Webcam Crimefighting
An enterprising nerd who was wondering where his Netflix deliveries were going decided to use a webcam to keep an eye on his mailbox... and caught a neighbor stealing his inbound DVDs. The outcome? A $750 fine and enrollment in a first offender program. Mail theft is a federal crime in the US, so the guy got off pretty lightly.
I had a similar problem with one of my old neighbors, who was putting their overflow garbage on my lawn on garbage day. Back then, the City of Toronto had a 5 bag limit (biweekly), and because I only generated 1 bag, they thought they could put their excess garbage on my side without asking me (how they could come up with that much garbage still befuddles me). I used a webcam to collect some evidence, but I was finally home one day and caught them red handed. After that, they put their overflow on my other neighbor's lawn.
I had a similar problem with one of my old neighbors, who was putting their overflow garbage on my lawn on garbage day. Back then, the City of Toronto had a 5 bag limit (biweekly), and because I only generated 1 bag, they thought they could put their excess garbage on my side without asking me (how they could come up with that much garbage still befuddles me). I used a webcam to collect some evidence, but I was finally home one day and caught them red handed. After that, they put their overflow on my other neighbor's lawn.
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