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

Re:Indiana man charged with theft for removing police tracki... by zik on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:53AM (#21603135)

Since you don't know whose tracker it is maybe the best thing to do is "lose" it again. Drop it down the nearest drain so you can plausibly say you never saw it and it must have fallen off.

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Re:Indiana man charged with theft for removing police tracki... by nordsieck on Friday November 22, 2019 @01:03AM (#21603196)

> Since you don't know whose tracker it is maybe the best thing to do is "lose" it again.

Often, knowledge of surveillance almost completely diminishes its effectiveness. If you know your car has a tracker on it, the police won't get anything useful out of it, because you won't drive to any place you don't want the cops to know about.

Leaving it in place also has the advantage that you don't alert the police that you know about the surveillance.

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Re:Indiana man charged with theft for removing police tracki... by dmurray on Friday November 22, 2019 @04:23AM (#21604106)

You might need to go to those places, though, and not have alternative transport.

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Re:Indiana man charged with theft for removing police tracki... by FeepingCreature on Friday November 22, 2019 @02:57AM (#21603701)

Is it legal to put it on your neighbor's car?

After all, you're not spying on him.

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Re:Indiana man charged with theft for removing police tracki... by L0stRegulator on Friday November 22, 2019 @03:10AM (#21603768)

Or let it ‘drop off’ on an area of private property with a video camera on it. See who comes looking for it.

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Re:Indiana man charged with theft for removing police tracki... by 1024core on Friday November 22, 2019 @03:20AM (#21603819)

Or attach it to a semi truck that does cross-country trips.

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