Indiana man charged with theft for removing police tracking device from car

Re:Indiana man charged with theft for removing police tracki... by BLKNSLVR on Thursday November 21, 2019 @10:54PM (#21602274)

"They sought warrants to search Heuring’s home and the barn, alleging that there was probable cause that a crime had been committed — that Heuring had committed theft by taking off the GPS tracker. While searching the barn, they found the tracker in a bathroom locker. They also found evidence of drug use: a glass pipe.

A subsequent search, granted by a judge based on the paraphernalia, uncovered bags of methamphetamine, pills, digital scales and a gun. Heuring was charged with drug dealing and with theft."

Smart enough to take the tracker off the car. Dumb enough to keep it on-location with conviction-worthy drug paraphernalia.

Attach it to a hire car. Keep it moving, but as far away from your illegalities as possible, my goodness.

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Re:Indiana man charged with theft for removing police tracki... by ALittleLight on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:18AM (#21602902)

I don't know. Investigators who are willing to stoop to "He stole our tracker" are surely not above exaggerating the evidence they've found.

Why do we even bother with warrants if the police can get around them by tricking you into "stealing" something?

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Re:Indiana man charged with theft for removing police tracki... by x220 on Friday November 22, 2019 @03:05AM (#21603742)

It's so we can have the appearance of rights. Same reason why China has kangaroo courts.

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Re:Indiana man charged with theft for removing police tracki... by really3452 on Friday November 22, 2019 @11:20AM (#21606959)

100% this. Original evidence found was probably planted.

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Re:Indiana man charged with theft for removing police tracki... by xkcd-sucks on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:00AM (#21602758)

On the other hand, any police willing to act so unethically might also be willing to plant evidence out of careerism or pure malice. There is plenty of precedent for both.

Who is to say that the tracker actually was found in a locker, or the drugs and guns? Presumably they already knew where he lived.

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Re:Indiana man charged with theft for removing police tracki... by honestoHeminway on Friday November 22, 2019 @03:10AM (#21603769)

This sort of corruption is usualy ignored, by everyone over a certain age, because we are now hostageable (family and all, you want some quiet times) and out of those fears for your loved ones, comes a little corruption of our own. Its a "If you make sure the subs are safe, i will look the other way" corruption. And this is why those who make sure, the imagined bad guys get it, get off easy.

Want to fix problem at source?

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Re:Indiana man charged with theft for removing police tracki... by mirimir on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:54PM (#21602685)

Better, just leave it on a road somewhere. As if it accidentally fell off. I'm guessing that it was magnetic.

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Re:Indiana man charged with theft for removing police tracki... by rtkwe on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:45AM (#21603086)

They'd key onto that eventually (probably pretty quickly when it never returns to his house for a few days) and just recover and place another.

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