Smash and Grab

Bonnie woke me about 5am the day after Halloween to inform me that her car window had been smashed and her iPod was gone. Yes, we were burgled! We called the police and Progressive to make a claim. Of course, rain started to fall so we had to quickly swap cars around in the garage. Progressive was actually quite useless at that hour. Bonnie was told someone would call her back around 10 am. The police officer on the other hand, was as helpful as he could be. Most cops have a lousy reputation for a reason, but this guy was quite pleasant. Bonnie and I joked about making him dust the car for prints. But he actually offered to do so. Although we agreed that the benefits would not be worth inking up the interior.

Her iPod was the one recent purchase that I hadn't archived a copy of the receipt. So we feared that finding the serial number would be futile. But I discovered there is a way to extract the last iPod synced to iTunes. With the serial number in hand, I gave the police another call to add it to the report. We were advised that if the careless vandal decided to pawn off the device, it might be flagged. We'll see.

No claim was made since the cost to replace the window was under the deductible. Bonnie picked up a new iPod last night. We tried to have the window replaced today, but it wasn't quite the right size. Luckily, the technician was able to rig the window shut. So it's all sealed up now. We'll have to wait until Monday for a window of the right size.

in talking to the neighbors, Bonnie discovered that we weren't the only victims. At least 2 other cars in the vicinity were also hit. Apparently, this kind of activity is all too common, regardless of the neighborhood. Gated communities appear just as likely to be hit, according to her coworkers. Gotta love Florida...

Sure, it could've been a lot worse. But I'm starting to understand the reasoning behind a concealed carry permit...

Next year, we're boycotting Halloween.