I had an AirTag recently stolen off my luggage at the airport. I know there's no way I'm getting it back - I can still see it pinging from the thief's house across the country. I'm not really keen on leaving it in my list of "My Items" in Find My, but I'm the spiteful type, so I'm reluctant to remove it from my account as that will release the Pairing Lock and allow the thief to pair and use it themself. Does anyone know of a way to hide the AirTag so it doesn't show up on my list anymore but still keep the pairing lock in place?
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Just keep pinging the device with the noise in the early hours of the morning 
Seriously, why not report it if you haven't? The Police may well follow it up on the grounds that a thief may well have a cache of other stolen goods.
Seriously, why not report it if you haven't? The Police may well follow it up on the grounds that a thief may well have a cache of other stolen goods.
As above. Why have you not reported it to the Police?
But in answer to your question, they can’t be hidden from the app AFAIK.
But in answer to your question, they can’t be hidden from the app AFAIK.
Haha! Police won't hunt down your $1600 iPhone - they sure as hell won't waste any time on a $29 AirTag.
I'd leave it there. Eventually Apple will come out with a trick to transfer ownership of these things. Then send it to a burly friend that lives local to the thief so they can retrieve it for you (provided the battery hasn't died yet)
I'd leave it there. Eventually Apple will come out with a trick to transfer ownership of these things. Then send it to a burly friend that lives local to the thief so they can retrieve it for you (provided the battery hasn't died yet)
call airport security at that airport, let them know, and give them the location.
if someone has stolen an air tag, they've probably stolen other things, or will in the future.
If the airport has a recent history of things going missing, knowing which house one of those missing things went to might help others recover their stuff, Or prevent others having their stuff stolen in the future, since that person probably won't be working around the airport much longer.
state borders?
unless the thief's home and the airport are in different states, then the crime happened all in one state. Just because the victim leaves the state after the event, doesn't make it "across state lines"
if someone has stolen an air tag, they've probably stolen other things, or will in the future.
If the airport has a recent history of things going missing, knowing which house one of those missing things went to might help others recover their stuff, Or prevent others having their stuff stolen in the future, since that person probably won't be working around the airport much longer.
state borders?
unless the thief's home and the airport are in different states, then the crime happened all in one state. Just because the victim leaves the state after the event, doesn't make it "across state lines"
How was the tag attached to the luggage? Was it packed somewhere inside the bag or attached externally?
Yes, do that. Can you record yourself doing it though, please. Something to help the police identify your killer.