Beware of cameras taking your picture especially if you are a thief!!

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http://wlf.louisiana.gov/news/43085

Two Men Arrested for Stealing Game Camera and Equipment

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents arrested two men for allegedly stealing property on Sept. 18 in Rapides Parish.



Agents arrested Ernie Jenkins, 53, of Woodworth, for illegal possession of stolen things. Agents also arrested Kurt Wiggins, 55, of Woodworth, for theft of property.



Agents received information on Sept. 16 from a U.S. Department of Agriculture feral hog trapper that his game camera, external battery pack and camera mount were stolen from a trap site on the Kisatchie National Forest near Woodworth. The camera was marked as being federally owned.



The camera was cellular and was still sending images to the trapper. Agents were able to use these images to identify the person who now possessed the camera.



Agents were able to get a search warrant on Sept. 19 and searched the home of Jenkins where they found the camera, the battery pack and the mount. Jenkins told the agents he bought the items from Wiggins. Agents then went to Wiggins’ residence to arrest him. Both men were brought to the Rapides Parish Detention Center.



Illegal possession of stolen things and theft of property each brings up to a $1,000 fine and six months in jail. Agents seized the camera equipment and returned them to the trapper.
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I've attached and hidden a bunch of tracking devices to some of my more expensive hardware. Cheap ones start at around $25, high end ones retail for $200 or so. Most of them are sold as standalone bicycle trackers, they're pretty small in size and self-contained with no need for external battery. You can easily fit one inside most trail cameras.

Or your bicycle, motorcycle, car, tent, trailer anything you may leave unattended outdoors for a while.
 
We had a trespasser sometime last winter who stole just the memory card out of one of our cameras (must have known he was on it). At least he was honest enough not to take the whole camera.

A shame too, there should have been some good pics on that card.
 
Had one of my cameras stolen on a separate property we own. I mounted another way up in another tree, because thieves always return.

And was pleasantly surprised it was Dad that made the kids put it back. Here the kid is wiping his finger prints off of it.

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They didn’t return the memory card because they didn’t want me to have their picture....

I also have a cellular one too, as above stealing one doesn’t do you much good. You photo was already sent and the one I have has a “report stolen” section in the app.
 
hq said:
I've attached and hidden a bunch of tracking devices to some of my more expensive hardware. Cheap ones start at around $25, high end ones retail for $200 or so. Most of them are sold as standalone bicycle trackers, they're pretty small in size and self-contained with no need for external battery. You can easily fit one inside most trail cameras.

Or your bicycle, motorcycle, car, tent, trailer anything you may leave unattended outdoors for a while.
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mind detailing which devices and services you've used, as well as your results?
 
sota said:
mind detailing which devices and services you've used, as well as your results?
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Tile is the cheapest and simplest but bluetooth only, Tail It+ uses GPS + cellular network and works great. I've also tried Sherlock briefly but it's a bit more expensive and designed specifically for bike handlebar installation. Services around here are pretty cheap, a speed-restricted 4G LTE subscription with unlimited data costs around €4 a month per sim card.
 
hq said:
I've attached and hidden a bunch of tracking devices to some of my more expensive hardware. Cheap ones start at around $25, high end ones retail for $200 or so. Most of them are sold as standalone bicycle trackers, they're pretty small in size and self-contained with no need for external battery. You can easily fit one inside most trail cameras.

Or your bicycle, motorcycle, car, tent, trailer anything you may leave unattended outdoors for a while.
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Got a link to find such a creature ?
 
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