Tips/Techniques LEGAL non harming booby traps for thieves

[trevj]

Oh yeah. There are no Legal booby traps that you can put out (although i have some opinions about illegal ones!)

I honestly believe that the end of Rule of Law, will result in the absolute disappearance of a large number of the so-called 'problem child's'

 

[1018Machine]

Oh yeah. There are no Legal booby traps that you can put out (although i have some opinions about illegal ones!)

LOL, a retired cop up the road from me told me to line the top of the fence with razor blades

 

[Chicken lights]

But around here the police won't act on it

Personally, I find the whole theft and shop lifting apathy disgusting.

It's not just theft/shoplifting - had a minivan smash into the back corner of the truck 6-7 years ago. Went to the accident reporting centre per instructions. I asked what the other driver would be charged with. Right from the horses mouth they said it was a waste of time to charge them, the courts would likely throw it out anyway. Begs the question then why bother reporting it

Had another truck driver push a car into me a couple years before that. Truck driver had a photocopy of a MB drivers license and said he was getting his real one in Montreal that week. At one point I watched an officer climb into the passenger seat, then upon exiting, full on two hand slam the door shut in I'm assuming frustration.

But again, never heard if they got charged with anything

 

[historicalarms]

Chicken is right, I have a locomotive horn hooked to the air system in my shop and I can guarantee you that no one is staying in that building when that thing is activated. Its been in my shop for 15 yrs or so and has never been activated by anyone but me when I test it....why is that when pretty much every neighbor I have has had a break-in but not us....I think I can answer that...anybody that drives by my place and looks in with intention of scoping out what is available is looking directly at my target bank that gets used regularly here so targets always visible. I think they see that and say "man Im not messing with that guy".

And ya the neighbors know when the cannon's go off...even the ones that live 2 miles away. And again they are parked prominently in the front yard (wife's favorite yard ornaments) so may have a bit of "deterrent" value.

 

[Engmaxx]

 

[Junque]

Compressed air or C02 canister powered "bear spray" nozzles with wide angle tips mounted on all four sides with independent motion detector initiation for each side?

 

[Dan Dubeau]

A while back I saw a post about bear spray that contained UV dye for personal protection. Perhaps a simple misting setup of water with UV dye, might be a deterrent. Nobody likes unexpectedly getting sprayed with anything, and while harmless, would help identify at a later point whether they were the culprit or not.

 

[Tom Kitta]

How about disguise for the truck - have large posters adhesive on the sides that for the night say "Temu tools dealer"?

 

[BaitMaster]

How about disguise for the truck - have large posters adhesive on the sides that for the night say "Temu tools dealer"?

A common suggestion has been for me to buy Ryobi instead of Milwaukee

But even with what they stole I still have way too many Milwaukee tools/batteries to switch. I’m quite stuck in the system.

I did do some shopping today.

 

[canuck750]

A couple weeks ago a creep walking down the lane behind my shop keyed a friends one year old Corvette. My security camera got a great video of him. A person down the lane caught him on their cell phone. My friend found this asshole wandering down a lane and while videotaping him confronted this jerk, he wasn’t phased, challenged my friend to hit him so he could press charges.
All the evidence was given to Edmonton Police, they shrugged, suggested my friend call his insurance company, his deductible is $2000 and he isn’t going to make a claim.
there are no consequences for so called ‘minor’ crimes.
No wonder people turn to illegal means of retribution.