A decoy 3D-printed camera cost under $200.

That admission reduced three felony charges to two misdemeanors.

Damage charges are graded by replacement cost, so a vendor’s price tag set how serious the crime looked.

Police still refuse to release records on how the decoy was built.

How each outlet framed it
404 Media leans critical
exposes how police created fake camera decoys, overcharged destruction as felonies, then downgraded charges once worthlessness exposed

Sources: 404 Media