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Police Busted When Tracking Device Found On Car
uh oh notes a story from Down Under where a police investigation came to a screeching halt as a man being investigated by the police found tracking devices in two of his cars, ripped them out, and listed them on an auction site. "Ralph Williams, of Cromwell, said he found the devices last week in his daughter's car, which he uses, and in his flatmate's car after the cars were seized by police and taken away for investigation."
Police have neither confirmed nor denied they placed the devices.
...followed shortly by...
A Trade Me spokesman said the listing was removed yesterday afternoon "at the request of the New Zealand Police".
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Well, it is a very well-documented legal fact that possession is 9/10 of the law.
Therefore, all the man has to do to be in the right is provide the police with 10% of the proceeds from the sale.
Reminds me of when my brother was arrested for siphoning gas from cars ... and after the judge found him to be innocent, he was allowed to collect his siphoning gear back from the evidence locker.
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He should have attached the devices to helium balloons and set them aloft.
Er... Why?
Glue them to a bus. Best of all a long range one. Or a delivery van.
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The police won't admit or deny they placed them. The owner of the cars most certainly own them.
I would've attached them to a police car, though. Or a public bus. Or some kid's tricycle.
Or a police car.
Or hide them somewhere near the police station and then re-activate them.
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I would have tied them on to a long distance lorry.
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Or even better, put each of them into separate packages, mail one to China and one to America.
Would love to see the police phone bill after that ^_^
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I would have mailed them to Nigeria or someplace where the roaming charges are quite high.
MPH? MILES Per Hour? Why would the New Zealand police have their tracking system set to that old thing?
Usually the lists are maintained by the police (in Denmark, at least), so that would be a moot point. Forking over a small amount of money to get a compatible cable, then blanking the IMEI and replacing it with one from an old phone that you then reported stolen, however... :)
Glue your arch-nemesis to a bus? Remind me never to become your arch-nemesis...
Naw, glue 'em to a 747 and watch the cops go nuts when they see it moving at over 400 MPH...
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Actually on a second though the most fun is a post van.
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Or flush it down a fast intercity train's toilet in a waterproof bag. Watch them try to chase it at 120 mph.
-b.
Then again, maybe it's stamped "Property of New Zealand Police. Removal prohibited". One never knows.
;)
Or more likely, based on the article: "Not Property of New Zealand Police, we don't even know about it. Removal prohibited by order of New Zealand Police"
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Nope. You want to confuse the piss out of the cops. find where you can apply the trackers to that will be incredibly random. Taxicab is the best choice as they go all over with no real pattern. A large stray dog is also fun.
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Or to a different country. Roaming charges bitch!
OnStar is a useful system to have in case your vehicle gets stolen. Problem for GM is their cars are so bad that noone will even steal them.
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So, if you legitimately practice witchcraft, that's ok? Looks like the sort of law that would need a bit more fleshing out.
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Attach the device the police officers wifes car and watch him have to explain to his wife why there is a tracking device on her car that reports back to her husbands cellphone! :)
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In the minds of most police, they are not subject to the law. They ARE the law. Just ask the next one you see on the street (and hope he has a sense of humor). Personally, I would have driven to the officer's house on numerous occasions while sending him messages about "the operation" and finally telling him "the cheeseberger is ready to be fried."
You'll have to be more specific I'm afraid, I still can't tell which party that is.
... So some cop watching the console suddenly sees the trackers heading out to sea, until it disappears when the cell signal fades out. hahaha
Might even be a spit-take in the police station.
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A city bus is another good choice; some might switch routes from day-day, making an apparently random set of non-random patterns, as well as driving the cops bonkers if they try to tail the car based on the location data -- "we couldn't catch up, this bus kept getting in the way.."
I also like the idea of driving to the mall and putting them on someone else's car, as well as putting them on a neighbor's car, which might never get found since the car would keep returning "home".
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