For the purpose of this first post on this topic I'll focus on the PG County convicted criminal Jason Scott
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I plan to make other posts in this thread I plan to discuss other criminals that used sophisticated tactics. Please feel free to discuss this case or others of it's kind; I'm particularly interested in tips to help the police and citizens deter, detect, capture and prosecute these criminals.
Here's an excellent article: http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/local_news/investigations/inside-a-criminal-mastermind--jason-scott
The video (7min) in that article is actually better because the images in the video adds to the story.
http://www.abc2news.com/generic/news/local_news/investigations/MAIN_Inside_a_Criminal-Mind
Nine (9) home invasions, and 28 burglaries that he's admitted to. He used his access to the UPS database (Landover, MD) to help him target people, he studied crime shows to learn counter-forensic techniques and help him develop his plots and improve his attacks; for example, he carried a police scanner and special tools. He broke into a gun shop (JC Arms, Woodbine, MD) to steal suppressors and guns. These are just some of the techniques and information the police are providing, no doubt he employed other tactics that the police or the media were not willing to reveal in this story. A detailed reading of the case file would be very illuminating.
What can people do? Training and safety. In addition to taking training offered here and by other respected groups, consider adding video surveillance and a silent alarm system; this way the criminal doesn't immediately hear the alarm go off, so the police have a better chance to respond and catch the criminal before they get away.
(I would like to have a more open discussion where we could discuss specific criminal behavior and methods to thwart them; but this being a public thread I know a lot of us are reluctant to speak freely. Would it be possible to have a private thread only for members that can be vouched for?)
I plan to make other posts in this thread I plan to discuss other criminals that used sophisticated tactics. Please feel free to discuss this case or others of it's kind; I'm particularly interested in tips to help the police and citizens deter, detect, capture and prosecute these criminals.
Here's an excellent article: http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/local_news/investigations/inside-a-criminal-mastermind--jason-scott
The video (7min) in that article is actually better because the images in the video adds to the story.
http://www.abc2news.com/generic/news/local_news/investigations/MAIN_Inside_a_Criminal-Mind
Nine (9) home invasions, and 28 burglaries that he's admitted to. He used his access to the UPS database (Landover, MD) to help him target people, he studied crime shows to learn counter-forensic techniques and help him develop his plots and improve his attacks; for example, he carried a police scanner and special tools. He broke into a gun shop (JC Arms, Woodbine, MD) to steal suppressors and guns. These are just some of the techniques and information the police are providing, no doubt he employed other tactics that the police or the media were not willing to reveal in this story. A detailed reading of the case file would be very illuminating.
What can people do? Training and safety. In addition to taking training offered here and by other respected groups, consider adding video surveillance and a silent alarm system; this way the criminal doesn't immediately hear the alarm go off, so the police have a better chance to respond and catch the criminal before they get away.
(I would like to have a more open discussion where we could discuss specific criminal behavior and methods to thwart them; but this being a public thread I know a lot of us are reluctant to speak freely. Would it be possible to have a private thread only for members that can be vouched for?)
