Stolen Laptop (epic)

[Tosh 0]

on the local VW site i visit saw this jem today

Originally Posted by kevin_b_c I'm not the best writer, so bare with me...Long story short, I got my Laptop stolen on Thursday morning.We accidentally left the door unlocked and I guess someone came in and stole the laptop and my fiancee's wallet out of our apartment while we were sleeping. ShockedI didn't notice that the laptop was gone until Sunday.I use this program called LogMeIn that allows me to remotely control a few friends computers and my own.It also logs when the last time the computer was logged in and from what address.So I look at the logs and it shows someone logged into the internet from it at 10:28pm Saturday night.I took all this information and contacted the Burnaby RCMP.Basically, the officer that showed up and took the report said that it will most likely not get investigated because the loss is not enough.Anyways, today I was at a friends and we were talking about it, and I decided to check to see if it had been logged in again.I got out my new phone (HTC Diamond w/"unlimited" telus data plan) and logged into my LogMeIn account.MY LAPTOP WAS ON AND BEING USED!!!So I connect onto it and look at the screen.The guy is watching porn.I closed the browser window and he opened up a new one.Google came up as the home page and I started typing into the search field."This laptop is stolen"He erased that and typed "who is this"Me: This is the owner of this stolen laptop, your IP address has been logged and will be reported to the RCMP if you do not return it...Anyways, this goes on for a good 20-30 minutes. Me telling him to call me, and him saying that he just bought it for $350.At one point he says, hold on a minute. So while he's gone, I open up whatismyipaddress.com on his browser so that he sees that I have his IP info and that I'm serious.When he comes back to the computer, he sees that on his browser and immediately clicks on the back button.Meanwhile, a crowd of friends have gathered to watch all this happening on my phone. lolSomewhere in his fumbling, he clicks on the down arrow beside the address bar and it brings up a list of recently typed addresses. It was only for a split second, but I saw facebook as one of the entries.So when he finishes typing out his next sentence "How the hell are you doing this??", I click on the address bar and click on facebook.BOOM, up comes the login screen with his email address in the login field. ROFLSo now I have his email address. Searching that on Facebook gave me his name and his secondary school. Yippie!Now I have to wait until tomorrow to do something.What do you think I should do... Discuss... ROFL

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[Tosh 0]

cliffnotesCliffs-Guy (Kevin) got laptop and fiancee's wallet stolen from house while sleeping-Kevin uses LogMeIn to access computer while thief uses computer-Kevin and thief have conversation; thief ignores Kevin's threat.-Kevin watches thief surf internet and acquires facebook/e-mail/IP info.-Thief searches grandma porn, how to be a gangster and C-Walk instructional videos -Cops do nothing because loss isn't $$$ enough-Internet gang intervention imminent

[chrozzo 19]

parada, que?

[Actuary 3]

score one for technology

[strategy 4]

I really would've been more discreet about it. there's really no reason to be a showboating idiot when you can wait for the guy to leave it unattended and start gathering information.

[El Guapo 8]

I would have read that cop the riot act. Since when does dollar amount determine whether or not they are going to investigate something. If this was in his home, its breaking and entering and larceny.Its not like this is a mis-demeanor.

[SuitedAces21 2,722]

Since when does dollar amount determine whether or not they are going to investigate something.

Not that I disagree with you, but I would guess this is a standard policy. Its all about priority.

[El Guapo 8]

Not that I disagree with you, but I would guess this is a standard policy. Its all about priority.

Well thats ok, if they have some major crimes to investigate, sure put a stolen computer on the back burner. But if you say hey mr. occifa, here is the name and address of the guy who stole it, go get it, or I am. They need to do something.

[SuitedAces21 2,722]

Well thats ok, if they have some major crimes to investigate, sure put a stolen computer on the back burner. But if you say hey mr. occifa, here is the name and address of the guy who stole it, go get it, or I am. They need to do something.

Well, they would still have to investigate as though he hadnt given them that info. They cant just show up at the guys door, go in and arrest him. Wheres the evidence? Wheres the probable cause for a warrant? Some guys word off the street aint gonna cut it. They'd have to go to his apartment and investigate. And if the crime scene is old, evidence will be scarce. Does he have proof that the laptop is his? Can the laptop be identified? All easy questions to answer, but the time it would take is probably not worth it for the police.

