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Need help catching a car burglar

rudeguy

rudeguy

Lifer
I park my car right next to the back door of my house. Its literally 5' away from the door. Someone has decided to start going into my car at night and I want to catch them. I would much rather they run away than me have to deal with them but I'm fine with either outcome. BUT either way I need what happens to be on video.

So my options are:
Replace current switched outdoor light with motion sensing light, mount a separate camera.
Replace current outdoor light with a combo motion light/camera.
Replace current outdoor light with combo motion light/camera and separate alarm to wake me.

For any of these options I would want them to be timed. I assume most cameras now have motion sensing options. I would prefer that the setup be as easy as possible. I also have cable internet, so I have a dynamic IP address.


Thoughts?
 
Could be a neighbor. You don't want him to see you installing the camera outside. You'll have to put the camera some place discreet.
 
feralkid said:
Move out of the ghetto.
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I live in a nice neighborhood. My first thought is its probably some punk teenagers, in which case I would probably just set up an air horn or something to mess with them. But if its some junky that has decided my street is his bank account, then I would have to deal with it differently.
 
I would just lock my car. A criminal doesn't want to smash the window and set off an alarm near your home, where you might emerge with a gun.
 
Ichinisan said:
Could be a neighbor. You don't want him to see you installing the camera outside. You'll have to put the camera some place discreet.
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Deterring the act is even better than me catching them. I'm not out for revenge, I just want my stuff left alone. I don't care about the loose change and gas station sunglasses they took. I care about my property not being violated.
 
Build a garage around it.

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rudeguy said:
Deterring the act is even better than me catching them. I'm not out for revenge, I just want my stuff left alone. I don't care about the loose change and gas station sunglasses they took. I care about my property not being violated.
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Then lock the fucking doors.
 
rudeguy said:
Deterring the act is even better than me catching them. I'm not out for revenge, I just want my stuff left alone. I don't care about the loose change and gas station sunglasses they took. I care about my property not being violated.
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Well, they're a lot less likely to come back after they think you have footage that can identify them. I like the motion-capture floodlight + camera idea.

How about a motion-activated floodlight *in* the car? If you could delay activation long enough so it goes off while the thief is rummaging around, it will freak him the f*ck out. You'd want to make sure you don't drain your battery though.
 
leave a bunch of gun magazines (the kind you read), maybe a gun manual (like one you get when you buy a gun), maybe a few empty casings, a a target or 2 (showing like 2 shots in the chest and 1 in the head) in the the car.


oh! or trap a bobcat or something and put it in your car with no food.
 
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I would put some corn starch into an envelope with a printout of an article on anthrax. Stick a couple dollar bills so that the stick out the top of the envelope to make sure he picks it up.
 
pontifex said:
leave a bunch of gun magazines (the kind you read), maybe a gun manual (like one you get when you buy a gun), maybe a few empty casings, a a target or 2 (showing like 2 shots in the chest and 1 in the head) in the the car.


oh! or trap a bobcat or something and put it in your car with no food.
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I like both of these ideas :thumbsup:
 
Set up something so when they open the door, many many angry bees are released.

Or, ya know... security camera + lock the doors.
 
Belegost said:
I would put some corn starch into an envelope with a printout of an article on anthrax. Stick a couple dollar bills so that the stick out the top of the envelope to make sure he picks it up.
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Then he'd sue you for the mental distress that thinking he was infected with anthrax caused him along with the hospital bills incurred when he went to get himself checked for it.
 
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