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Theft Aug 10, 2026

Unknown Renter

Siskiyou County, CA

Equipment (2 items)

Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM S/N: 191400778
B+W 77mm UV Filter S/N: na

Rental lessee's car was broken into. They stole the lens that was being rented as well as the customer's phone and some other items....

Fraud Aug 3, 2026 #email:5ebb23e53f00b06cecf097e86c1a37ed

Charles Preston

Oklahoma City, OK

Customer went through all checks, filled out rental agreements, and paid ahead. Provide Thimble Insurance. Had a different person pick up the gear, Victor Williams. Provided a Passport ID Card, later ...

Burglary Aug 3, 2026 #email:1c6db8c294862a7f6587038d54cbaed3

Equipment Owner

Culver City, CA

A guy walks in claiming to have an appointment with an employee, and was able to make his way into the back and grabbed 4 lenses, stuffed into his jacket. He signed in the system as Mike Emerson, He g...

Other Jul 16, 2026 #email:9adc95732392886fa567af31f2196ea7

Equipment Owner

Santa Clarita, CA

During marketplace transaction, male grabbed the item and ran to his car. He had a get away driver and blacked out plates. Black BMW sedan. There were 2 witnesses who saw the same thing happen, no cam...

Theft Jul 2, 2026 #email:69688b23e23ac1adba28a5f946ea00e0

asking whether they were open for a last-minute rental. The email came from what appeared to be a legitimate commercial production company with whom the rental house has previously done a fair amount of business. 

Police Department And Arrested The Suspect When They Arrived To Pick Up The Fictitious Rental., TO

ESTA Fraud and Theft Prevention Dear Rental Community, Over the Christmas holiday period a Los Angeles-based camera equipment rental company received an email from an existing client ask...

Theft Jul 2, 2026 #email:937406852eb5da9c4ceda4abdcdac54c

CPT reported on April 6. 

G This Message Because You Have Subscribed To Receive Email Alerts, TO

ESTA Fraud and Theft Prevention Dear RENTAL GUARD User, This is an important update regarding the theft of a Mini LF from CPT reported on April 6.  The names involved in the theft-by-r...

Theft Jun 30, 2026

Unknown Renter

New York City, NY

Equipment (1 items)

Atlas LensCo Anamorphics S/N: N04019B02-0499, N06518B01-0452, N10018B01-0317

A brown Tesla CyberTruck was broken into and gear was stolen out of it. It was parked at 1 Morningside Drive, New York, NY 10025....

Fraud Jun 19, 2026

David Ayala Bernal,

Houston, TX

Equipment (1 items)

Cooke Panchro Classic 50mm, Panchro Classic 75mm S/N: 3050-0154, 3075-0154

Insured: Named Insured: Savage Henry Films Company Policy: Commercial PKG/ Equipment Floater Policy #: US UEN 2770782.26 Policy Period: 4/24/26 – 4/24/27 Contact Name: Rob Neilson Contact Number: (5...

Fraud Jun 8, 2026

Hunter Davis / Hunter Films

Austin, TX

Equipment (15 items)

Sony Sony ILME-FX6V: FX6 Full-Frame Cinema Camera S/N: 2000921
Sony Sony ILME-FX6V: FX6 Full-Frame Cinema Camera S/N: 2006584
Sony Sony ILME-FX6V: FX6 Full-Frame Cinema Camera S/N: 2503184

+ 12 more items

From a rental house in Kansas, we were notified of a couple of bad actors, Hunter Davis, Christopher Dante Wilson, Luke Walker. It was noticed that the IDs provided for Christopher and Luke match an o...

Fraud Jun 5, 2026 #email:ff5c8a5b522c5a8a38df567950bffc73

Vegas Mitchell / Elucidate Productions

Columbus, OH

While shooting for their production "Crowned" here in Columbus, OH, Elucidate Productions managed to steal from three of the local rental houses in the area, including our own. Once we got wind that t...

