Don't know about the cause and effect but the first day I deployed sentry with a new SSD, my car bumper got hit in a parking lot. I previously had a cheap thumb drive which died the first day I tried it.
Got an alarm alert on my phone. No note left on car when I came by 20 minutes later. Sentry was able to get the license plate and some video of someone appearing to come by and appearing to maybe a write a note but none found. I wish the video was clearer and not so washed out in the bright sun but it was adequate.