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Originally Posted by Brudda*Termite
Yep. Record him and give the video or photos to law enforcement, they'll fix him right up. Had that problem here a few years ago, ironically with a Gen 5 Camaro, college kids home for summer. Stealing people's flags, lighting up their tires. Got good video and handed it to the sheriffs, problem solved...
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In most locations, the police can't "do" anything with recorded footage - they have to witness the act themselves. If the person that shot the footage wants to sue the person in civil court, that's their right but it likely won't go anywhere.
When it comes to recordings, there has to be a chain of custody maintained, and very seldom can it actually be done. For example, with dash cams, you absolutely can NOT touch the footage in the camera in any way - you have to surrender the entire thing to the police so they can establish chain of custody of the content.
I've been down this road, so I understand where many limitations kick in.
Now... On the other hand... If you happen to live in a more rural area and have any sort of relationship with one or more of the local police, they would likely be willing to at least give the guy a lot of attitude and keep an eye on him around town. Basically, they wouldn't be able to do anything directly, but they can bust him for trivial stuff and make his life difficult... All within the limits of the law, of course.
I've been down this road as well. My town is patrolled by State Police (we really don't have a local force) and they don't take any attitude from anyone that they don't want to. I stopped in to Town Hall one day to chat with whomever was there about some behavior in my neighborhood that I thought was a little questionable. One of the officers gave me his cell number along with directions on how to reach out the next time I saw it happening. One call, one visit to my neighborhood, problem solved. Even though they're State Police, their view is "not in MY town" because they actually live where they serve.