A North Carolina woman says police didn’t help her find her stolen wallet despite knowing its exact location. She's currently down $1,500

“I go into my driveway. My car is gone,” Owens said.

Luckily, her husband found the stolen car abandoned close by. Dash cam video revealed someone broke into her car that morning. The thief left the vehicle on the street, but got away with her wallet and keys.

Altogether, Owens told WRAL that she had lost $1,500 after taking into account everything that was taken.

Owens was able to track her phone and keys

Owens said she soon realized she had a tracking device in her wallet and, with it, could determine its location, presumably along with her stolen keys.

“‘Look, I’ve got it right on my phone,” she said when she called the police. “This is where my stuff is at. And I’ve also got the gas station where these guys used my card.”

The information was not enough for the police to retrieve her stolen items. And after filling out a police report, she told Moneywise that authorities only got back to her about 12 hours after the WRAL story aired.

According to Owens, the investigation was still ongoing. The Police visited the gas station where her card was used, but the business did not have any working security cameras. Police also could not depend on her tracker to find her stolen wallet and keys because it led them to a multi-home dwelling and the tracker could not specify which apartment it was in.

Moneywise reached out to the Raleigh Police Department for further updates, but it did not receive a response in time for publication.