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Serial Burglar Caught on Webcam

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the watch-what-you're-doing dept.

Metatron writes "The BBC is reporting about a serial burlgar caught after images recorded by a webcam were automatically emailed to an outside server. The evidence was made available to the police even though the computer itself had been stolen! This is also discussed on the victims own web site and the local newspaper in Cambridge." From the article: "I was relieved it did what I'd intended it to when I was burgled again. It was nice to catch him in the act - but it didn't stop him from stealing my things."

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  1. He got me by gowen · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was a victim of a Serial burglar once. I didn't have breakfast for four months because of him... /*rimshot*/

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    1. Re:He got me by tehshen · · Score: 5, Funny

      You think that's bad? A serial burglar stole my XP serial number and now I can't validate Windows!

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      Guy asked me for a quarter for a cup of coffee. So I bit him.
    2. Re:He got me by skubeedooo · · Score: 5, Funny
      A serial burglar stole my entire legit CD & DVD collection, but left behind the hard disk full of mp3 'backup copies' behind. For some reason the RIAA/MPAA don't believe me.

      But it's true I tell you!

  2. Note to self... by Traegorn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Note to self: Next time, wear a mask.

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  3. Should have sene his face. by 91degrees · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The webcam made our job really easy," added DS Page. "It was a pleasure to show him the pictures and see his expression when we interviewed him."

    If only they had a camera...

  4. Re:Serial burglar at 19... by Trigun · · Score: 5, Funny

    but a hamburglar doesn't hamburgle, he robbles.

  5. Re:Serial burglar at 19... by pegr · · Score: 5, Funny

    "burglarized"

    burgled.

    The word you are looking for is burgled.

    There is no such word as burglarized.

    A burglar burgles.

    You're absolutely right. I apogle.

  6. Stripy top by willm5 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did anyone notice he had a stripy top on? What do you suppose happened to his mask, and bag with 'swag' written on it?

  7. Re:Techical info by GPLDAN · · Score: 5, Funny

    Way to go, Duncan. You earned your Slashdot street cred for the year. Not only did you bust him, you used Linux AND Python to do it. Double word score. That's at least good for 200 meta moderation points. The only thing preventing the trifecta and instant Hall of fame induction is that you didn't PGP encode the email as it left the server.