[ale] OT: To catch a thief

David Tomaschik david at systemoverlord.com
Wed Sep 5 16:57:03 EDT 2012


Battery-powered WAP + wardriving?

This can be powered via USB:
http://www.amazon.com/ZyXEL-Wireless-Pocket-Travel-MWR102/dp/B005WKIKA0/ref=sr_1_3?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1346878585&sr=8-3&keywords=portable+router

USB power can be via one of those rechargable battery packs.

David


On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 1:51 PM, Robert L. Harris
<robert.l.harris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have a camera on the front of the garage as of a couple weeks ago but I
> don't know all the kids in the neighborhood.
>
>  I'd like though to be able to track the device to the house, knock on the
> door (with a cop next to me) and ask for Mom/Dad and explain the kid has my
> radio.  Just a picture of them in the vehicle might not go far, having proof
> they have the device in their possession would go much farther if I have to
> go legal.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 2:46 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Motion sensing camera followed by a visit to the parents.
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Robert L. Harris
>> <robert.l.harris at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >   I'm betting we have some kids in the neighborhood that like to go down
>> > the
>> > street at 3AM and open any car doors that are unlocked and steal
>> > anything
>> > not nailed down they can pawn.  It's happened twice,  the second time
>> > snagging the radio out of my softtop jeep.  i want to catch them and
>> > either
>> > hand them to the cops who can't catch them currently.
>> >
>> >   I'm annoyed enough at this point I'm willing to put a $50 radio in the
>> > jeep that looks pretty enough (flashing lights?) to get their attention
>> > but
>> > I need a way to track it.  I would love to find some form of wifi
>> > transmitter or such I can put inside the case of the radio that I can
>> > pick
>> > up with an android wifi tracker or something along those lines.
>> >
>> > Any thoughts?
>> >
>> >
>> >
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