Stolen camera live still streaming from burglar's home in Milwaukee
Burglars may have gotten more than they bargained for when they targeted a Milwaukee home last week.
The two men snatched thousands of dollars worth of tools from the house near 74th Street and Silver Spring Drive. They apparently also unwittingly grabbed a security camera that is still transmitting from their kitchen table.
The security camera captured the moment two thieves early last Monday stole that camera along with tools from a home being rehabbed. The real estate broker saw the whole thing.
"Somebody picked up the camera and said what is this? And then they bagged it, not knowing that it's still active," said Realtor Erica Winship, of Premier Point Realty.
Because the house was vacant, after the burglars kicked the front door open here they spent some time inside. But it's what happened later that could lead to their arrest.
"They took around $8,000 in tools. They also took a camera that was hidden, which they did not know would operate pretty much anywhere, so it's operating on their dining table right now. We can see everything," Winship said.
She shared video recorded Monday, a week after the burglary, still in the home of the burglar.
"We're seeing people doing drugs. We're seeing people talk about how they sold the stuff, where the money went."
Winship said she can only assume they don't realize the camera is still transmitting.
"They may or may not, but I don't think they really care. It's really disheartening. When someone works hard to rev up a house to make sure it's occupiable and lovely for someone to live and someone just comes through and destroys that," Winship said.
The battery-operated camera uses the cellular network, and as of Monday night, was still transmitting nearly eight days after it was stolen.
Milwaukee police say they're continuing to investigate but have made no arrests.