[ale] OT: To catch a thief

[Robert L. Harris]

This is about the idea,  the gps version needs a power supply to run.
 Something like a portable hotspot that is battery operated I can wardrive
would work great but again, it needs to be small enough I can put it inside
something.


On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 2:57 PM, David Tomaschik <david at systemoverlord.com>wrote:

> Battery-powered WAP + wardriving?
>
> This can be powered via USB:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/ZyXEL-Wireless-Pocket-Travel-MWR102/dp/B005WKIKA0/ref=sr_1_3?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1346878585&sr=8-3&keywords=portable+router
>
> USB power can be via one of those rechargable battery packs.
>
> David
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 1:51 PM, Robert L. Harris
> <robert.l.harris at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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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