Hi, my iPhone 15 Pro Max was stolen last weekend in Cleveland, OH, USA, and despite erasing the phone info, etc, I can still track it on FindMy and it appears the phone is on the other side of town with it apparently being inside of a car. With the fact I can still track the iPhone, prove it’s mine and can still see where it is, should I aleast try and call the police to try and get it back before going through all the other AppleCare hassle? I will note it is on a very bad side of the city, so I wouldn’t go over there unless I had police with me. I paid it off in-full too.
It wouldn’t hurt to inform police, see if they can do anything if you must. For your own safety though I’d reach out to Apple to get resolved. I have family who have landed in the hospital over trying to get their phone back after it was stolen. Details arent necessary here - but you should ise caution because even if you go get w police they have access to your info & you don’t know what crazy things people could do . It is not worth it, thats what Apple is there for. If you have photos or messages that are completely dire/necessary to retrieve and you haven’t backed up recently - file a report w police but if you can manage elsewise Apple is there for things like this.