Not experienced with the success of notifying Cash'Converters and the like, but I believe their procedures are to send a list (daily / weekly ?) of all incoming items to the police as part of their pawn-broker licence.
So, if you have serial's and a good desciption with police it c/should help. Good luck, Mark Scholmann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WAMUG Mailing List" <wamug@wamug.org.au> Sent: Monday, 29 December 2003 6:48 Subject: Phil's story > > > >Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 05:19:09 +0800 > >From: Phillip McGree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: OT: House burglary tonight > > > >My house got burgled tonight. > > > >I fell asleep really early tonight, whilst laying on my bed watching > >tv. I didn't mean to doze off so early, and so hadn't locked the > >front door. > > > >I woke up at about 3:30am and noticed that there was someone in my > >bedroom (I live alone). In that first few seconds I have recognised > >that there were two unfamiliar people in front of me, looking as > >startled as I was. > > > >I look to my left, where my Apple PowerBook G4 laptop normally is, > >and notice that it's gone. Alarm sets in as I realise that these > >people in front of me are stealing from me, and have got my > >PowerBook. > > > >I jump up > SNIP > > > > >Subject: Re: OT: House burglary tonight > > > >Hi Phil, > > > >I don't know if this is any help, maybe, maybe not, > >but go around to the hock shops and describe your > >camera. Chances are new digi-cams don't come in too > >often, and maybe there will still be images on the > >camera's > > SNIP > > >When my car was stolen the child seat was > >taken when the car was abandoned and I was told to > >check out the hock shops for it. No luck, but that was > >hardly surprising given it was worth bugger all. > > > >Best of luck. A friend of mine also had his wallet and > >keys stolen last night, from the house of one of his > >friends. > > > >Hope today gets better for you. > > > So do I Phil. I had a v.expensive Nikon lens stolen from my truck > around Christmas 2002. Not recovered but after reporting to the > Midland police they said I might have a chance at the Cashies, so I > hope you have serial numbers. > > Unlike me, you have much more chance of recovery because it seems > camera gear of that sort is hard to fence locally so it goes east. ( > I went to every hock shop - and gave them the number of the lens). > > Full description of Power Book, widely circulated won't go a amiss. > It will surface somewhere and the potential buyers should be made > aware. > > > Best of luck in the search. > > Bill > > > -- > Dr Bill Parker > RENEW - Scientific and Technical writing & editing in energy and resources. > Box 322 Mt Lawley WA 6929 > 08 9371 6373 0403 583 676 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > web: members.westnet.com.au/renew/ > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro >
