After saving a child from a sudden carjacking situation, the Find My iPhone app becomes a life-saver. Thanks to Apple's popular built-in feature, police officers could locate the child before anything bad happened to him. 

[VIRAL] Find My iPhone App Saves Kid From Car Jacking! Here's How It Helped the Police
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The carjacking happened in Atlanta, Georgia. The Atlanta Police Department shared how they were able to rescue Jessica Moore's child from the carnapper.

"The suspect was taken into custody without incident. The suspect who has been identified as Darius White (DOB 11/83) was charged with Kidnapping, Cruelty towards Children, and Theft," said the police department via its official Facebook post.

Find My iPhone App Saves Kid From Carjacking

In the footage posted by the City of Atlanta Police Department, one of the involved officers quickly went to the location that the Find My iPhone app showed to them.

[VIRAL] Find My iPhone App Saves Kid From Car Jacking! Here's How It Helped the Police

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After reaching the place, he instantly ran towards the weirdly parked card and pointed out his weapon. They pinned down the car napper and took him into custody.

Thankfully, the boy was unharmed. According to ABC News' latest report, the incident happened on Monday, Apr. 4. Jessica Moore, the mother of the nine-year-old kid, explained that she left her car running with her child in it.

Suddenly, the man in the green shirt jumped into the vehicle and drove the car off, together with his son. As of the moment, the main motive of the man is still unknown.

Now, how did the Find My iPhone app help the successful retrieval operation of the Atlanta Police Department?

How Find My iPhone App Helped the Police?

The Atlanta police officers explained that Moore had approached them to get some help. She used her Find My iPhone app to locate her vehicle's location, hoping that the criminal and her child were still in the car.

After authorities used the acquired information, providing the essential details to the Georgia State Patrol, Fulton County PD, as well as the Fulton County Sheriff.

With the help of the GPS information, the Atlanta Police Department successfully located the exact position of Moore's vehicle.

If you want to see further details about the latest incident involving the Find My iPhone app, you can watch the footage below.

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