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Stolen iPad
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So sent the story off to Gizmodo, so we'll see what happens from there if the find it interesting of course. Contacted Asset Protection at the Walmart tonight and they are reviewing the tapes and will submit anything they find to the detective once he contacts them, so a bit of a head start there. I'm trying to stay optimistic at this point and we'll see what happens.
I have had the misfortune of having my bosses IPad stolen out of my suitcase on the way home to South Africa from the US yesterday/today. I bought myself and my boss each an IPad in June and had it shipped to my brother in the US who I have just been visiting. I used mine while in New York for the past 10 days or so and took it in my on-board luggage but kept my bosses' 64GB 3G in the sealed box and packed it into my luggage for the journey home. When I got to SA this morning and picked up my bags, I could immediately see that they had been tampered with and both locks broken off. Only the IPad (and a kindle that I got for my wife) are missing, fortunately they didn't take the perfumes and some of the other things but I'm obviously highly peeved and down $1100. Hopefully the airline or insurance will pay out but it's little consolation...
So my questions for all of you, is there any way to blacklist an IPad with apple? I don't think it'll ever be recovered but knowing that it's unusable will make me feel a lot better. Same with the Kindle if anyone knows about that. I have the serial numbers of both devices.
I don't know whether it was stolen in SA or in the US but my suspicions are that it was at JFK since they x-rayed the bags there and would have known exactly what was inside. It was almost as if they targeted my 2 bags and knew what they were looking for.
So my questions for all of you, is there any way to blacklist an IPad with apple? I don't think it'll ever be recovered but knowing that it's unusable will make me feel a lot better. Same with the Kindle if anyone knows about that. I have the serial numbers of both devices.
I don't know whether it was stolen in SA or in the US but my suspicions are that it was at JFK since they x-rayed the bags there and would have known exactly what was inside. It was almost as if they targeted my 2 bags and knew what they were looking for.
Was it that obvious?
Well, of course, I'm not going to turn down some publicity. The OP is of course free to mention or not any names, it's no matter. The main thing is to get the ipad back, which is why I'm trying to help - and a story like this will be more appealing to the news people if there's a bit more to it. That was the main point of my post there. (And I've edited the post, it's now promotion free )Did you contact the local store for that? And did you give them the photo? Just thinking there's a pretty good chance that it's somebody at the store, passing the photo to the manager there might get a very quick answer. The longer this goes on, the higher the chance is that it gets sold on or something.
The OP needed one of these
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20057309-48.html
Im seriously going to consider one as im always leaving something.
Anyway these last. 4pgs have been an awesome read I hope you get it back and I will follow this
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20057309-48.html
Im seriously going to consider one as im always leaving something.
Anyway these last. 4pgs have been an awesome read I hope you get it back and I will follow this
If the thief brings your iPad home and connect it to iTunes and restore it as a new iPad, Find My iPhone does not work. The only thing the thief will lose is the ability to bring it to Apple for services.
What's your deductible on your insurance
Even if it's covered your deductible will still likely apply
But armed with that photo I hope you get it back!
Even if it's covered your deductible will still likely apply
But armed with that photo I hope you get it back!
I bring mine shopping for price comparisons, etc., but I keep it in my sling bag when not in use. It's way too easy to get distracted and leave it behind when putting it down for a second.
Lmao at anyone who thinks it's hard to reverse a SET photo manipulation. If you have 2 of these, iPhone/iPod Touch, iPad, do this.
Set both of them to White on Black in Accessibilities in the Settings app. Turn on the Camera and look at the OTHER iDevice's screen.
Effect reversed.
Set both of them to White on Black in Accessibilities in the Settings app. Turn on the Camera and look at the OTHER iDevice's screen.
Effect reversed.
Now go try that with the 'thermal' effect. Doesn't work, does it? In fact it works on just a very few trivial effects, and some (like blur) can be impossible to remove.
