Overview

• The Jaguar E-Pace was stolen from outside Mia Forbes Pirie and Mark Simpson’s Brook Green home on June 3 despite two factory immobilizers and a concealed AirTag
• After officers gave no clear plan to act on the live location data, the couple tracked the vehicle to a residential street in Chiswick and moved to recover it themselves
• Thieves managed to bypass the car’s built-in immobilizers but left the hidden AirTag intact, and the owners later used a security software provider’s service to remotely unlock the vehicle
• A Metropolitan Police spokesperson confirmed the investigation remains ongoing and officers met the couple on June 10 to gather further evidence
• London recorded 33,530 motor vehicle thefts in 2024 with a sub-1% rate of positive outcomes, highlighting persistent challenges for law enforcement