in oakland, photojournalists covering crime become the victims

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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/04/business/media/photojournalists-in-oakland-face-epidemic-of-camera-robberies.html?_r=0

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"Our attempts to locate a secondary market have been unsuccessful," said Collin Wong, the director of Star Protection Agency, which supplies retired and off-duty law enforcement officers to a number of stations. The cameras, he said, are not appearing on eBay, on Craigslist or in local pawnshops.

Ms. Watson said the cameras were most likely being used for music videos, independent films or pornographic films. She said it was also possible they were being shipped overseas.


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