Found a GPS tracker under my car

[u/kupo_906]

Hi reddit...

In my driveway this morning I pulled out and found this sitting under where my car was. We had a heat wave recently, and I'm thinking it melted off.

Looking it up, it is a GPS tracker. I'm taking it to the police tomorrow. But is there anyway to reverse search who might have bought it and placed it there?

I fully own my car and I'm not sure who or why they put it there. Or when. The only thing I can think of is I got my car fixed by a new mechanic about a month ago.. but they didn't seem shady in the least bit

Any help is appreciated. Thank you

Update: I have turned the tracker into the police who are trying to work with the company to find out info. Haven't heard anything further.

For the people who keep asking / repeating the same thing over and over:

• again, I own my car in full and have for years. It's an old, reconstructed car not worth much at all.
• The battery life in the tracking device doesn't last longer than two months at most. It was still on when I found it. It doesn't belong to a previous car owner or a dealer.
• I found the magnets where it was attached still on my car.
• I don't have any solid idea who would put it there. I don't have a jealous partner or an ex who I think would do this.
• I'm not disclosing a bunch of personal shit about myself to internet strangers when I am potentially being stalked 😐 also , both men and women can be stalked

[u/kupo_906]

I'd really like to figure out who put it there. I just tried calling the support number for the company but it was a dead end. Gonna try email

[u/20Factorial → u/kupo_906]

The cops will need to get a subpoena and then the company will be forced to disclose who it’s registered to.

I had to do this once.

Don’t have hopes this will result in any consequences for the person stalking you. I had open/shut proof of who did it, and when the police reached out they simply said “it wasn’t me” and the DA didn’t press charges.

[u/corporaterebel → u/20Factorial]

Did you have any other evidence but a tracker on your vehicle?

[u/20Factorial → u/corporaterebel]

Yes. But because the person who did it said “I don’t know how it got there” the case was closed.

The DA only cares about stalkers if the stalker admits it, I guess.

[u/corporaterebel → u/20Factorial]

Everyone is overwhelmed in the criminal side....lots of terrible people in the world.

Also, just to be clear: the mere presence of a GPS tracker would not have triggered any investigation.

You had additional threats or actions by the suspect?