcycle from an ex-girlfriend in Tallahassee for $200. He could not produce a bill of sale nor did he have title for the bike. The motorcycle was found in a garage and had been disassembled into several parts. The vehicle identification number had been scratched off, but Allison had the license plate which matched that of the stolen motorcycle.

Allison showed the officer text messages on his phone which indicated he bought the motorcycle from someone named “Trent,” who had disassembled the bike so it could fit in the trunk of a car.

Allison was placed under arrest on charges of dealing in stolen property and possession of altered property. He was booked at the Lake County Jail where bond was set at $6,000

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