People are genuine scumbags...

sounds like you are not longer the tough guy on the block :lol

I’d do the nails in a piece of wood idea myself. Hooking up a camera would be a pain and the chances that you get a clear shot of the license plate may be slim. Then if you do then you gotta go and call the police and all that silly shit. They fuck your shit up, you fuck their shit up. Keep it simple.