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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
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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

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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


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