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Drama Demands Wyze Cam Skillz

09/26/2026

This is how the day went at the 188 starting yesterday morning.

First, yet ANOTHER—and by far the most serious—crash happened at West Ferry and Barton, as captured by our balcony cam. This is roughly crash number four here.

Several people called 911, including me. Once those calls were in and it was clear everyone was okay and standing around processing what happened, I headed downstairs to assess the scene and offer help where I could.

While I was down there, the owner of a convenience store up the street approached me. Setting the car crash aside for a moment, he asked if my cameras might have captured any suspicious activity near his store, as there had been a burglary overnight.

As a matter of fact, they had! I had previously noticed a sketchy individual wandering around and sitting on our entry step, which caught my attention enough to remember in case someone asked about an incident later. Sure enough, someone did.

I offered the footage to everyone involved as a courtesy, and they eagerly accepted. I spent the next hour or so scrubbing through and sending the video to all parties.

Sometime later—well after Car #1 was towed and Car #2 was pulled out of our lawn and staged on the street—the police arrived (clearly there was a priority backup, as it was now two hours later). It turned out one of the occupants from Car #2, which had wound up in our bushes, needed a medical check, though it ultimately didn't require transport to a hospital.

At that point, I waded back into the drama at curb level and was approached by a BPD officer asking about the convenience store burglary. I gave him a quick verbal summary of what the video showed and assured him I’d passed the USB stick with the clips to the store owner. I won't mention specific details or content from those videos here, as the investigation is still ongoing.

I was fully in my element. Mind you, this was the exact same morning I received my security guard license in the mail—just a few days before reporting to my first post. I was totally leaning into the role, however informally. Crazy stuff!

By Dave for Personal Blog.