Fulltime Vendors | IRL OPsec | Rental Car/Local Police question

I had a friend who was on house arrest. He slipped away when he was supposed to be home and pawned something. A few weeks later he was violated. Turns out detectives routinely come to pawn shops and get a list of names of people who pawn things and run them against all sorts of other information, in my friends case housearrest/probation info.

This surprised me but it got me thinking where else they investigate like that. I'm curious mainly if they would goto places like rental car companies and get a list of people who rent alot and look for things that seem suspicious. My friend has rented cars for 2 years straight now. While this isn't illegal or suspicious on it's own he also hasn't worked in 2 years.

It's paranoid stuff to think about but I also wonder if they have access to tracking on the vehicle. I've read that some companies have tracking built in to deter theft or even in some cases send the renter a ticket for speeding, or charge them more if they leave the state while the contract says they should not.

Any info would be appreciated.


Comments


[4 Points] you-are-a-cop:

OMG...somebody on this subreddit that THINKS.

The key is simple: Assume you are being watched everywhere...at all times. If you have to give your real name and ID, don't use it for anything illegal or to FACILITATE anything illegal.

Wait until the facial recognition software is widely deployed...


[2 Points] SpiffyWhiff:

They aren't there to catch parolees, they're there to catch thieves. Some states force pawn shops to take photos and ID and turn it over to the police. Police use those to catch thieves pawning stuff that was reported as stolen. I guess some smart department has figured out that pawn shop customers are mostly deadbeats.