[ale] OT: To catch a thief

Robert L. Harris robert.l.harris at gmail.com
Wed Sep 5 17:37:53 EDT 2012


My current camera takes 6 shots about 2 seconds apart so I'll get them
entering frame, opening and entering the vehicle.  I'm trying to get
zoneminder working but it seems to want something called "cambozola" which
I'm not finding in ubuntu.

Robert


On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> Entering the car on your property is enough for a trespassing.
> Take some pics of the approach, the entry the exit and lastly a flash
> shot to let them know they've be seen.
>
> Or just hook up a garden hose to the motion sensor and get a shot of
> them getting wet :-)
>
> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 5:19 PM, Robert L. Harris
> <robert.l.harris at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I'd go through that motion, etc as needed but I wouldn't want to tip my
> hand
> > the device is tracked until we were ready to go in.  Just having a
> picture
> > of them in my vehicle though wouldn't justify a search warrant I'm sure
> > unless I had some proof they actually took it and most times things are
> > small enough to go under coats or in pockets quickly.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 3:09 PM, Jeff Hubbs <jhubbslist at att.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> IANAL but I think the cop would need a warrant; the evidence from
> >> camera/tracker/etc would be plenty justification to get one.
> >>
> >>
> >> On 9/5/12 4:51 PM, Robert L. Harris 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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