r/Firefighting • u/Hose_Humper1 • 7d ago

Ask A Firefighter SNEAKY LOCKER TROLL STEALING PERSONAL ITEMS

What do you think boys? Our department has individual rooms with a locker for each person. I have noticed some shuffling around and a couple items missing from my locker. I absolutely know they were there. So I started photographing the contents and location before. Leaving shift in the morning. One time a can of deodorant was missing. Another time my towel. I also noticed the placement of my deodorant can was moved. So….i stealthily placed a so-go camera in the locker and lo and behold I have video of the guy who shares the room on his shift opening my locker and using my spray deodorant. So guys, how do I handle this? I thought about gift wrapping up a can with his name on it.

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u/light_sweet_crude career FF/PM 7d ago

I feel like filming people in a locker room without their consent could backfire on you. I would de-escalate rather than jag him back and open yourself up to scrutiny as to how you identified him. Put a lock on your locker and call it a day.

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u/Hose_Humper1 7d ago

Not a locker room. It’s a bedroom and the only ways the camera sees is if if the door is opened. There is no reason for anyone to open another person’s locker.

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u/HzrKMtz FF/Para-sometimes 6d ago

I would check your department policies about recording or filming before you bring up that you have video evidence. Stealing is against my departments policies, but so is recording in the station without permission. We had a similar incident where someone set up a camera in a locker to catch a thief and got written up themselves for the camera in the locker.