Help! My laptop has been stolen - No they didn't catch the bad guys
Before I get a bunch of comments about the news story on the bad guys who were caught, it doesn't appear to be the same bad guys at the moment. My stuff was not in the initial find and the dates don't match up.
Maybe the bad guys know each other, but until the police contact me with a find, I am assuming that my laptops are still out there.
Yes, both my laptops were stolen out of my car last night. One was an Averatec with tons of stickers plastered on the top cover, the other was my Asus Eee PC. There was a lot of other stuff in the bag, but nothing that I can't replace.
I just thought I would put out an APB just in case someone in the Grand Junction area has a relative that might be rummaging through cars in North Grand Junction looking for cash to pay for their healthcare needs.
P.S. If you are the bad guy and you are reading this, post a comment and let us know how you like Ubuntu and the Eee PC.
UPDATE: No, my car was not locked last night. Typically I lock it, but for some reason (probably that I got home late last night after the show) I didn't lock it last night. I also usually bring my laptop in and charge my Eee PC at night. But, again, not last night.
As it turns out, my business insurance that I have to cover any electronics excludes laptops. Now I know.
It looks like I will be doing my digital photo classes on a 4-year-old laptop with 512MB of RAM for another few months until I pay off the one that got stolen.
I wish thank everyone who has sent flowers and sympathy cards. Your thoughts are much appreciated.
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Maybe a kid in your neighborhood?
Just a thought: It seems more likely that a neighbor kid might have taken it under cover of darkness, than that a total stranger passing through the area inadvertently happen to notice your unprotected laptop.
Maybe one of your kids will remember, notice or hear something in the coming days and weeks which will lead to a recovery of the stolen goods.
Anyway, here's hoping for the best.
#%$@
I hope they get the basted !!will your home Insurance cover it ?
Not covered
Nope. We found out that the rider that we had to cover all of my electronics has an "excludes laptops" asterisk by it.
Damn
Sorry to hear about that, Adam.
Lets hope them *somehow* show up.
Barry
Was your car unlocked?
I'm a good guy — but I wonder how this could have happened to such a smart guy. If I had a laptop, I would be uptight and right, and not let it out of my sight. Hopefully, you have insurance that will cover the loss. Hopefully, your loss won't interfere with the scheduling of your Thursday evening "Castellini on Computers" show.
Best of luck in recovering your property undamaged!
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