Dashcam captures vandal red-handed in Regina

Regina Police are looking for a man caught vandalizing someone's car.

The full video of the incident clearly showing the suspect's face was captured on a dashboard camera andshared on a Facebook page that collectspictures of bad parking in the province.

"[The video] does give a lot of information in this instance," said Les Parker of Regina Police Service.

"Having the video, you have a lot of information on the identity of the suspect," he added.

Mitchell Dueck, the man who posted the video to social media, said the alleged vandal's name has been identified.

Police saythey prefer to see the footage of any alleged incidentbefore it is widely shared and distributed on social media.But they alsosay incidentscaught on camera are increasingly becoming more common as evidence in investigations.

Dashcams common in Russia

Electronics stores saythey've seen more demand in-store for the little recorders.

"A couple of years ago you wouldn't have really heard of them. People actually talk about them now," said Darien Cozart of Visions Electronics in Regina.

It is not just Saskatchewan that is seeing an increase in thepopularity of dashcams.

They are a fixture in Russia, where driving can be notoriously bad and are often used to win insurance claims in court.

In Taiwan, shocking footage was recorded of an airliner crash in February.

SGI says footage from a dashboard camera doesn'tregularly accompanyinsurance claims but it says it will accept video evidence to determine fault during investigations.