Dashcam / vehicle break in

I'm running an inexpensive Aukey 1080 cam in the Raptor and my other car. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072FGL63X/?tag=fordraptorforum-20
70 dollars now but regularly it goes on sale for around 50. I'm looking to upgrade to a Blackvue 750 or the 900 but as of now I'm in no hurry.

I have wireless Reolink IR outside on my Raptor. Motion recordings. Let them come! I have Lucille ready.

I'm a big believer in dashcams, been running a Blackvue (2ch) on my last three cars. I use them because I live where there's a huge number of uninsured people, some of whom are well known to purposely cause accidents to claim neck or back pain and sue. Or sometimes a fender bender comes down to a he-said she-said and the video could help me avoid a liability or wrongdoing scenario.

But any camera (Ring/Nest/Alexa/etc.) can only serve as a deterrent to getting broken into, they serve zero function as a tool to prosecute someone who broke into your truck or stole a package from your porch. You might live in a special place where this is not true, but for 95% of us, the police will not even look at the video/pictures, they just file a report if you're lucky. It's different if there was violence against a person of course, maybe a pet, but not if they broke into your raptor, there's too much crime and not enough manpower to devote to what is considered petty crime.

Blackrapt said:

I have wireless Reolink IR outside on my Raptor. Motion recordings. Let them come! I have Lucille ready.

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According to the cops, someone in a nearby house tried to do exactly that, and the thieves shot at the guy. Lucky he isn't dead, ran back into the house.

Blackrapt said:

I have wireless Reolink IR outside on my Raptor. Motion recordings. Let them come! I have Lucille ready.

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I have insurance with a $50 deductible, -0- f's given, take what you want, come in my home, different game.