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Subject: [Leica] Well, it happened
From: cedric.agie at gmail.com (Cedric Agie)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:09:22 +0100
References: <20130320001702.332d0b44@linux-mh41.site> <DCB42223-60B7-4323-A8E1-E218127217F3@mac.com>

I heard the same story recently.
The guy had the chance to have his cell phone stolen too. Guess wat
happened. The Police traced the stolen cellphone some time later with
the internal serial number of this cellphone. They found the thief
within a few yards in a big city.

Hope the same for you.

Cedric

2013/3/20 Bernard Quinn <bjq1 at mac.com>:
>
> Phil,
>
> I am sorry that your equipment was stolen and I am sorry that you have to 
> go through this.
>
> Thanks for letting us know. I am sure we will keep our eyes open for your 
> stuff.
>
> Barney
>
> Barney Quinn, WK3Z
> C: (301) 775-1386
> H: (301) 654-0938
>
> On Mar 20, 2013, at 12:17 AM, Phil Forrest <photo.forrest at 
> earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> So, today I left the house in a rush and left my cell phone in my
>> apartment. While I was at work, someone broke in to my apartment and
>> stole all of my digital gear. Nikon D2x and D2Hs. A 17-55mm G DX ED
>> AFS, a 14mm f/3.5 Sigma AF and my just purchased for a song and cleaned
>> 24mm f/2.8 AIS. Also stolen was my very recently invested-in cell phone.
>>
>> My housemate had a few rings stolen, earrings, a Canon IVSB with
>> Jupiter-12 and a Pentax Spotmatic F with 50mm f/1.4 SMC Takumar.
>>
>> This day was a headache at my crappy retail job and utter heartache
>> when I got back to my apartment. My ability to make more than half of
>> my income is gone and I was waiting until my next paycheck to insure my
>> gear with a new partner company through my auto insurance company.
>>
>> To all those in the greater NYC/Philly area, this corridor is rife with
>> gear being fenced back and forth between the cities. If, by chance, you
>> happen to notice a rather rare D2Hs (hard to come by since people kept
>> them) let me know and I'll alert the authorities. I have all serial
>> numbers of everything that is missing except that awesome *new* 24mm.
>>
>> One of these days my sh**ty life might turn around.
>>
>> Thanks all.
>>
>> Phil Forrest
>>
>> --
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>>
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In reply to: Message from photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Phil Forrest) ([Leica] Well, it happened)
Message from bjq1 at mac.com (Bernard Quinn) ([Leica] Well, it happened)