[ale] OT: To catch a thief

[Robert L. Harris]

I have a camera on the front of the garage as of a couple weeks ago but I
don't know all the kids in the neighborhood.

 I'd like though to be able to track the device to the house, knock on the
door (with a cop next to me) and ask for Mom/Dad and explain the kid has my
radio.  Just a picture of them in the vehicle might not go far, having
proof they have the device in their possession would go much farther if I
have to go legal.



On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 2:46 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> Motion sensing camera followed by a visit to the parents.
>
> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Robert L. Harris
> <robert.l.harris at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >   I'm betting we have some kids in the neighborhood that like to go down
> the
> > street at 3AM and open any car doors that are unlocked and steal anything
> > not nailed down they can pawn.  It's happened twice,  the second time
> > snagging the radio out of my softtop jeep.  i want to catch them and
> either
> > hand them to the cops who can't catch them currently.
> >
> >   I'm annoyed enough at this point I'm willing to put a $50 radio in the
> > jeep that looks pretty enough (flashing lights?) to get their attention
> but
> > I need a way to track it.  I would love to find some form of wifi
> > transmitter or such I can put inside the case of the radio that I can
> pick
> > up with an android wifi tracker or something along those lines.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> >
> >
> > --
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