Re:Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves
by rtkwe on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @12:39PM
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That was for the first one though, where all he had was a random persons face, way harder to actually track that person down. For the later ones like the car and even more so the apartment/house it's a much easier case so they might have actually bothered because they can directly link the theft to an actual ID through the plates/address. Even with that the chances they'd bother is medium to low but it's much more likely given the amount of data Mark could hand over.
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But is it there actually a crime in this case if the owner intended for the package to be stolen (of which there is also video evidence)?
Not anywhere near a lawyer but I think the same theory applies here as with bait cars, cops intend for them to get stolen but it's not an issue. The person is still doing something illegal.