Someone is stealing food in my apartment...any help? ***UPDATE 9/22***

It could be worse.... I remember watching the news a few years back. This guy noticed that his food had been smelling weird. So he had a hidden camera aimed at the fridge. Turned out that the landlord came in, ate some food, then pissed on whatever was left behind.

And another time, this guy who worked at a hospital would poke tiny holes in his roomie's condoms. So that guy ended up impregnanting like 3 girls.
 
[quote name='Chronis']And another time, this guy who worked at a hospital would poke tiny holes in his roomie's condoms. So that guy ended up impregnanting like 3 girls.
 
[quote name='Apossum']Good premise for a porn movie.

"I know you've been stealing my food."

"Oh, well, how can I re-pay you?"

"I can think of a way..."

*funk music kicks in*[/QUOTE]

Oh, dear. This thread seems to take a different direction everytime I read the lastest posts.

And I am loving it!
 
[quote name='ITDEFX']so what are you going to do now OP?[/quote]

We shall play the waiting game...I havn't noticed any food missing. I'm waiting for the day I find someone I don't know walk through the door. And when that day comes, the fun starts.
 
[quote name='Dingleberry']We shall play the waiting game...I havn't noticed any food missing. I'm waiting for the day I find someone I don't know walk through the door. And when that day comes, the fun starts.[/QUOTE]


so food hasn't been stolen since you put the camera up? and your roomie and his girl know about the camera. 1+1= ?
 
i agree.... sounds like the roomies GF knows the Jig is up... She wont steal food anymore since they are the culprits and know it'll be suspicious when no one else is caught entering but them, and 100 oreos are missing.

I say you "tell" them that the camera thing just isnt working, and you arnt going to bother turning it on anymore. Hopefully they are dumb enough to believe and go on food stealing (and get caught/seen)
 
[quote name='Apossum']so food hasn't been stolen since you put the camera up? and your roomie and his girl know about the camera. 1+1= ?[/QUOTE]


agreed if food hasn't been stolen since your roomate and his gf found about the camera, then it was her all this time.
 
[quote name='Apossum']so food hasn't been stolen since you put the camera up? and your roomie and his girl know about the camera. 1+1= ?[/quote]

Food wasn't stolen everyday...It would be like 1 or twice a month. We just have to be persistent.
 
[quote name='pimpinc333']How do you know the food was stolen? Maybe the GF or someone else got hungry and ate it.[/quote]

My roomate and I buy our own food and keep it in seperate cabinets. The girlfiend has to stick to a strict diet and track everything she eats. And the way the evidence is left behind is weird...example: The empty popcorn boxes were upsidedown so they looked unopened and full.

And I'm not answering this question again.
 
[quote name='Dingleberry']Food wasn't stolen everyday...It would be like 1 or twice a month. We just have to be persistent.[/QUOTE]


once or twice? all this for once or twice a month? I thought this was daily or something. :lol:

let me get this straight, you've got your laptop monitoring the front door with the camera constantly running and you're going to keep it that way until you find out who snacked on your food once or twice? You realize your roommate and his gf are probably a little freaked out by that? Even they are the culprits, these things happen and aren't worth extreme measures. people need to eat and sometimes you're the only one who has food.
 
[quote name='Apossum']once or twice? all this for once or twice a month? I thought this was daily or something. :lol:

let me get this straight, you've got your laptop monitoring the front door with the camera constantly running and you're going to keep it that way until you find out who snacked on your food once or twice? You realize your roommate and his gf are probably a little freaked out by that? Even they are the culprits, these things happen and aren't worth extreme measures. people need to eat and sometimes you're the only one who has food.[/QUOTE]

agreed this was major over kill for something stolen once or twice a month.
 
[quote name='Apossum']once or twice? all this for once or twice a month? I thought this was daily or something. :lol:

let me get this straight, you've got your laptop monitoring the front door with the camera constantly running and you're going to keep it that way until you find out who snacked on your food once or twice? You realize your roommate and his gf are probably a little freaked out by that? Even they are the culprits, these things happen and aren't worth extreme measures. people need to eat and sometimes you're the only one who has food.[/quote]

Stealing is stealing.

I say the OP is completely justified.

If someone keeps getting away with stealing small crap, they may start plan on stealing bigger items.

People need to eat? Fine, they can do what I do and go down to the supermarket to exchange green paper for food items.
 
[quote name='camoor']Stealing is stealing.

I say the OP is completely justified.

If someone keeps getting away with stealing small crap, they may start plan on stealing bigger items.

People need to eat? Fine, they can do what I do and go down to the supermarket to exchange green paper or for food items.[/QUOTE]

Agreed with this as well.. last thing you want is your gaming stuff and computer to go poof one day :(
 
[quote name='camoor']Stealing is stealing.

I say the OP is completely justified.

If someone keeps getting away with stealing small crap, they may start plan on stealing bigger items.