I can't restore the colour in that photo too, because all the original colour information has been removed.
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Never pack expensive electronic items in checked luggage. A thief doesn't even have to break the locks to get in most cases. They can use an ink pen. To be honest I try not to check luggage at all.
Sorry about your lost
I looked his app up it's only a couple of dollars. Heck if the OP gets his iPad back he should buy the app as a small thank you.
I'd promote my app too.
Yeah, I'll add my own experience to that.
A while back I was at an airport with a friend, and he needed to get something out of his case before checking in. It was a combination lock, something had gone wrong with it, and the code had reset to something totally random. Before trying to smash the lock off (in the middle of an airport, not that it would look like we'd stolen it or anything!) we tried to pick the lock by listening + feeling it as we turned the dials.
It took under 30 seconds to get the combination and remove the lock. It looked and felt like a decent quality lock, and neither of us had any experience of lock picking or safe cracking
Never trust a luggage lock, and always put cash/valuables/ipad in your hand luggage. Also, never trust the airline to not lose your luggage!
Give the picture to the police! They can scan their database with it and find out who it is!
I wouldn't blame it on being a "lousy" neighborhood. I would expect the same thing to happen regardless of neighborhood. People are just like that regardless of blue or white collar.
I live in Colorado. I'll keep an eye out for the guy! haha. Don't know if you are in the Denver area, but KUSA-9 (NBC) here in Denver always does these kinds of stories on their website.
By that reasoning, you "lose" your car every time you park it in a parking lot and walk into a store. and it's not stolen because you lost it in the parking lot. What a load. It was stolen.
I left my $200 snapshot camera in a karaoke room, when I went back in 5 minutes later it was STOLEN, not lost. I knew exactly where I left it, so it was never LOST, but someone had to go in and check the room, saw it, took it, KEPT IT. That makes it stolen. The difference between finding and stealing is if you have any intention of returning it to the rightful owner.
Pretty much everywhere it is. In most states, stealing something with a value of $500 or more is grand theft, which is a felony.
Not that I'm in the boat raging on the OP for bringing his iPad, it does seem a bit pretentious to me for many reasons. But in any case, that's none of my concern. I hope you get it back OP. That really sucks
So bringing a $400 smart phone is not pretentious, but bring a $500 iPad is? It's only pretentious if it's a felon? You're only saying it's pretentious because its a new product and you're not used to the idea of people using them in everyday life. Just like when cell phones first came out.
How are these stories pointless? It gets the word out and involves more people. More people = more chances at finding that guy. Hardly pointless.
The iPad is $499 so that isn't a felony then
Even though its not a felony it is a misdemeanor, here in California theirs petty theft (which is the item stolen is under 400 dollars) and you get fined for that. Then theres Grand Theft (more than 400 dollars) and that is punishable by one year in a jail or state prison with a fine. No its not a felony but you are still able to get time. Just in case no one knows Felony is more than one year in a prison, and a misdemeanor is less than one year. Oh and technically here with taxes an iPad 2 comes out to be $560.
I don't remember where this is from since I just read it last night, but if the state has somewhat the same concept then yeah you have someone able to get arrested for it. No it's not lost? Someone rightfully took it with it being someone else's property is stealing -___-. Yes, it is his fault for being careless but he did remember and returned Five Minutes After So he does have a reason to get police involve if he was here in CA, and people stop saying its not stealing. If someone took your stuff you would be calling it stealing not lost. For the guitar why leave it in a car unintended? Also with nothing covering it. That is stealing and even if its an iPad its still stealing.
Oh and in Colorado its a Class 2 Misdemeanor if it is not placed with taxes and if its more than 499.99 its a Class 4 Felony. So yeah we do have something here not just some guy being human and be part of the losing of his item.
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The people who are obsessing about it being *lost* and not *stolen* are trying to harp on the fact that the OP had culpability. Yes, the OP made a mistake, but nonetheless it is stolen.