[lundyt]

my car got broken into over the weekend:(
they stole my work bag that had an Ipad2 in it. I had it in my bag and put the bag on the floor in the back seat behind tinted windows. Sucks balls

anyways i was wondering if anyone knows if apple is able to help track it or locate it, theres alot of files on it that i need for work.

any help would be great.

[MG1]

Apple can do it, but they won't track it. At least that has been the case up to this point. If they started doing that, it would open up a huge can of worms. There was a thread on RS about a computer geek that tracked his Macbook down. Perhaps another RS member can find the thread.

I gather you didn't back up your important files. More details on who, what, where, when, and why the iPad2 was left in the car? No alarm? Did anyone see you with the iPad?

[lundyt]

just got the ipad about 3 weeks ago so didnt think about having the need to back it up quite yet. I was having dinner at bamboo grove on 3 and granville in richmond, parked behind the restraunt. They broke the window and reached in and grabbed the bag. Its a stock alarm system which doesnt go off until the door is open. Pretty dumb, this happened on Friday between 730 pm to 930 pm. Finished dinner went back to my car to drive my grandparents home and realized the window was broken.

[fliptuner]

Good luck finding your stuff.

Maybe next time you won't leave valuables in the car though.

[Spooling]

thieves deserve to have their hands cut off
and there are many of them in Richmond now

[Greenstoner]

whats with the break in lately in richmond ?

[Bender Unit]

^same Richmond Center area as well like Mananetwork

[Sandman]

Apple can do it, but they won't track it. At least that has been the case up to this point. If they started doing that, it would open up a huge can of worms. There was a thread on RS about a computer geek that tracked his Macbook down. Perhaps another RS member can find the thread.

I gather you didn't back up your important files. More details on who, what, where, when, and why the iPad2 was left in the car? No alarm? Did anyone see you with the iPad?

http://www.revscene.net/forums/never-steal-hackers-t633751.html?t=633751&highlight=hacker%27s+computer

A while back, coming out of Richmond Center, I noticed a guy creeping around my car, and sure enough he was trying to get in. This was at like 4pm in broad daylight, blew my mind. Ever since then, I never leave any bags/valuables in sight, always just throw it into the trunk. Takes 20 seconds, especially when you have something expensive in your bag.

Keep an eye out for cheap/stolen ipads on CL i suppose, sorry for your loss.

[observer]

Do you have find my iphone activated?

[lundyt]

guess i should throw the specifics of the ipad out there
64 gig
black
wifi
black leather cover

[vafanculo]

whats with the break in lately in richmond ?

Skytrain (no troll)
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[seakrait]

I never leave any bags/valuables in sight, always just throw it into the trunk. Takes 20 seconds, especially when you have something expensive in your bag.

doesn't really help if they see you put the valuables in the trunk. if thieves see you park your car and then put something in the trunk, that's an automatic sign to them that it's something you value. put the items in the trunk BEFORE you get to your destination or, better yet, don't leave any valuables in the trunk at all.

as well, whenever you buy something expensive, make note of the serial number of the item. should the police retrieve the item from the thief or pawnshop or etc, they can then return the item back to you. if no serial number is provided with the theft report, it's a much longer process (sometimes impossible) to match your stolen property with the recovered items.

[TheKingdom2000]

if you have mobile me then you can track it.
but, i doubt you have it.

[ImpactZ]

doesn't really help if they see you put the valuables in the trunk. if thieves see you park your car and then put something in the trunk, that's an automatic sign to them that it's something you value. put the items in the trunk BEFORE you get to your destination or, better yet, don't leave any valuables in the trunk at all.

as well, whenever you buy something expensive, make note of the serial number of the item. should the police retrieve the item from the thief or pawnshop or etc, they can then return the item back to you. if no serial number is provided with the theft report, it's a much longer process (sometimes impossible) to match your stolen property with the recovered items.

If it is a sedan, a trunk should help as most higher end OEM alarms will disable the trunk release if the car is armed.

[seakrait]

If it is a sedan, a trunk should help as most higher end OEM alarms will disable the trunk release if the car is armed.
that may be, but would you rather your car be a target at all? let some other sap's car be a target. let them be the ones to make the icbc claim. don't tempt the thieves at all.

[lundyt]

I gave the cops the serial already

I drive an escalade so there is really no trunk just thot the tinted windows would be enough to mask the black bag on the floor. Rookie mistake
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[kyoshiro]

richmond is getting worse n worse :(
hopefully these thieves get caught and persecuted

[lundyt]

^crime and junkies follow the skytrains
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[catalin]

If it is a sedan, a trunk should help as most higher end OEM alarms will disable the trunk release if the car is armed.

Can be done with aftermarket ass well.
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[shenmecar]

Do you have find my iphone activated?

I feel dumber reading this.

[kyoshiro]

I feel dumber reading this.

well find my ipad feature is available and it will pin point approximately where it is when it gets connected to wifi signal or has 3G signal.
having said that, I better activate that on my ipad 2 as well...

