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Then the system would have a record that you (the bounty hunter) had had contact with the stolen item (the bike). You might get away with it once or twice but

by abraae 5y ago

Then the system would have a record that you (the bounty hunter) had had contact with the stolen item (the bike). You might get away with it once or twice but as a habitual thief this creates quite a trail of evidence about you.

teachrdan 5y ago
The guys described in the article weren't exactly rocket scientists. And the cops only intervened because the tag's alarm was going off right in front of them while the writer showed them the device info on their screen. It's easy to imagine that, if the thief--who may not even be the store owner--had immediately destroyed the tag, the cops would never have intervened and the guy would never have found their scooter.