camera theft
San Francisco filmmaker tracks stolen camera gear, police do nothing
Sep 27, 2023
Alex Baker
A photographer and filmmaker lost $24,000 of camera equipment when his car was broken into in Oakland, California. To make matters worse, his gear was…
Cameraman caught up in armed robbery while filming the news
Aug 31, 2023
Alex Baker
A cameraman and reporter fell victim to an armed robbery while covering a series of robberies in Chicago. The unfortunate event occurred in the early…
San Francisco thieves steal $30,000 of equipment from filmmaker’s car
Jun 15, 2023
Alex Baker
A filmmaker and his father were robbed of around $30,000 of equipment which was left inside a locked vehicle for just ten minutes. While filming…
Wildlife photographer robbed at gunpoint in Oakland
Jun 6, 2023
Alex Baker
A wildlife photographer was robbed at gunpoint while out photographing in the Oakland Hills area of California. He lost all of his valuable personal possessions,…
Use these four gadgets to protect your camera gear from theft
May 26, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
Our precious camera gear is expensive, so it’s often a target of theft. Thankfully, there are ways to protect it and ensure that your gear…
Over $100,000 of camera gear stolen from YouTuber
May 17, 2023
Alex Baker
Thieves broke into the studio of the popular YouTube channel Cinecom.net this week and stole over $100,000 of camera and cinema equipment. According to the…
$65,000 worth of gear stolen from California camera shop
May 16, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
A camera store in California was robbed last month, with $65,000 worth of gear stolen in only three minutes. A recently released security camera footage…
Canada’s The Camera Store robbed, over $30,000 worth of gear stolen
May 8, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
The Camera Store (TCS), one of Canada’s most popular photo gear retailers, has been robbed. Two individuals broke in, smashing the shelves and grabbing all…
I was almost robbed in my own home – beware the new scam targeting photographers
Feb 24, 2023
Richard
There are a lot of scammers targetting photographers, it seems like. I’ve been lucky enough not to have been affected by these, until recently. There…
Leica store in San Francisco robbed with $178,000 worth of gear stolen
Nov 28, 2022
Dunja Đuđić
An armed robbery recently occurred in San Francisco, the city that keeps earning a bad rep for camera thefts. Four masked thieves burst into a…