People need to eat? Fine, they can do what I do and go down to the supermarket to exchange green paper for food items.[/QUOTE]


now...what if you replace stealing with terrorism and the op with the bush administration. :lol: jk, you don't have to answer that.

I don't think that's a very good slippery slope. Every roommate I've had has pinched some food at some point and I've done the same. usually we would tell each other, but sometimes these things slip. of course, i've had crazy roommates who would flip out about stuff like that...those are the ones you lie to :lol:
 
I swear only on a message board would you get someone trying to turn a thief into a victim. In some things in life the quantity is not important. It is the principle of the matter that is important.
 
[quote name='jlarlee']I swear only on a message board would you get someone trying to turn a thief into a victim. In some things in life the quantity is not important. It is the principle of the matter that is important.[/QUOTE]


yeahh....umm, I wouldn't want to be filmed in my apartment and don't know many people who would either. especially over some food missing once or twice. The op thinks people are breaking into his locked apartment to swipe a little food. It's obviously his roommate or his roommate's gf.

He should just confront him like everyone else instead of turning the apt into a police state...that's what people do. They have a little talk, smooth things out, and move on. They don't start filming their roommates...cause that's a little fucking weird (though it looks funny on a forum.)
 
[quote name='Apossum']yeahh....umm, I wouldn't want to be filmed in my apartment and don't know many people who would either. especially over some food missing once or twice. The op thinks people are breaking into his locked apartment to swipe a little food. It's obviously his roommate or his roommate's gf.

He should just confront him like everyone else instead of turning the apt into a police state...that's what people do. They have a little talk, smooth things out, and move on. They don't start filming their roommates...cause that's a little fucking weird (though it looks funny on a forum.)[/quote]

Quiet, you. Stop giving him all these crazy "rational" ideas. They will only ruin our fun.
 
This thread is great. It's definitely your rommate's girlfriend. If she has an eating disorder, your place is the obvious place to keep her binges a secret. Plus the fact that the boxes were left there, just turned upside down, indicates that the person cares enough to think about trying to delay your finding out about the missing food. I feel like if it was a random maintainence guy, they would just take the whole thing.

Either way, I'm interested to see how it all turns out.
 
It's too bad the OP doesn't have a contact at the local police crime lab. The case would be solved in a matter of minutes.

Not that I'm complaining. I love all the new posts.
 
[quote name='Apossum']once or twice? all this for once or twice a month? I thought this was daily or something. :lol:

let me get this straight, you've got your laptop monitoring the front door with the camera constantly running and you're going to keep it that way until you find out who snacked on your food once or twice? You realize your roommate and his gf are probably a little freaked out by that? Even they are the culprits, these things happen and aren't worth extreme measures. people need to eat and sometimes you're the only one who has food.[/quote]


The camera's not constantly running....it only snaps shots when movement is detected. Considering it's free to do and it's only pointed at a door, is that really extreme? Or even creepy? I certainly don't think so. My roomate is not weirded out by it...Hell, his food was stolen too.

and as for an update....I woke up today to see that my laptop is having a hardware error. I took it to best buy because i have the warranty plan (I got it for the batteries...it's a good deal), So the cam is off line uuntil I get it back.
 
Damn, how did I miss this thread? It's seriously TOTY material.

OP, make sure you let the girlfriend know your laptop is in for repairs and the camera is offline. That way if food gets taken in the next day or two the case will be building against her.

How long will it take to get the laptop fixed?
 
[quote name='Dingleberry']The camera's not constantly running....it only snaps shots when movement is detected. Considering it's free to do and it's only pointed at a door, is that really extreme? Or even creepy? I certainly don't think so. My roomate is not weirded out by it...Hell, his food was stolen too.

and as for an update....I woke up today to see that my laptop is having a hardware error. I took it to best buy because i have the warranty plan (I got it for the batteries...it's a good deal), So the cam is off line uuntil I get it back.[/QUOTE]


the only way it will get extreme is if your pointing the camera into the bathroom or his bed room (assuming you two have two different rooms) and your camera is snapping a lot of pics while they are having sex.

Now that's crazy.
 
I hope they find the sumbitch and throw away the key.

You should put like ink in the boxes, so when they go to grab it, they get it all over their hands. Then they are bound to touch something, and you got yourself a nice fingerprint.
 
[quote name='pimpinc333']What else has been taken besides some Cheap Ass Popcorn?[/quote]

oeros, soft batch cookies, more popcorn, poptarts, honey nut cheerios, hot chocolate packets, among other food products.
 
[quote name='Cracka']go buy another box of popcorn, its like $5 at the most.[/quote]

I already did...I bought a 10 pack this time, and i'm keeping track of how many are left.

[quote name='keithp']Damn, how did I miss this thread? It's seriously TOTY material.

How long will it take to get the laptop fixed?[/quote]

Don't know...I don't know what's wrong with it, and if they have to replace anything on it, the lemon policy will take into affect and they're supposed to give me a new one.
 