Burglary May 30, 2026

Unknown Renter

Seattle, WA

Equipment (4 items)

Aputure 300d mk II S/N: 6Eb06A22766
Aputure 300x Light Storm S/N: 6FA01L77158
GoPro HERO 11 Black + Kit S/N: C3471325568788

+ 1 more items

There was a break in at our office on Saturday May 30, 2026 around 1am. Two masked men entered the building by prying open the side entrance, then breaking the glass on our office door with crow bars....

Burglary May 29, 2026

Unknown Renter

Boulder, CO

Equipment (7 items)

Sony A7S III S/N: 3372110
Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM II lens S/N: 6809410
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM lens S/N: 4610000146

+ 4 more items

Thieves cut through roll-up door at our rear dock using a battery-powered cutoff wheel/die grinder. Luckily they crawled in right past the nearest motion detector, so our alarm started sounding immedi...

Fraud May 15, 2026

Ranjith Kankanala / Ranjith Studios LLC

Burbank, CA

Equipment (7 items)

Sony FX6 S/N: Looking for it
Sony FX3 S/N: 3395227
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Lens S/N: 2098995

+ 4 more items

Renter cold emailed asking for a 2 camera Sony FX6 Package to shoot the GP NextFest LA County Fair event (which is real). Cited budget of $850-$1200, which is well above a one day weekend rate for two...

Fraud May 5, 2026

Unknown Renter

Toronto, ON

Equipment (7 items)

Sony FX3 Camera S/N: 3401079
Sony A7iii Camera S/N: 6409586
Sony 24-70 Lens S/N: 2006056

+ 4 more items

Student took equipment to shoot an assignment as per our usual practice.They did not return it when due and all attempts to contact them have been fruitless....

Fraud May 4, 2026

Unknown Renter

New York City, NY

Equipment (1 items)

Sony ILME-FX6V S/N: 2003454

Thief stole the credentials of a legitimate wedding vendor to rent 2 FX6 packages, then did not return the rental. Signed contract and COI were provided....

Fraud May 4, 2026 #email:056476583b53b1fc49a53976238044c6

Equipment Owner

New York City, NY

Equipment (1 items)

Sony ILME-FX6V S/N: 2003454

Thief stole the credentials of a legitimate wedding vendor to rent 2 FX6 packages, then did not return the rental. Signed contract and COI were provided. Imported from missed ESTA mailbox alert. Sour...

Burglary Apr 23, 2026

Unknown Renter

Los Angeles, CA

Equipment (28 items)

DJI DJI Ronin 4D Flex S/N: 5Z5DNBM011Y5F5
DJI DJI Ronin 4D 8K Combo S/N: 4ZRDNC10011FMN
DJI DJI X9 E Mount S/N: 4WKDNCL003MB2W

+ 25 more items

At 4:30am, 3 people wearing hoodies, masks, and gloves broke in via a small window. They searched the whole building and left with 2 large duffle bags worth of gear....

Theft Apr 19, 2026

Unknown Renter

New York, NY

Equipment (40 items)

Profoto Profoto pro 8a strobe pack S/N: 803017628
Profoto Profoto pro 8a strobe pack S/N: 803010516
Profoto Profoto pro 8a strobe pack S/N: 803017633

+ 37 more items

A Chrysler Pacifica was broken into by a smashed passenger side window on Cabrini blvd and Ft Washington Ave next to Javitz park. Photo camera and lighting gear as well as a dash cam were stolen....

Burglary Apr 17, 2026

Unknown Renter

Seattle, WA

Equipment (14 items)

Sony SEL50F12GM S/N: 1869326
Sony SEL70200GM2 S/N: 1914840
Sony SEL2470GM2 S/N: 1946441

+ 11 more items

The burglars entered the front door of the building by drilling out the clock, and the door to our suite was broken and pried open. The burglars stole two camera bags that were filled with camera equi...

Burglary Apr 8, 2026

Unknown Renter

Seattle, WA

Equipment (20 items)

Canon C200 S/N: 372512320155
Canon C200 S/N: 372512320198
Canon C200 S/N: 372679200040

+ 17 more items

Broke our street facing window and popped open two doors with a crowbar to access our gear closet. Two vehicles identified after stolen gear was tracked to a Public Storage via Airtag. Sadly, the gear...