Initially, police required recipients of those free cameras to agree to provide any video police requested. It dropped the requirement after The Associated Press began reporting this story. In the Minneapolis suburb of Coon Rapids, a thief stole a 7 foot, 150 pound bald eagle carving from Larry Eklund's yard earlier this year. Police had a key piece of evidence: an image of the suspect looking directly into Eklund's doorbell camera. A few days went by with no leads. Then officers posted the video on social media.