Thieves Are Using Wildlife Cameras

The scheme often starts with spotters checking out cars at local shows. When they find the make and model they need to steal, one of them will craftily hide a magnetic tracking device on the classic car. That allows them to find where the vehicle is being stored so they can then stake out that location.

That’s when these criminals will put up wildlife cameras around your property. It might sound bizarre, but these crafty individuals use the cameras to figure out when you usually come and go from your house, determining when it’s likely you’re not home but your classic car is.

Interesting.

I've heard of thieves finding out what you have by following people on Face Book etc. Post up pics of your cars, motorcycles etc and then tell everyone your going on vacation for a week. Come back and your stuff is gone.

People also use yard and garage sales to scope out what people have and come back later as well.

that is one nice thing about having a garage like mine.
it's a virtual "death trap" that changes almost daily, due to all the "stuff" that makes you do contortions just to get through the "aisles" .
and in order to make the vehicles disappear, it would take half a day to clean all the "stuff" out of the way just to get a path for the vehicle to squeeze through.

It also helps not having anything worth stealing.

that too geetar !

Attaching a tracking device to a vehicle in Florida without owners permission is illegal.

But the thief's should understand, if they think they are the only ones who can "craftily hide a magnetic tracking device", they likely are either stupid or arrogant or a bit of both.

Since when do thieves worry about doing something illegal? I don’t get your point. Doing illegal stuff is what thieves do.

You would think that would go without saying, but...sadly the world has gone insane. Has Flynt, MI been providing all the bottled water for the country?

OMG......I am laughing so hard at this fool I can barely keep the iPad on my lap. Seriously!!! LOL! ......’that can’t happen...it’s illegal’! Take your brain back to dollar store for a refund.

Ok! this made me laugh............thank you

It must pay pretty well for all the time watching and putting up stolen cameras and tracking devices for what is usually a crime of opportunity.

think that may be for repo guys

Thank you.

I want to make sure if I'm going to steal a car I want to do it legally.

some owners here install tracking systems on there cars so they would be able to relocate them in case of a theft

Carsten

Attaching a tracking device to a vehicle in Florida without owners permission is illegal.

Yeah, because a thief won't do that because it's illegal and it's bad to steal.

Typical Moparts herd predictable shortsightedness, I'm used to it.

For those bright enough to have any imaginative foresight, the illegality of attaching an illegal tracking device is, not so much deterrence, it's that at that point, while the car is still safe, and in your possession, the thieves have crossed a de facto legal trip wire, which allows immediate legal enforcement actions, including possible incarceration ( its harder to steal a car when locked up in jail last time I checked), their intentions start to appear very obvious, and therefore suggesting extra precautions be put in place, like adding your own tracking device if one is not already in place, adding better surveillance, and/or greater security. If attaching a non authorized tracking device was not illegal, the above would be somewhat less prudent, it that it might just be a jealous spouse, boyfriend, etc. and need no special attention.

While you guys are laughing, include one for yourselves, I've already had mine.

Are the “savvy” thieves making the easiest profits off stealing vintage Mopars?

My North Korean masters tell me to stick to
planting ransomware on hospital records systems
or stealing Bitcoins from insecure computer wallets.

I would try some easy score on a Hemi convertible,
but if I mess up
I will be publicly executed by anti-aircraft cannon.

What is the wisdom of Moparts on this matter?