Lost or Stolen equipment serial numbers

Wish i didn't have to use this list but here goes:

All stolen from the stockport area (car broken into and all gear taken from boot) -

A900 – 2250139
A77 – 07151777
Zeiss 2470 – 3942224
sony 70-200mm – 1827354
STF – 0183019
Sigma 70mm – 1005256
SAL1650 – 1859644
35G - 0207156
hvlf58 - 1993837
hvlf58 – 2086589
A900 grip – 8C100479

all gear has crimestoppers prooperty protector painted on – 1368702

as you can imagine, i'm pretty broken

thanks


Edited by sturatcliffe - 21 August 2013 at 18:14

Two thefts in two days, I hope that their hands drop off.

FOUND FOUND FOUND!!!

Have had all my gear returned to me after the police arrested someone in possession as he tried to sell it at a pawn shop (CEX). They got slightly suspicious and told him to go and get his passport for i.d. whilst they tested the equipment. Police were waiting for him when he got back!

I had spent all morning going to different pawn shops handing out equipment info and serial numbers and this seems to have paid off.

I was not hopeful in the slightest that any of my gear would be returned, so I am surprised, relived and drained from the experience.

FOUND FOUND FOUND!!!

oh my god, best ending to a heart-breaking story ever :D
really really happy for you ^^

Glad you got your gear back , and the b@stard that stole it got caught.

I couldn't believe it when I read your first post. I thought how distraught I'd have felt had it been me.

I'm even more stunned to hear you've got it back. You have no idea how pleased I am for you.

It's obvious he had no idea what he had. Any half decent pawn or 2nd hand shop would have done the same, or at least you'd hope so. I roughly guesstimated the value to be around 9000 quid and you can almost guarantee the idiot who took it in had the typical drug user appearance. I bet they knew before he got to the counter it would be dodgy. The person who called the police has got to be on your Christmas card list now.

I just hope the thieving scum doesn't get a fine, community service or even worse an official police caution. That seems to be the case all too often now. With any luck they'll make him pay for the damage to your car too and compensate you for your anguish and distress. They should chop his hands off.

russellsbags wrote: I couldn't believe it when I read your first post. I thought how distraught I'd have felt had it been me. I'm even more stunned to hear you've got it back. You have no idea how pleased I am for you. It's obvious he had no idea what he had. Any half decent pawn or 2nd hand shop would have done the same, or at least you'd hope so. I just hope the thieving scum doesn't get a fine, community service or even worse an official police caution.

I appreciate your comments.

Believe me, I am extremely surprised I have it back - 4 years of hard work building up my gear gone in seconds.

I am going to the pawn shop tomorrow to express my thanks and will be writing to the police to thank them for their speed in getting the gear back to me (I have a wedding of a friend on Saturday!

The first thing I did when I found it had been stolen was ring the police, the second thing was to ring all the pawn shops to advise of the gear - I emailed head offices who distributed the info for me so I am grateful to their vigilance, yet it required effort.

He has admitted handling the goods (about £7500 I reckoned) and has a court appearance already set.