Monday, April 30, 2007

YouTube Clip Is Arresting Footage

Smile, You’re On (Very) Candid Camera

An Austrian computer store owner in Grieskirchen caught two teenage thieves after he put closed-circuit TV footage on YouTube. Thomas Karer, 45, installed the video surveillance gear after a spate of thefts. It allowed him to film the two teenagers stealing a laptop from his store. The video shows how one of the teenagers kept watch and covered what his accomplice was doing as the second teenager slipped the computer under his jacket. People who saw the video online recognised the pair, told the owner, who in turn alerted the police.

2 comments:

Bart said...

I love the internet age.

david mcmahon said...

Hi Bart,

So does the Austrian shopkeeper!

Cheers

David