Don't go to the Richmond man's house if you're looking for your iPhone.

Key Highlights :

1. ABC13 first shared a story earlier this week about because of what the homeowner calls a glitch on the "Find My iPhone App."

2. The ordeal has now gained national attention since airing Tuesday, but Apple still hasn't responded, or at the very least said whether they will look into the matter.

3. Fort Bend County Sheriff Eric Fagan, who saw ABC13's report, said he was so shocked and concerned that he informed his patrol units and dispatchers, just in case anyone called about the address.

4. Still, he says it is a tech issue and the software giant needs to step up and do something.

5. "Apple needs to do more about this," Fagan said. "Please come out and check on this. This is your expertise. Mine is criminal and keeping our public safe here in Fort Bend County."

6. Fagan added that Apple doing nothing puts a family's safety in jeopardy.

     Richmond dad's story about years of strangers falsely tracking their lost iPhones this his doorstep. Now, a sheriff is stepping in.

     Eyewitness News first brought you a Richmond dad's story about years of strangers falsely tracking their lost iPhones this his doorstep. Now, a sheriff is stepping in.

     Derek Pearsall says he's been getting calls from people all over the country who have had their iPhones tracked down to his house.

     "I think it's hilarious," Pearsall said. "I get a lot of people from out of state."

     Pearsall says the first time it happened, someone called him from out of state and said their iPhone had been on his porch for days.

     "They were hysterical," Pearsall said. "They were like, 'What do I do? I don't know what to do.' "

     Pearsall says he's received about a dozen calls like that since the beginning of the year.

     Richmond County Sheriff Richard Jones says he's been getting calls about the same thing.

     "It's been a big problem for us," Jones said.

     Jones says the sheriff's department is working with Apple to find a solution.

     "We're trying to get Apple on board with this so that we can track these devices," Jones said.

     Pearsall says he's not sure how the strangers are tracking his iPhones, but he's not going to stop using them.

     "I'm not going to stop using my phone because of this," Pearsall said. "It's just kind of a funny thing."

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