HAL9000 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > EDKiwi Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > HAL9000 Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > police ... often trawl through > > > suspects' trash bins looking for evidence. > > > > I'd think if that was the case they'd take the > > whole bag and leave an empty one in it's place > > rather than risk tipping off someone they're > > investigating by going through their stuff > outside > > their house. > > True - but that would also apply to identity > thieves, I guess. > > I have read of cases where criminals dump their > trash some distance from their own homes in order > to thwart surveillance so the police might have to > trawl around looking for the right bags. > > Dumpster diving is quite popular with private > detectives, too. Very true, guess I should have also qualified that with any cop, or ID theif for that matter, with half a brain would take the whole bag. I guess the paper recyling bags are an ID theives dream (if the bags owner doesn't shred their stuff).