Our shop was broken into!!

[Running Mommy]

5:20 this am thieves broke into the empty (un alarmed) suite next to ours and busted through the wall.
All they took was the computers. BUT they still took the computers, and made a huge mess!
Our alarm went off, and the officer that responded obviously didn't even take a look! He left a "false alarm" notification on the front door!!!
It was obvious from looking into the front window that it had been burglarized! The sargeant that responded is also a customer of ours. He was MAD, and was on the phone giving someone the what for!
Sigh.... so now I get to call the insurance, and deal with all that. My thinking is they just wanted info since they just took the laptop and tower, but no cords. Oh yeah, and the 22" monitor and barcode scanner.
Luckily both computers were just used for web applications, since our point of sale system is web based.
Oh I just feel so violated!! It's just maddening! Esp. since the officer said he thinks they have been in before, because the lap top wasn't in a very visual area.
One thing I am thankful for... No customer bikes were taken!

[Aint Doody]

I hate theives. We've had our music store broken into several times. It really makes me mad. And in our experience the police rarely find anybody. My husband was a better detective and on 2 occasions got leads on who the perps were. (One was his son---real bummer.)

[Mr. SR500]

Seems like you've had a tough go at it lately. Hope they catch them!

[tulip]

Oh, RM, so sorry to hear of this! Yes, and with the economic troubles, too, this is not what you need (anytime, but particularly now). Thinking of you.

[redrhodie]

That's really terrible. I hope they catch them. Glad they left the bikes!

[OakLeaf]

Aw, that stinks. Hope the perps get what's coming to them.

Don't forget to change your passwords for anything that might've been on those computers...

[sundial]

One thing I am thankful for... No customer bikes were taken!

That's what I was worried about.

I'm so sorry this happened to you. People like that rob you of the most important thing--peace of mind. I hope your insurance company responds promptly and hopefully you won't have to worry about cyber theft as well.

[Wahine]

Hugs RM. That stinks. Sorry I don't really have anything consturctive to add, just know that I'm thinking of you and hoping you have better luck in the future.

[Veronica]

I hope there is special palce in hell for thieves. Like they can look at all sorts of stuff, but if they touch it, they get electrocuted.

Veronica

[Kiwi Stoker]

Have a look around for smoke machine type release alarm systems that release fake smoke (like used at theatres). They take 20 mins to clear and the thieves are unable to see at all to steal stuff.

I had thieves attacking a chain of stores weekly with rams and vehicles to pull out doors etc and alarms and bars are nothing. The idea of them not being able to see anything to take appealed to me.