[El Guapo 8]

Well, they would still have to investigate as though he hadnt given them that info. They cant just show up at the guys door, go in and arrest him. Wheres the evidence? Wheres the probable cause for a warrant? Some guys word off the street aint gonna cut it. They'd have to go to his apartment and investigate. And if the crime scene is old, evidence will be scarce. Does he have proof that the laptop is his? Can the laptop be identified? All easy questions to answer, but the time it would take is probably not worth it for the police.

Actually no. They can go over there and ask the guy. 99% of the time the guy will invite them in. Then they can go from there.

[SuitedAces21 2,722]

Actually no. They can go over there and ask the guy. 99% of the time the guy will invite them in. Then they can go from there.

Maybe.But there are still issues.

[El Guapo 8]

Maybe.But there are still issues.

Sure but this is their job. Trust me, my dad was an undercover narcotics officer for years. He wrote the book (literally) on getting into a suspects house and getting evidence with out a warrant. It was for drugs primarily, but its all relative.

[strategy 4]

kinda funny to think, even if he is telling the truth about the "bought it for $350" part... that could easily happen to you if you buy off of craigslist, etc.

[El Guapo 8]

kinda funny to think, even if he is telling the truth about the "bought it for $350" part... that could easily happen to you if you buy off of craigslist, etc.

true, but receiving stolen property is a crime, obv if he had no way of knowing it, he can't be liable

[strategy's_touch 0]

true, but receiving stolen property is a crime, obv if he had no way of knowing it, he can't be liable

liable or not, the imaginary innocent guy is out $350

[El Guapo 8]

liable or not, the imaginary innocent guy is out $350

yup, unless they can track down the guy who he bought it from.Before craigs list was around, I was going to buy some car stereo stuff out of the paper. I met the guy in a parking lot, it was obv stolen, so I declined to buy it because I did not want to deal with it.

[Royal_Tour 0]

score one for people who know how to use technology

fyp

[Fubar The Sperm 1]

"HTC Diamond w/"unlimited" telus data plan"Sounds like an advertisement to me.

[SlapStick 0]

Women use wallets?

[timwakefield 68]

Women use wallets?

Inside their purses.

[Canuckickstan 2]

I would mess with him."This is your dead grandmother. Are you looking at Pornography Billy ? See you in hell !!"

[Mercury69 3]

[x] Guy has solid tech skillz[x] Guy has terrible spelling and grammar (standard for this day and age)[ ] Story delivers without the outcome

[SuitedAces21 2,722]

Sure but this is their job. Trust me, my dad was an undercover narcotics officer for years. He wrote the book (literally) on getting into a suspects house and getting evidence with out a warrant. It was for drugs primarily, but its all relative.

so you're father spent his life ignoring and circumventing peoples constitutional rights?i'll bet he was on the take as well.

[El Guapo 8]

so you're father spent his life ignoring and circumventing peoples constitutional rights?i'll bet he was on the take as well.

Nope. If you knock on a door and say Hi Mr. criminal I am the police can I come in and talk to you. 99% of the time they say yes. A large portion of the time they have drugs/drug paraphernalia/guns/and or other illegal items in plain view. The question them, and then if they do not like what they say, they point out the violations and either arrest them or get the information they need. Usually both. Completely legal, its held up in court hundreds of times, my dad has written a book and training manual on it, testified about it over 200 times, never had one over turned and taught this tactic in several countries.

[SuitedAces21 2,722]

Nope. If you knock on a door and say Hi Mr. criminal I am the police can I come in and talk to you. 99% of the time they say yes. A large portion of the time they have drugs/drug paraphernalia/guns/and or other illegal items in plain view. The question them, and then if they do not like what they say, they point out the violations and either arrest them or get the information they need. Usually both. Completely legal, its held up in court hundreds of times, my dad has written a book and training manual on it, testified about it over 200 times, never had one over turned and taught this tactic in several countries.

But he was on the take though, right?God knows I would be.