Between 2 and 3am on May 24th, 2002, I went outside onto my veranda (really just the front steps) to have one last cigarette before going to bed. I saw someone trying to break into a car down the street, so I went inside and grabbed my Sony DV cam to see if I could get him on film.

When I got back, he was breaking into a car across the street and I began filming using the camera's 'Night Shot' feature. I was standing under a bright light and was clearly visible while doing this, but he kept going about his 'business'.

After about a minute I called the police. While I was waiting, this guy started walking down the street. I followed about 100 yards behind and watched as he tried car after car, looking for stuff to steal I guess. He finally found one he liked, and broke its window. The car alarm went off, forcing him to move on.

I heard a car speeding down the street. It was the police. They were making a left turn and about to go away from where this guy was, so I hopped into the street (hopping because I was still in slippers) and I pointed the direction of the guy.

Long story short, I gave a copy of the video to the police and later the prosecutor's office. I'm guessing they used it against this guy. Good for him.