[clue] OT: To Track a Thief?

[Robert L. Harris]

I have the Camera but as you said, it doesn't necessarily prove they took
anything, at least not as well as having a homing device in
their possession they can't explain.



On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Dan Kulinski <daniel at kulinski.net> wrote:

> What about setting up a webcam with some motion detection software?
> You can remove the IR filter and then use an IR spot light to light
> the area.  This way you can get photographic proof.  Of course you
> don't really catch the thief red handed at that point.
>
> Dan
>
> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 2:40 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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> >
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