[quote name='levi333']How convenient that your laptop fails at this time...[/quote]

Right, because the GF who doesn't know not to unplug a computer while it's on would have the skills to sabotage his laptop.

On the other hand, if I was a master saboteur, and I wanted people to think I was incapable of pulling off such a daring feat of saboteury, I would probably start unplugging the OP's computer until he thought I was an idiot and yelled at me.
 
Maybe it's a sign that you shouldn't eat junk food. Throw some raisin bran, oatmeal, and various fruit in there and watch the problem disspear.

(I will confess that I think raisin bran is delicious)
 
[quote name='Dingleberry']The camera's not constantly running....it only snaps shots when movement is detected. Considering it's free to do and it's only pointed at a door, is that really extreme? Or even creepy? I certainly don't think so. My roomate is not weirded out by it...Hell, his food was stolen too.
[/QUOTE]


i would be a little awkward with a camera pointing at the door all the time, especially since it doesn't seem like it will solve anything and that the problem wasn't a big deal to begin with, but whatever. everyone's enjoying the thread, me included, so I'll stop butting in. :lol:


[quote name='Killer Rabbit']Right, because the GF who doesn't know not to unplug a computer while it's on would have the skills to sabotage his laptop.

[/QUOTE]


She's female. She just has to look at the thing and it'll get BSOD :lol:
 
[quote name='Apossum']i would be a little awkward with a camera pointing at the door all the time, especially since it doesn't seem like it will solve anything and that the problem wasn't a big deal to begin with, but whatever. everyone's enjoying the thread, me included, so I'll stop butting in. :lol:[/quote]
It will solve the mystery of who's stealing the cookies from the cookie jar.

"Who took the cookies from the cookie jar?"
"Apossum took the cookies from the cookie jar."
"Who me?"
"Yes you."
"Couldn’t be."
"Then who?"
 
[quote name='Dingleberry']oeros, soft batch cookies, more popcorn, poptarts, honey nut cheerios, hot chocolate packets, among other food products.[/QUOTE]

Have you noticed yourself gaining weight recently? I would have that laptop on all night pointed at the food cupboard. I think your fucking eating your own food and not realizing it.
 
[quote name='pimpinc333']Have you noticed yourself gaining weight recently? I would have that laptop on all night pointed at the food cupboard. I think your fucking eating your own food and not realizing it.[/quote]

I mentioned that before. Tyler Durden FTW. :lol:
 
What kind of an idiot does know how to turn off a computer properly? I mean...I can understand if its someone in the 60s who has never used a computer before. That girl looks young and she should know better. It should be common knowledge by now.
 
wait a minute, since when does a laptop shut off when you unplug the ac cord? Unless the battery is totally useless and not holding a charge, it should continue to run on battery for about 3 hours before shutting down.
 
[quote name='ITDEFX']wait a minute, since when does a laptop shut off when you unplug the ac cord? Unless the battery is totally useless and not holding a charge, it should continue to run on battery for about 3 hours before shutting down.[/quote]

re-read his post. I'll even bold it to help you out.

So i came back after going home to Dayton for the night to find that my laptop was off. Now, here's the thing....it was unplugged fromthe wall and therefore, was shutoff.[/quiote]

That answer your question?

In case it didn't.. someone unplugged his laptop and it died over the night.
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[quote name='PapiChullo']This thread is great. It's definitely your rommate's girlfriend. If she has an eating disorder, your place is the obvious place to keep her binges a secret. Plus the fact that the boxes were left there, just turned upside down, indicates that the person cares enough to think about trying to delay your finding out about the missing food. I feel like if it was a random maintainence guy, they would just take the whole thing.

Either way, I'm interested to see how it all turns out.[/quote]
I was thinking the same thing.
 
[quote name='Dingleberry']It will solve the mystery of who's stealing the cookies from the cookie jar.

"Who took the cookies from the cookie jar?"
"Apossum took the cookies from the cookie jar."
"Who me?"
"Yes you."
"Couldn’t be."
"Then who?"[/quote]:rofl:

This just brought me back to 2nd or 3rd grade. Can't remember when I first heard that little ditty.

OP, why don't you point the camera at the cupboard, instead of at the front door?
 
[quote name='Dingleberry']It will solve the mystery of who's stealing the cookies from the cookie jar.

"Who took the cookies from the cookie jar?"
"Apossum took the cookies from the cookie jar."
"Who me?"
"Yes you."
"Couldn’t be."
"Then who?"[/quote]
Just reminds me of the bash quote
[quote name='Bash.org']#8102 +(8797)- [X]
Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?!
glome stole the cookie from the cookie jar!
Who me?!
Yes you!
Couldn't be!
Then WHO?!!
Woody stole the cookie from the cookie jar!
*** glome has been kicked by DrWoody (fuck you i didn't touch the motherfucking cookie, bitch)
[/quote]
 
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