Wednesday, May 6, 2009

SpyCam Story #527 - Cereal Intruder

Australia - A mystery intruder has been plundering cereal and sleeping on the couches for weeks at one of Sydney's marketing agencies...

Even more peculiar, was the absence of large amounts of cereal - about six bowls a night - from the stocks in the office kitchen, and evidence that the showers had been used...


While the company hires creative people to promote clients' brands, it was a moment of genius from the woman who runs the kitchen that snared the unwanted visitor. She came up with the idea of hiding a camera in a cereal box...

The camera was linked to a computer and activated by motion sensors, snapping clear photos of the intruder on his next visit and emailing them to staff...


They showed the man slipping into the office via an overhead ventilation panel (the office is on the building's fifth and top floor) and then leaving via the fire escape...


"He was a particularly neat guy. He'd come in at 4am, have breakfast - and it was a hearty breakfast, six bowls - clean up after himself, shower and then leave.


"He'd made his home here.'' (more)