Air tag in rental - Saint Martin

My family and I got to saint martin on sunday and rented a car from hertz on the dutch side. Just about an hour or two ago my sister got an alert on her phone that there was an air tag with us. None of us have ever owned an airtag. We were near a police station so we pulled in and had them check it out. We kept pushing the button for it to beep and we could clearly hear it under the steering wheel or at least around it. The police told us to call hertz but no one answered since it is so late. Where we are staying there is a security guard at all times so they told us to let them know. We looked around forever and couldn’t find it even though we could hear it. The police were nice but they weren’t much help or there really wasn’t much for them to do? So we told the security guard and he seemed to take it seriously so that made us feel better. It looks as though this has happened once before to two female travelers here but I can’t find anything else on it. Has anyone heard of this happening? We just want to make sure we aren’t in danger. I was thinking maybe it could be hertz but don’t they have their own gps system? They would not use an airtag. My dad is and has always been very diligent about locking the car. I saw a story in the US that people rent it before and put it in and then steal it after. Idk what are y’all’s thoughts? We are going to call hertz tomorrow morning and if it isn’t them, which is most likely, we will take it back and hopefully the police will take it more seriously. ALSO! We tried to deactivate it but it wouldn’t let us because it had to be right next to the phone. We tried to get our phone as close to the beeping sound as possible but it didn’t work. Anyway, we have six people with us so i doubt it has anything to do with targeting us and not the car or the belongings in the car. The house we are staying is also gated so we are double protected lol. --- **Post Details:** - **Subreddit:** r/travelhacks - **Author:** u/WildEquivalent2586 - **Score:** 5 upvotes - **Comments:** 8 - **Posted:** 7/12/2025