Automatic license plate readers, Instagram captions, and fingerprints.
  • Captain Janeway@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I hate how much effort is put into property damage but when my house was broken into or when my friends truck was stolen, the police did nothing.

    It’s also disturbing how hard it is to be anonymous. Crime or not, it gives me the creeps that anyone could probably track me down if they wanted.

  • futatorius@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Yeah, pretty basic opsec is not to drive to the crime scene. And don’t bring anything with you that is not essential to the mission and which might get dropped and be used as evidence.

    Wear cheap sweats and a ski mask. Dispose of them all as soon as you can. If cars are involved, use fake plates. Better yet, use bicycles and ride as much as possible off paved roads. And don’t ride straight home.

    • mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      30 days ago

      Even better, wear loose generic clothes like a long black skirt and a baggy long sleeve shirt.

      Investigators can narrow down suspects by using security footage to measure things like femur or forearm length. Baggy clothes make this much harder to do, because you can’t see exactly where the joints are. It introduces a lot of reasonable doubt that your defense lawyer can use to tear apart any video evidence they present.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      1 month ago

      And you can get a cheap used bike as well.

      I’m not condoning crime, but if you’re going to do it, give yourself the best chance of avoiding capture.