Go ahead and take bets on how much time will pass before the tsunami of cash unleashed by Citizens United ends up in the pockets of a Watergate-like cast of break-in burglars, wiretap experts, surveillance magicians, and cyberpunks.
Over the past few years, criminal markets have evolved, leading to dramatic changes in burglars' targets".Years ago, you'd see a man in a pub selling CDs," says Eric Phelps, a detective in London's Metropolitan Police.
We've been warned for years that social media updates posted while on vacation would draw in burglars.
In August, a burglar in West Virginia broke into a house and stole some diamonds, but before fleeing the scene he decided to check his Facebook page.
The month before, 72-year-old Louisiana woman joined her son in thwarting a burglar in their home.
A SenseCam is a black box about the size of a cigarette pack which contains an infrared system — "same as in a burglar alarm," Bell says.
But they have skills, like building car engines, cracking safes hanging upside down after drinking two Cosmos, and putting "the cat in cat burglar".
A SenseCam is a black box about the size of a cigarette pack which contains an infrared system—"same as in a burglar alarm," Bell says.
In 1989 in New York, a burglar tried to break into a Middle Eastern restaurant, and actually almost succeeded.
