Stolen Wallet: Advice for Dealing with the Aftermath

[BobG]

What makes the show most interesting to me is the footage of the people watching their home getting ransacked. Even though they know that their property isn't going anywhere most of the homeowners have strong emotional reactions. I think a large part of the reaction to a burglary is in the invasion of privacy and the sense of loss of personal security. In real burglaries homeowners have to deal with the fact that that they will not likely ever see their belongings again, and the threat to their safety could be very real. That would be hard to deal with, especially for families.

I had someone ransack the center console of my Jeep a couple weeks ago. Having a soft top with windows that zip open from the outside, I don't lock the Jeep, although I usually lock the center console. In fact, in the Summer, I probably don't even have the top or the doors on. I just don't leave much stuff that's worth stealing.

It's still not a great feeling to find the contents of the center console strewn across the seat.

And, actually, I finally realized I did have something stolen. I'm pretty sure they took my sunglasses (I don't use them that often, but it's getting to the point where the Sun is rising before I get to work). I'm just glad they didn't steal the nuts to my doors out of the console. I leave them there so it will be convenient to, uh, put the nuts back on in the winter?

 

[Moonbear]

I think it's called 'To Catch a Thief'.

Yep, that's the one.

What makes the show most interesting to me is the footage of the people watching their home getting ransacked. Even though they know that their property isn't going anywhere most of the homeowners have strong emotional reactions. I think a large part of the reaction to a burglary is in the invasion of privacy and the sense of loss of personal security. In real burglaries homeowners have to deal with the fact that that they will not likely ever see their belongings again, and the threat to their safety could be very real. That would be hard to deal with, especially for families.

The funniest one I saw was where the thief ransacked the underwear drawer in the bedroom...the woman whose underwear it was was sitting there saying, "You went though my UNDERWEAR?!" You could tell she was rather embarrassed about it. But, of course, that's exactly where people hide cash and jewelry, and every thief knows it (just like hiding it in the freezer).

A buidling I worked in not only had security guards, electronic cards and mantraps (you use a card to gain entrance into a space which has another door). This room weighs you and lord knows what else, then you use your card again to go through the next door. By knowing how much you weigh (including carrying or dragging an object with you) entering and exiting they can tell if you left with more weight then you came in with.

Even though they had all of this, laptops and purses were stolen, but it was discovered it was some people in a cleaning crew.

Sorry to hear about the theft EE.

It doesn't seem all that hard to load up in the morning with some extra trash from home, or carry in several cans of soup for lunch the whole week, leave that behind when you get to work, and head home with something much more valuable than your trash or soup.

My friend's office building has been broken into several times lately. They finally caught the guy on security cameras, but still have no idea who it is or how he gets in (he comes up their freight elevator late at night). Nobody in the building recognizes him. They're looking into him either being someone who knows a security guard working that night shift, or that someone is simply leaving a loading dock door propped open, like cleaning or service staff, and then walking away. They have all sorts of other security if you come in the front door (security guards, swipe cards in elevators, you can only exit on limited floors with your swipe card, etc), but apparently it's all foiled when someone simply props open a back door.

As the only woman in my lab, I could use one of these !

I agree! Where do I order one of those?

 

[ben.kings]

Re : Someone stole my wallet

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