Trail camera left behind catches thieves in the act, cops say

Slate Belt Regional police are looking for two men accused of stealing an unmanned trail camera in woods in Plainfield Township -- a theft that police said was captured by another camera the thieves didn't get.

Slate Belt Regional police said the theft occurred Dec. 6 in woods in Plainfield Township and was captured by another trail camera that the suspects didn't get. (Courtesy photo)

Police on Monday circulated photos taken from the camera left behind on the property, which is in the 1100 block of Verona Drive. The other camera valued at $120 was stolen on Dec. 6, police said.

Video footage shows two men walking on the victim's property and removing the trail camera from a tree, police said. Police didn't identify the property owner.

Authorities ask that anyone with information call the Slate Belt Regional Police Department at 610-759-8517.

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