Thompsonites are sick and tired of break-ins to their vehicles, but Stephen Allen has gone one step further.
Allen has installed a security camera to watch his property at all times - and as it turns out, the camera's been helpful at catching prospective thieves in the act.
On Sept. 1, Allen was talking to his neighbour. The neighbour asked if Allen's vehicle had been rummaged through, and Allen responded that neither he nor his wife had noticed anything out of place.
However, upon viewing the footage from his security camera, Allen was able to see somebody - "in a hoodie, not very tall" - trying to get into one of the cars in his driveway aroung 4:30 that morning. The would-be thief was unsuccessful, and nothing was taken, but that's little comfort for Allen.
"This is the second time this has happened to me and my neighbours," said Allen. There was another break-in to Allen's car earlier this summer, also at night, and though there were two people working together in that occasion, the footage taken by the camera that time was too dark to be useful - prompting him to purchase and install a motion light. Allen notes that though the light helped illuminate the prowler for the camera, it wasn't enough to deter them from trying to enter the car.
Allen has advised the RCMP of the incidents, but is not optimistic that anything will be done.
