DanDenver
Getting comfortable
I enjoy your updates on this matter. Thanks.
If I worried about criminals coming after me because of what my cameras recorded, I wouldn't have them. Why install cameras and report crimes to the police if you're afraid of the criminals? You might as well huddle in your home and hope no one kicks down your door one day. I think you'll find that most people on this site would agree with that sentiment.This was an interesting read. Looking forward to doing more research on how to set up LPC to start.
I've always wondered, with witness type things is there any fear of these guys coming after you for turning them in? Or is that also a pretty big crime?
Great work!!
I am still waiting to hear back from the D.A. concerning the Grand Jury hearing.@wtimothyholman - any update on the court/trial and any update on trying the pulsating white light
I am still waiting to hear back from the D.A. concerning the Grand Jury hearing.
As to the camera illumination, I think I will have some favorable results to show soon. I am still experimenting with lenses and LED power.
I expect to have an update on the illuminator very shortly. As to the court case, I was at a Community Advisory Meeting last night at the local police precinct. One of the guest speakers was an assistant district attorney, and she talked about the long delays in getting defendants to trial. I mentioned to her how long it had been since the preliminary hearing, and she said that it was not at all unusual given the case backlog from COVID.Any update on the court case or the illumination device?
A final report on this crime: today the District Attorney's office allowed the two catalytic converter thieves to plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of theft and vandalism. Both received a one-year suspended sentence, with restitution for my neighbor's out of pocket expenses.
My neighbor across the street is furious about this outcome. She is contacting her insurance company so that they will be aware of what happened, and perhaps pursue this further in civil court to recover their costs to replace her converter (twice!).
Overall, it's a disappointing but not unexpected outcome. It will at least make an interesting post on Nextdoor.
Thanks for the update.
Unfortunately it was the outcome probably most of us expected.
Our system is so messed up that they can basically be free, and probably have been free for awhile, to continue their stealing ways.
What is particularly frustrating is that that one of them was a convicted felon carrying a gun when they were arrested with my neighbor's catalytic converter. That should have resulted in a mandatory prison sentence. What happened instead was that the gun charge was dropped, and the felony burglary and theft charges downgraded to misdemeanors.Thanks for the update.
Unfortunately it was the outcome probably most of us expected.
Our system is so messed up that they can basically be free, and probably have been free for awhile, to continue their stealing ways.
That pisses me off! That always happens, the liberal DAs drop the gun charges. But if it was a conservative holding some criminal at gunpoint, they would be charged. They piss and moan about 'gun crime' and needing more laws, but don't enforce the ones we have.the gun charge was dropped