[Mananetwork]

Ouch! I've never had my shit stolen or have someone break into my car. Richmond just got another minus point

Hope these guys get caught!

[Gary Oak]

just advice for next time, always put anything that you think might get stolen in the trunk.
Takes 10 seconds not even.

[dachinesedude]

consider this a lesson learned

never put any valuables in the car, visible or not

[Mananetwork]

consider this a lesson learned

never put any valuables in the car, visible or not

I had work that day and couldn't drop it off at home back in Burnaby. I never leave anything but I couldn't do anything with mine at the time.

[flagella]

why didn't you just take it with you? it's not like ipad2 is PITA to carry.

[ASG111]

just advice for next time, always put anything that you think might get stolen in the trunk.
Takes 10 seconds not even.

i don't understand this... technically, they can still steal stuff in the trunk because they can break your windows, and open the trunk from the inside.

[domco]

Yeah they can steal the stuff in the trunk but there's a possibility that there's nothing there or its a bunch of crap.

[ImpactZ]

i don't understand this... technically, they can still steal stuff in the trunk because they can break your windows, and open the trunk from the inside.

as I mentioned earlier, the truck release in newer cars are disabled if the car is armed, so the trunk will not open.

[ilvtofu]

@OP not sure if tracking down the ipad is gonna do much good. Honestly it has probably been sold already, at least one time. By the end of the week it might have been sold again. Even if you find that someone has it, you can't just take it from them just because you were the original owner, like someone already posted it is a whole new can of worms.

[CP.AR]

i don't understand this... technically, they can still steal stuff in the trunk because they can break your windows, and open the trunk from the inside.

My trunk's interior switch can be deactivated and then locked in the deactivated position. To open the trunk you must either use the keyfob/remote or unlock the switch.
Good feature really, I don't see why this isn't standard in all cars with a proper trunk

[need2speed]

@OP not sure if tracking down the ipad is gonna do much good. Honestly it has probably been sold already, at least one time. By the end of the week it might have been sold again. Even if you find that someone has it, you can't just take it from them just because you were the original owner, like someone already posted it is a whole new can of worms.


they have serial numbers on the back of the ipod

[Five-Oh]

I gave the cops the serial already

I drive an escalade so there is really no trunk just thot the tinted windows would be enough to mask the black bag on the floor. Rookie mistake
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At least by giving police the serial number you have given yourself some chance to have it returned, most people don't have serial numbers for their property recorded. Without a serial number recorded it is very hard to identify items as stolen property (in the eyes of the law at least) and to determine an owner to return the stolen property to.

Best advice for everyone here is to never leave anything in your car that you are willing to part with, even if you're only going into a store for a minute or two.

[Nechako87]

Best advice for everyone here is to never leave anything in your car that you are willing to part with, even if you're only going into a store for a minute or two.

What a shitty world we live in right now. I remember being able to leave your doors unlocked in the summer months, and when you forgot to lock your car doors you stuff remained inside.

[highfive]

That fucking sucks. Did you park at that dark parking lot of bamboo grove?

[ImpactZ]

if they were cautious, they could replace the ipad casing, so the serial number would no longer be there (plenty avail on ebay)

[Phat_R]

Lesson learned -- don't leave valuables in your car

I think the only way you can track your iPad is if you have MobileMe installed -- otherwise you're screwed

[Psykopathik]

know what? some worthless fuck broke into my company's truck when i drove it to Home Depot. yup right by a skytrain station. broke in took NOTHING. there was nothing in the truck nor anything even hinting there was anything worth taking. $500 deductable.

[3klipze]

I kind of blame the canada line, it brings more people over to richmond , you see more bums in richmond lingering around the streets too.

[Volvoman]

Like all the bums sleeping at the ATMs at night. Can't even take out cash...

[MG1]

Since some of you are so freakin' bored, why not set up a sting operation? Get a member to drive to a parking lot in Richmond and bring out a fake/broken/shitty laptop, flash it around, and move it to the trunk. Wait for the thieves to show up and nab them. Take them to secluded place and beat the living snot out of them. There you go, something fun to do on a Sunday night, LOLOLOLOLOL.


If you do this every Sunday for the next 50 years, you will get rid of maybe 2% of all thieves out there. Sad, ain't it?

[AzNightmare]

Sucks to hear this. Just about a month ago in Richmond, my friend's window got smashed and gps stolen,
cause he mistakenly left his gps holder suction cupped on the windshield.
Said he's been doing that for years without any problem, but I guess it only needs to happen once.

I personally use my glove compartment and lock it if it's important.
Since I have a hatchback, the trunk can be accessed by pulling down the backseats anyway.

Honestly though, this just sounds like bad luck.
If your bag was hidden, and no one knew about the iPad, then maybe they just target your car cause it's a higher end car?

[YK86]

Newer cars are a bit different but 2000 and older cars (especially Hondas and Acuras), I would never leave anything in the car. Even the holder for gps or the charger for the Ipod is hidden/out of site as leaving it out may give the thief the idea the gps unit or ipod may be somewhere hidden in the car. Better safe than sorry.

