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OK, here's the info I have to find my phone:
I had a AT&T GoPhone plan, but I bought the phone second hand and had no data.
The phone is passcode locked and a lock is pending via iCloud, though likely the phone has been wiped.
I had never synced the phone with my mac, but I had used it as a remote. Would my mac contain any IMEI or Serial for the phone because of this?
AT&T says they can't release the IMEI to me. Would they even have my IMEI since I only bought the SIM from them? I had a contract with them last year, but again, I did not acquire the phone from them...
Thanks
------The rest of the story-------
Several months ago, I came to the boards to ask about my stolen MacBook Air. It led to a lot of back-and-forth between the suspect and eventually a civil case where I'm awaiting a settlement which was supported by evidence such as craigslist ads, texts, dupe phone calls I made to the suspect and such.
The other day was a little more interesting.
There was a man that was repeatedly robbing convenience stores in the area. I typically hang around one such store and saw a man acting suspicious (more-so than the typical crack bum). I took notice of his shoes and face (more easy for me to recognize shoes and feet, whereas clothes are typically changed often).
The next morning I walk into the store and see a picture of a man on security cam with the same shoes, jackets, and face. I was told he jumped the counter and took cases of cigarettes and had been doing so regularly. From there, I made certain I kept an eye out. However, this suddenly became a personal matter.
I visited the store regularly, as I do, until a week later. I am leaving the store, iPhone in hand, and as I round the corner of the store out of view of cameras, there he is. It was hard to miss since he had a 3cm fishing knife raised with one hand and the other wrapped around my hand with my phone. I wrestled with both hands for it, but was just caught off guard and he made away with it.
I chased him across the street for several blocks but he was just TOO fast. (He's 6-foot tall, that's a lot of feet) I turned and asked somebody approaching if I could use their phone to call the police. Instead he drew a dark service revolver and pointed it at my face, demanding "the money". I simply said, "dude, he just got my money!" He asked "where they at?" I pointed and he simply continued on his way, placing the gun back in his dark wind breaker.
Once the second robber passed, I ran across the street and tried to flag down a police car, that simply passed by with a "**** that b*******" stare. Another officer was not far behind, as they tend to ride in pairs here, so I stood in the center of the street and he pulled over. I filed a report and left it at that.
Hours later, when I recalled that there were rewards for this man's arrest, I was on the street with copies of the man's security camera shots from several convenience stores. I had left copies with the management at a drug store as I was headed back down the path I chased the man last night. He was approaching in the opposite direction with the same clothes and hadn't recognized me since I had drastically changed my clothing.
I followed the man for several blocks, until he got nervous and took off at full sprint. Once he turned a particular street, I fell back knowing that the situation would soon be resolved. He was headed to the intersection at which I had passed out his photo.
I waited on the street where I fell back for fifteen-minutes or less, when I saw police cruisers rushing down the main road. I casually walked around the corner and saw four cars parked outside of the drug store. Minutes later I was detained and questioned, then given a ride to the department to speak with a detective. The detective informed me that he had been captured with my efforts, but due to the fact that I was the complainant in a case, I was not eligible for any reward. (However, the manager of the store has offered some juicy kick-backs. A free breakfast is better than no breakfast. Hah)
The thief admitted to the crime and stated that he sold the phone shortly after taking it for $30. The detective assured me that with his history, he would certainly be looking at prison. Having been through the system for a felony myself, I felt some sort of vengeful satisfaction when he mentioned that he would be charged as well with "Aggravated Robbery-Felony 1".
And now, I'm in the process of tracking my phone...
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OK, here's the info I have to find my phone:
I had a AT&T GoPhone plan, but I bought the phone second hand and had no data.
The phone is passcode locked and a lock is pending via iCloud, though likely the phone has been wiped.
I had never synced the phone with my mac, but I had used it as a remote. Would my mac contain any IMEI or Serial for the phone because of this?
AT&T says they can't release the IMEI to me. Would they even have my IMEI since I only bought the SIM from them? I had a contract with them last year, but again, I did not acquire the phone from them...
Thanks
------The rest of the story-------
Several months ago, I came to the boards to ask about my stolen MacBook Air. It led to a lot of back-and-forth between the suspect and eventually a civil case where I'm awaiting a settlement which was supported by evidence such as craigslist ads, texts, dupe phone calls I made to the suspect and such.
The other day was a little more interesting.
There was a man that was repeatedly robbing convenience stores in the area. I typically hang around one such store and saw a man acting suspicious (more-so than the typical crack bum). I took notice of his shoes and face (more easy for me to recognize shoes and feet, whereas clothes are typically changed often).
The next morning I walk into the store and see a picture of a man on security cam with the same shoes, jackets, and face. I was told he jumped the counter and took cases of cigarettes and had been doing so regularly. From there, I made certain I kept an eye out. However, this suddenly became a personal matter.
I visited the store regularly, as I do, until a week later. I am leaving the store, iPhone in hand, and as I round the corner of the store out of view of cameras, there he is. It was hard to miss since he had a 3cm fishing knife raised with one hand and the other wrapped around my hand with my phone. I wrestled with both hands for it, but was just caught off guard and he made away with it.
I chased him across the street for several blocks but he was just TOO fast. (He's 6-foot tall, that's a lot of feet) I turned and asked somebody approaching if I could use their phone to call the police. Instead he drew a dark service revolver and pointed it at my face, demanding "the money". I simply said, "dude, he just got my money!" He asked "where they at?" I pointed and he simply continued on his way, placing the gun back in his dark wind breaker.
Once the second robber passed, I ran across the street and tried to flag down a police car, that simply passed by with a "**** that b*******" stare. Another officer was not far behind, as they tend to ride in pairs here, so I stood in the center of the street and he pulled over. I filed a report and left it at that.
Hours later, when I recalled that there were rewards for this man's arrest, I was on the street with copies of the man's security camera shots from several convenience stores. I had left copies with the management at a drug store as I was headed back down the path I chased the man last night. He was approaching in the opposite direction with the same clothes and hadn't recognized me since I had drastically changed my clothing.
I followed the man for several blocks, until he got nervous and took off at full sprint. Once he turned a particular street, I fell back knowing that the situation would soon be resolved. He was headed to the intersection at which I had passed out his photo.
I waited on the street where I fell back for fifteen-minutes or less, when I saw police cruisers rushing down the main road. I casually walked around the corner and saw four cars parked outside of the drug store. Minutes later I was detained and questioned, then given a ride to the department to speak with a detective. The detective informed me that he had been captured with my efforts, but due to the fact that I was the complainant in a case, I was not eligible for any reward. (However, the manager of the store has offered some juicy kick-backs. A free breakfast is better than no breakfast. Hah)
The thief admitted to the crime and stated that he sold the phone shortly after taking it for $30. The detective assured me that with his history, he would certainly be looking at prison. Having been through the system for a felony myself, I felt some sort of vengeful satisfaction when he mentioned that he would be charged as well with "Aggravated Robbery-Felony 1".
And now, I'm in the process of tracking my phone...
