Police recovered a reported stolen vehicle with an assist from Cupertino Monday morning.

In an incident that unfolded on Capitol Hill around 11:15 AM Monday, a law enforcement officer following the car with the victim as his passenger alerted the East Precinct that they had tracked the stolen 2006 Chrysler on I-5 to Capitol Hill.

According to East Precinct radio dispatches, the car was taken from a postal carrier who was using the vehicle to deliver packages Monday morning when it was stolen somewhere off Hill. Apparently unbeknownst to the car thief, along with the packages in the car, the victim’s iPhone was also onboard.

Using the phone’s tracking app, the officer and the victim were able to track the car to Harvard and Pine where East Precinct officers arrived and stopped the vehicle. We’re working to confirm any arrests. The vehicle was recovered at the scene.

UPDATE 1/3/2017: SPD has posted a brief on the incident and confirms that two people were arrested and booked for investigation of auto theft:

Officer Uses iPhone App to Locate Stolen Car, Suspects Arrested