Maid's iPad central to busting Bloomberg kidnap suspect

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An armed man who allegedly searched for former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg's daughters and kidnapped a housekeeper was arrested on Thursday, after being tracked down via the victim's iPad.

Joseph Beecher (Left) was tracked via a maid's iPad
Joseph Beecher (Left) was tracked via a maid's iPad


Joseph Beecher is said to have been searching for Bloomberg's daughters, Emma and Georgina, after he broke into the billionaire's Colorado ranch on Wednesday. After using his truck to break open the front gate, Beecher demanded housekeeper Amanda Edinger to tell him if the daughters were on the property.

Beecher, 48, was formerly a handyman working and living at an apartment complex in Craig, Colorado, approximately 70 miles from the ranch.

After determining the daughters weren't on the property, Beecher made Edinger drive to Wyoming, according to court filings seen by New York Daily News. The man also pressured the housekeeper to withdraw cash from an ATM, and told her that he would have killed her if she were a man.

Investigators arrested Beecher on Thursday at a motel in Cheyenne, after determining the housekeeper's location via her iPad. It is unclear whether the Find My network was used, or other methods.

It is unknown exactly why Beecher wanted to get to Bloomberg's daughters, but he allegedly claimed he wanted to "make an international scene." At the time of his arrest, he was armed with a handgun and an AR-15.

The man also claimed he previously attempted to find Bloomberg over the summer, in a search of the local airport.

Beecher has been charged with kidnapping in federal court, but no state charges have been filed against him for the moment.

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  • Reply 1 of 8
    22july201322july2013 Posts: 3,713member
    Has anyone considered whether it's possible for someone to conceal an AirTag on their body? Perhaps hidden in a shoe or in jewelry?

    Can an AirTag be fitted with a rechargeable battery that can be recharged wirelessly, perhaps through some skin?
  • Reply 2 of 8
    RickTMRickTM Posts: 1member
    Has anyone considered whether it's possible for someone to conceal an AirTag on their body? Perhaps hidden in a shoe or in jewelry?

    Can an AirTag be fitted with a rechargeable battery that can be recharged wirelessly, perhaps through some skin?
    a battery will last for about a year, so recharging isn't as important, just put a new battery in. wireless is possible, a coil is simple to add to the wiring, but again, not a big deal since you'd only need to charge once a year, and hopefully future versions will get smaller, and more efficient. I wouldn't swallow one, but yeah, its probably possible if stomach accident doesn't get to the inner wiring or battery, otherwise you'd just die at a very precise location
  • Reply 3 of 8
    22july201322july2013 Posts: 3,713member
    RickTM said:
    Has anyone considered whether it's possible for someone to conceal an AirTag on their body? Perhaps hidden in a shoe or in jewelry?

    Can an AirTag be fitted with a rechargeable battery that can be recharged wirelessly, perhaps through some skin?
    a battery will last for about a year, so recharging isn't as important, just put a new battery in. wireless is possible, a coil is simple to add to the wiring, but again, not a big deal since you'd only need to charge once a year, and hopefully future versions will get smaller, and more efficient. I wouldn't swallow one, but yeah, its probably possible if stomach accident doesn't get to the inner wiring or battery, otherwise you'd just die at a very precise location
    Fair response. However if the AirTag is under the skin, I don't think you'd want surgery every year to replace the battery. So I'm still curious whether a rechargeable battery in an AirTag can be recharged through skin.
  • Reply 4 of 8
    lorca2770lorca2770 Posts: 72member
    Has anyone considered whether it's possible for someone to conceal an AirTag on their body? Perhaps hidden in a shoe or in jewelry?

    Can an AirTag be fitted with a rechargeable battery that can be recharged wirelessly, perhaps through some skin?

    Simply, ask any drug dealer....ROFLMAO
    edited February 2022
  • Reply 5 of 8
    GeorgeBMacGeorgeBMac Posts: 11,421member
    It's becoming a very dangerous place out there for anybody rich, famous or on the wrong side of the political spectrum.  It's filled with nut jobs and radicals carrying AR15s and automatic pistols who make up and follow their own laws.  They see themselves as a one-man army -- and essentially they are.
    jahbladepayeco
  • Reply 6 of 8
    lordjohnwhorfinlordjohnwhorfin Posts: 865member
    I’m surprised he didn’t have security. I’m sure he will now. And he better double this poor woman’s pay.
  • Reply 7 of 8
    GeorgeBMacGeorgeBMac Posts: 11,421member
    lordjohnwhorfin said:
    I’m surprised he didn’t have security. I’m sure he will now. And he better double this poor woman’s pay.

    Yeh, crazy breeds crazy
  • Reply 8 of 8
    ApplePoorApplePoor Posts: 293member
    Texas passed a law saying "anyone" can have a gun with no training or license. What could possibly go wrong??????

    Guns and alcohol should not be together yet most westerns seem to have the shoot out in the bar. 

    We better go get rust bucket vehicles as a disguise when driving....
    edited February 2022
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