Catch a thief

[Beaver]

I'm looking to the maggot collective for advice on catching a thief.

My wife is part of a performance group, someone is pilfering peoples stuff while they are on stage. My wife has it narrowed down to either herself or the adult offspring of one of the other couples in the group. Her MO is stealing cash. I'd really like to have an exploding dye pack coat her while we get it on video. I've found exploding pepper spray online but that would render the room uninhabitable and may be illegal as well (In Canada). I thought about just a web cam recording the room and set some bait for her. That way when we catch her we will have video proof and could really put the screws to her, especially if she is in possession of particular bills (record s/n of the bait).

This has to be setupable by Friday March 1, the final performance of the year.

What does the collective have?

PS: it was fucking deep in the southern Valhallas today.

[userA]

gsa with three different angles.

and more beaver
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[My Pet Powder Goat]

video and marked bills.

good luck, I hope you snag 'em. thieves suck

[Beaver]

Last year she ripped off (we assume it was the same person but can't prove it) the entire box office take for one of the shows for about $3500.

[userA]

was 5-0 notified? or the mounties i guess?

[mobygrape]

that really sucks.

video sounds like a good plan. Can you use some kind of RIFD tracker like they were using in ski jackets/pants for some time? Not useful if they're just taking bills, but if the MO is to take purses/wallets that might work.

[Beaver]

Ya we called the cops last year but nothing came of it.

She just steals cash. I'm thinking some theft detection powder in combination with video could work well.

http://www.homespy.com/Theft_Detection_Powder.htm

[moose pit]

Rat traps.

[philth]

Last year she ripped off (we assume it was the same person but can't prove it) the entire box office take for one of the shows for about $3500.

I was thinking petty cash but 3500 is real. Hidden cam is great, not sure the point of die packs etc. What an asshole.

[Jethro]

Just about every camera and cell phone out there has a video function. Stash a camera and make sure the location is well lit. Note various large bill's serial numbers and see where that leads you.

[single]

anthrax on the bills.

[Steven S. Dallas]

The below does not constitute legal advice.

Spring gun.

The above does not constitute legal advice.

[Hugh Conway]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-unique-...-/251235443483
http://www.3sisecurity.com/html/rw_SecurityPac.asp

[Art Shirk]

The below does not constitute legal advice.

Spring gun.

The above does not constitute legal advice.

Ah, first year torts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katko_v._Briney

And if the above cancels out the below and vice versa, we may be stuck in some alternate universe in which your advice constitues the best type of legal advice available.

[Danno]

The below does not constitute legal advice.

Spring gun.

The above does not constitute legal advice.

well played, sir.

[Ted Striker]

Four years after the case was decided, Briney was asked if he would change anything about the situation. Briney replied: "There's one thing I'd do different, though, I'd have aimed that gun a few feet higher."

[Crass3000]

Nobody thought cameras were a good idea after $3500 was stolen? Were you guys waiting for her to get more money should you guys have a really good night. No offense but in a situation like this you have to be a little proactive after the first time.

[splat]

Mouse traps.

[Ernest_Hemingway]

Of course, we all remember that title fight at Le Cirque where Ledoux took the belt from Mascart after 20 bloody rounds. After the 12th you couldnt even see the contours of Mascart's face, it was just a bloody swollen blur. He had to spit blood to clear his throat.

What nobody knows is that while these two valiant men were pounding each other and we were screaming ourselves hoarse, some sneaky jew stole the fight purse. I am told they caught him later spending it at Auteuil on the ponies. It did not go well for him.

[Ted Striker]

A friend did something similar to the spring gun. His place and truck had been ripped off a few times, and the cops just said that it was between him and his insurance. So he got and old steamer trunk from a junk store and put a really obvious false-bottom in with a cut-out for what looked like a latch - presumably to access the lower level. Except the latch triggered a spring-loaded bar to trap the thief, a la an old leg-hold trap. Problem was, he used too big a spring. The force this thing generated would easily have broken an arm, and possibly even severed it. Luckily, we never found out.

Hidden camera FTW.

[BmillsSkier]

The below does not constitute legal advice.

Spring gun.

The above does not constitute legal advice.

Katko v. Briney? Heh. . .


Sucks Beaver, hope you catch em.

[DeathVan]

Hire Clarence Beeks

[waxman]

ok, beaver, possibly the greatest purveyor of NSFW on TGR has a "wife" in a "performance" group that may or may not have 3500$ in cash lying around...
dude you own a strip club in the Kootenays don't you? if so spill the beans on the location...

[Caucasian Asian]

I've solved the crime. I know who has been taking the money.

My wife has it narrowed down to either herself or the adult offspring of one of the other couples in the group.

It's your wife. She just wants you to try and find the thief, so that you'll stop thinking it's her.

[Like a Boss]

Post naked picks of your wife so we can be sure she isn't stashing all the cash on her person.

If you do find the thief, please say the words "Oh there is just one more thing..." when you confront them.