[hackerspaces] Do your spaces have a theft problem? How do you deal with it?

[Agent 5]

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-Dave Johnson

On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 11:11 PM, John Arclight <arclight at gmail.com> wrote:

> We've had a couple of things go missing, but it was at a large public
> party. Now we put away anything that is small and desirable before we
> open the doors. For the most part, we have nothing of value that can
> be moved without a big truck.
>
> Also, pro tip: Don't leave the donation jar in the bathroom. Someone
> pilfered the change out of our "donation tube" during another party.
>
> We have a pretty small number of key holders, so nobody is worried too
> much about "insider theft."  Our building is also alarmed, which is
> definitely what chased away the thieves that broke into another
> tenant's warehouse.
>
> One thing about cameras: You really need either high-quality cameras
> or a camera at a choke point with good lighting. Otherwise, you'll end
> up with a bunch of useless, blurry pictures of people stealing your
> stuff.
>
> Arclight
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 7:58 PM, ryan martin
> <ryan.jason.martin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > C7 has had it's first major theft recently, with a laptop and a few
> guitars
> > walking off. We are putting up security cameras now in the hopes that
> this
> > will help, but it's really disheartening when it happens.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 12:17 PM, overflo <flo at tekstix.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Have any of your spaces had this problem, and what have you
> >>>
> >>> done about it?
> >
> >
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