Write down the serial number!

[huntresss]

After reading all of the theft threads lately, I thought I'd pass along something we were told when our place was hit.

Keep records of the serial number for every piece of equipment/electronics you own. When we called the local police and they came out to file the report, they told us that they have a national database where they can file the serial numbers of the stolen equipment. That is the only way they can get your stuff back to you. Maybe somebody in law enforcement can verify that this is true, but it sure made me start keeping better records. Every single item I buy, I record the make/model/serial number on a spreadsheet and then save it to a flash drive. That way if they bust a meth lab somewhere and find my DVD player, tv and stereo they can at least add that to their rap sheet, if nothing else!

Hope this helps somebody, someday. Can anybody verify if this is true?

[lbbf]

I write down the serial numbers of all my guns and bows and then emailed it to myself. Now they can't steal the thumbdrive as well.

[Mudslinger]

Pictures of every room may help also. Can you sit name off every piece of furniture electronics and valuables you have? serials numbers, lists and pics could go a long way to collecting on insurance claims.

[huntresss]

I write down the serial numbers of all my guns and bows and then emailed it to myself. Now they can't steal the thumbdrive as well.

Pictures of every room may help also. Can you sit name off every piece of furniture electronics and valuables you have? serials numbers, lists and pics could go a long way to collecting on insurance claims.

Those are both very good points! Going to send that file to myself right now.

I also need to re-do the video I made while running through the house during the last tornado warning.

[CrookedArrow]

TCIC/NCIC as well as pawn shops, yep