The trunk lever "locks" are just a dinky tab and can easily be bent. The glove boxes can also be pried open leaving you with an f'ed up dash assembly that now needs replacing so none of those things really comfort me especially since it's happened to me. The lever lock isn't bad but replacing the dash is not fun.

And I'm sure the OP doesn't really need anyone telling him he should have taken it with him as he's the guy feeling the worst right now.

[MG1]

Anything to slow down the thieves. On my old Civic, I disabled the hatch release and added an aftermarket trunk release/lock. Even disabled the key lock on the hatch. I unscrewed the seat release. Not easy to get in the hatch. Thieves will not hang around long when an alarm is going off. Not only that, I had pain generators installed in the car - the ones that cause one to vomit, pass out, and make ears bleed. If they try to take the deck, there's um razor blades attached to it. Hee hee.................. it was an old Civic, so blood here and there on the carpet and whatnot would not suck knowing how much the thief suffers for messing with my ride.

[MG1]

Ooooooooo......... look what I found.

Somewhat realted. Not sure if something like this is available for iPads.


http://simply.ca/michael-losier-theft-recovery.php?utm_source=Simply+Computing+Newslette r&utm_campaign=51373ca2df-News_Mar_2011&utm_medium=email

[Windstar]

www.me.com

Locate it with this, if you have your apple ID and it was used on your ipad2. only works if the other that stole it has it turned on

[jerche]

FUCK my brother just got back and his friend's car just got broken into. Stole 3 laptops. It was in Richmond too. Outside in the lot at Ebisu on No 3.

They were out studying hence the laptops. 2 of them were ours too.

[rageguy]

Like all the bums sleeping at the ATMs at night. Can't even take out cash...

TD on Cambie and 41st. Saw a bum sleeping inside the ATM room a few times. I had to go to another TD in the end.

I kind of blame the canada line, it brings more people over to richmond , you see more bums in richmond lingering around the streets too.

There's always this one guy on Marine and Cambie, in the left turn lanes asking for change. There's also another guy on Cambie and 41st doing the same thing. The Canada Line does seem to bring more homeless people to these area.

[buddy]

consider this a lesson learned

never put any valuables in the car, visible or not

and always back up important files ...

call me paranoid, but I have 3 different hard drives to back up my back up ...

[king_2011]

FUCK my brother just got back and his friend's car just got broken into. Stole 3 laptops. It was in Richmond too. Outside in the lot at Ebisu on No 3.

They were out studying hence the laptops. 2 of them were ours too.

did they put the laptops in the trunk of jus leave it in the car?

[kyoshiro]

FUCK my brother just got back and his friend's car just got broken into. Stole 3 laptops. It was in Richmond too. Outside in the lot at Ebisu on No 3.

They were out studying hence the laptops. 2 of them were ours too.

ouch, all lots around no.3 are dangerous at night now it seems. Could also be the same bunch targeting these areas, do it once, didnt get caught, do it another time, etc etc.
RCMP need to put some bait cars and get these bastards caught.

[jerche]

Apparently they filed a report with the cops but they can't really do much at this point.

I just called the Richmond Pawnbroker and nothing showed up. They are the only pawnstore in richmond I think. Debating if I should call the rest of the lower mainland.

Do you think the pawn stores will comply and help? Or they're just in it for the money and rather just keep the laptops if they do show up??

[subwoffers]

Apparently they filed a report with the cops but they can't really do much at this point.

I just called the Richmond Pawnbroker and nothing showed up. They are the only pawnstore in richmond I think. Debating if I should call the rest of the lower mainland.

Do you think the pawn stores will comply and help? Or they're just in it for the money and rather just keep the laptops if they do show up??

They have to give the serials to a RCMP database and hold for 30-60 days or something so they can check if anything was stolen.

[Psykopathik]

FUCK my brother just got back and his friend's car just got broken into. Stole 3 laptops. It was in Richmond too. Outside in the lot at Ebisu on No 3.

They were out studying hence the laptops. 2 of them were ours too.

may as well leave a big bag of cash on the hood.....

[dark0821]

honestly i think its just vancouver in general...
i drive a 1996 corolla, fully stock and it got broken into while i was at work @ metrotown P1 zellers parking lot. (took NTH cuz there was NTH to be taken) I didnt even replace the rear quater glass, just vinyl car wrap the shit up, so now there is only a sticker paper btw total access to my car, and it seems to do the trick, now my car doesnt get broken into at all LOL =.=

sad to hear OP and the one that lost the 3 laptops, at this point, I think even an empty "luxury"/"newer" car is gonna get busted into regardless...

[Dragon-88]

People who break into cars dont go to pawn shops.. They use it as currency to buy drugs.. Druggies need to pay for their fix so they steal electronics and trade them in for drugs.. Dealers love this as they get more than they give out and they can still sell it off to their friends or keep it themselves.