i have recently been the victim of theft, several times over the last 3 months.. the first time, it was a nice riding lawn mower, unchained, disappeared at nite.
second time it was a riding lawn mower, and a push mower, chained to a tree with good thick chain. thief brought bolt cutters this time, at night . backed the truck or van up thru the back yard.
the area is in back of an office, which is out of view of the street, and unlit at night.
the police are helpless.
i am sure the thief is nearby, as the area is well hidden from the street. he knows the area and can access it without arousing suspicion, and probably does a drive-by before driving up the neighboring business driveway right-of-way entering from the rear..
is there an inexpensive lo-jack system i can purchase that would lead me to the thief in the event that he would return again and take the BAIT lawn mower?? do investigative agencies ever use these???
this is a repeat thief who has targeted this particular property in the past years, breaking in and getting coins, a pistol, and some smaller items., and returns periodically.
i am investigating a computer camera system, motion detector, with a delay of the "lights on" mode for some quality pix, but i would like to find out where the merchandise is being stored, as he seems to be upgrading his theft rate as of late, and might recover all my own and others belongings .
if you are experienced in this type of surveillance and location, i need your help.
any ideas??
appreciatively, tom
