A Kitchener man who couldn't figure out why things kept disappearing from his King Street East apartment used a 'nanny cam' to solve the mystery.
Dale McDougall lives alone and cash, food and video games worth hundreds of dollars kept disappearing from his home.
"About two years ago things had started going missing off my shelf, and that's when I knew for sure that things were going missing," he says.
The thefts continued even though McDougall and his landlord changed the locks three times.
"After speaking to the landlord she said there was nothing that she could do and I'd have to set up a video camera to catch whoever it was."
He finally did install a small wireless camera inside the apartment for about $100, one he could monitor from his cell phone, and pointed it at the shelves where he stores his games.
After a bit of surveillance, he captured video of a man in his apartment going through his things.
McDougall reported it to the police, and his landlord was able to identify the man as the superintendent of the building.
"At the time when I was watching it it was just rage. Like I was just so upset I couldn't, you know I pay these people, I expect my privacy to be honoured."
The superintendent has since been fired from his position and kicked out of the building.
He also faces charges including two counts of break and enter and two counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000.
The video is now part of the police investigation.
