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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. Re:British Court system is FAST! by Sandor+at+the+Zoo · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    For those that don't RTFA, the burgler broke into his flat on Feb 4th, 2005 ... and was sentenced 11 days later on Feb 15; the Brit's don't mess around!

    Yeah, but if the guy who set up the webcam had actually been in the house and tried to stop the burglar, he'd be the one in jail, at least until recently.

    It looks like someone hit Britain with a clue stick, finally. UK law lets homeowners kill intruders

  2. Re:He got me by RangerRick98 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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

    Aye...they're always after me Lucky Charms!

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  3. Re:*giggle* by geoffspear · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Right. We Americans all know the proper term is "burlgerificationized."

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  4. Re:Serial burglar at 19... by gowen · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Do you do this for other perfectly good verbs?

    Do American thieves thieverize?
    Do American rapists raperize?
    Does American pirates indulge in piratisation?

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  5. Re:British Court system is FAST! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    The Brits also don't use the apostrophe to make a plural. I mean, if you're gonna write Brit's, why don't you write picture's?

    It's a good thing we're not British, 'cuz I'd send your ass to jail for that!

  6. Re:Serial burglar at 19... by I8TheWorm · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Here's a newsflash. If drugs were legalized, they would still be potentially addictive, and still cost money. Sugar, coffee, and tobacco don't usually lead to behavior that causes one to lose their job. Alcohol, on the other hand, sometimes does, especially when the person becomes addicted.

    I really can't see how legalizing drugs would keep people from 1) becoming addicted, 2) losing jobs because of their addiction, and 3) resorting to stealing because they can't find work.

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  7. Re:Serial burglar at 19... by emilymildew · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Damn my lack of mod points. That was funny.