Originally posted by ffking somebody stole my SMC Pentax-F* 300mm F4.5 ED [IF] while I was living in South Africa, so I'd just like to say I'd love to post here but... ;(
Where I used to live in college I was robbed about 6 times... Someone had scoped out our house and every time there was a holiday or long weekend they'd hit our house. One of the times I was home asleep when they broke in and I didn't even wake up!
They didn't come in my room but when I woke up in the morning everything was gone, TVs, laptops, video games and systems, even posters on the walls and my change jar in the kitchen...
Though I hadn't yet found my love for photography then, they did steal my GoPro and my motorcycle on separate occasions.
All in all they got away with about $10k worth of stuff. What did the police do? They laughed when I asked if they would fingerprint (You could see the window they came in had been crowbarred...) The police looked at me like I wanted some kind of CSI investigation. The one officer even said, "isn't this the 4th time now I've been out here for home invasion? Go buy a shotgun and read up on self-defense immunity laws.." - swear to god!
Anyways, morale of the story here... Nothing was ever returned or found. The police gave up searching (if ever started), as I expected.
I try to stay optimistic about the whole thing. I am just glad I am not in the position in life where I have to break into homes to get the things that I want.
This all happened a few years ago, and sure it tells a good story now, but I am no lesser off without these things. They are materials and can be replaced over time.
I am sorry for your losses.
I like to think if someone came in my house now and tried walking out with my Pentax gear, I'd probably have to shoot them (Yeah, I took that officer's advice and bought a 12-gauge that following weekend!
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