How social media and a helicopter helped track a stolen car

Lucy Stone
Updated February 18 2017 - 8:02pm, first published 8:00pm
The ute, pictured before it was stolen, was found after a day-long search. Picture: Jemeeka Garwood
The ute, pictured before it was stolen, was found after a day-long search. Picture: Jemeeka Garwood

A family has used a private helicopter and the power of social media to track down an allegedly stolen car through Ravenswood and Newstead over a day-long drama that was described as “like something from a movie”.

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Lucy Stone

Lucy Stone

Local government reporter, The Examiner