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This Man's Epic Ploy to Catch Package Thieves Red-Handed Is the Ultimate Act of Vigilante Justice
IJR ^ | 12-18-2018 | Madison Dibble

Posted on 12/19/2018 2:17:56 AM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com

Mark Rober was one of the 11 million Americans who fell victim to package theft, but unlike most victims, he had a plan for when the robbers tried to strike again.

Rober was first alerted to the package thieves by his home security system. He knew a package had been listed as delivered, but it never arrived. He checked his home security footage and found that a couple had stolen it right off his front step.

"If you've ever been in a situation like this, you just sort of feel violated," said Rober.

When he brought the security footage to the police, he was told it was not "worth their time" to investigate a package theft, leaving Rober feeling "powerless."

Being an engineer who worked on the Mars rover, Rober decided there had to be a better way to get revenge on the thieves.

So he got to work building an epic device that would, if nothing else, ruin the day of the package thief while on camera.

Rober built a decoy package.

Inside the package, he placed four cameras and a tracking device so that he could catch the thieves in the act.

But as Rober already knew, the camera footage wasn't going to do anything for him. So he decided to have some fun with it. He created a sensor that would trigger a cloud of fine glitter to douce the thief.

And just to make sure that the glitter wasn't the only thing they would have to deal with, he also had the sensor trigger the release of a "fart spray" stink bomb.

All Rober had to do next was wait for the package to be stolen — and hilarity ensued.

Several thieves were covered head to toe in glitter only to be sprayed with a stink bomb.

Watch: VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=130&v=xoxhDk-hwuo

Rober had so much fun with his vigilante justice that he even lent the device to his neighbor so that she could hit her package thieves, as well.

Hopefully, these thieves will take this experience as a reminder that bad things happen to bad people.


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KEYWORDS: fartsprayallergies; glitterlungdisease; ied; lyinginwait; oneweirdtrick
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1 posted on 12/19/2018 2:17:56 AM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Package Thief vs. Glitter Bomb Trap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=130&v=xoxhDk-hwuo


2 posted on 12/19/2018 2:18:31 AM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

He worked on the Mars rover. That makes the people who stole from him rover Rober robbers.


3 posted on 12/19/2018 2:25:46 AM PST by dangus ("The floor of Hell is paved with the skulls of bishops" -- St. Athanasius)
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Sounds like the copper kettle caper.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgYbogp1Ha0


4 posted on 12/19/2018 2:37:52 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Schumer delenda est.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
kettle clapper
5 posted on 12/19/2018 2:39:28 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Schumer delenda est.)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

This guy could really hurt these thieves if he wanted to. They should consider themselves lucky.


6 posted on 12/19/2018 2:45:26 AM PST by Dick Vomer (2 Timothy 4:7 deo duce ferro comitante)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

>When he brought the security footage to the police, he was told it was not “worth their time” to investigate a package theft, leaving Rober feeling “powerless.”

It’s not worth my time to pay their salaries. He should run for mayor and fire them, like Sonny Bono did.


7 posted on 12/19/2018 3:04:34 AM PST by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (Reverse Wickard v Filburn (1942) - and - ISLAM DELENDA EST)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

I could leave a package on my doorstep for a year and no one would touch it. Then again, I don’t live in Chicago.


8 posted on 12/19/2018 3:08:25 AM PST by thoughtomator (Number of arrested coup conspirators to date: 2)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Glitter? No. Bank dye packs - yes!


9 posted on 12/19/2018 3:10:48 AM PST by mad_as_he$$
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
the Ultimate Act of Vigilante Justice

Hardly.

10 posted on 12/19/2018 3:25:22 AM PST by tomkat
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To: mad_as_he$$; tomkat
Substitute 'fart spray' with 4 lbs of Comp-4 really extra stinky fart spray and you wont have to worry about those robbers again.
11 posted on 12/19/2018 3:36:40 AM PST by Delta 21
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Who was filming inside the car and other scenes?


12 posted on 12/19/2018 3:41:25 AM PST by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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To: mad_as_he$$

Glitter is evil & insidious. If the residue from making one poster stays in your life for years, how long will the bomb contents last?

Probably for life.It gets everywhere. You only see it when the light hits just right. Shoes. Car. House. Closet. Fridge.
Cat. Dog. Vacuum all you want. Shower. Launder. You will never get it all. Your dentist will look at you funny and just hope you don’t need to give a stool sample.


13 posted on 12/19/2018 3:42:11 AM PST by reformedliberal
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
I did something like this 20 years ago with my deer stand. It was a plastic 35mm film case filled with orange paint and powered by a 12 gauge shotgun shell with the shot removed.

My neighbor, who leased his land for deer hunting, modified his briefing to hunters about crossing fences by removing the "wink and nod" and adding "crazy son of a bitch".

Note to BATF: The alleged device was destroyed by chop saw and act/oxy torch many years ago.

14 posted on 12/19/2018 3:43:07 AM PST by Feckless (The US Gubbmint / This Tagline CENSORED by FR \ IrOnic, ain't it?)
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The 4 phones were set to film wide-angle and send to the cloud.


15 posted on 12/19/2018 3:55:55 AM PST by reformedliberal
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Glitter is evil

amen !

16 posted on 12/19/2018 4:00:12 AM PST by tomkat
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To: sodpoodle

“Who was filming inside the car and other scenes?”

The 4 cell phones inside the device.


17 posted on 12/19/2018 4:10:58 AM PST by ltc8k6
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

I congratulate Mr. Rober for his ingenuity but makes himself a target should the thieves or their posse return to address from whence they stole the package. An exploding package rather than a glitter fart package would negate my concerns, however.


18 posted on 12/19/2018 4:15:08 AM PST by bkopto
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And a tracking device to locate the package after depoyment....brilliant.


19 posted on 12/19/2018 4:24:59 AM PST by V_TWIN
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With this guys technical and engineering skills he could’ve devised a really nasty devastating device.


20 posted on 12/19/2018 4:27:00 AM PST by HighSierra5
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