<p>I was at orientation a couple of weeks ago and the police were talking about this database of stolen laptops, bikes, ipods etc.
This is a news story they showed:
<a href="http://cbs4boston.com/local/local_story_173213922.html%5B/url%5D">http://cbs4boston.com/local/local_story_173213922.html</a></p>
<p>This is where they suggested we register or post stolen property, have a look it's really a great idea. I did register a couple of things and the only info needed was my first name, email & zip code.</p>
<p>Read this:</p>
<p>Imagine this: On a dreary Monday morning you board the train into work with your laptop for the start of yet another long work week. As the train pulls into your station you sleepily stand up and dash out the door for the platform along with dozens of other commuters. But wait! Youre missing something. You forgot your laptop on the train! You rush back inside the train before the doors close and look frantically under your seat. But your briefcase with your laptop is nowhere to be found!</p>
<p>This situation is more prevalent than you may think. In 2003 there were more than 600,000 laptops stolen (Safeware Insurance, 2003 report). Thats more than 1,640 laptops stolen every single day.And to compound the problem, even if the police were to find the thief and recover your laptop, they have almost no idea who owns it or how to get it back to you! Why? Because you never wrote down the serial numbers and the paperwork accompanying it is long gone. You filed a police report, but with no serial number to report, your laptop could be stored away in some police evidence room with thousands of others just like it across the state or across the country, never to be returned to you again.</p>
<p>Thats where JustStolen.net comes in. Our website was established by Police Officers to assist consumers, college students and business owners retrieve lost or stolen valuables. The website is a powerful database that members can use to register their personal property. Any descriptive information can be entered into the database including make, model, color, serial number and any thing else you can think of. You can even upload photographs of your items.</p>
<p>But along with the other great advantages of being a member, there are two fantastic features about JustStolen.net:
Once your items are registered, if they are ever stolen or lost you have all the information you need to give to police. Your descriptive information about the item has been stored in our secure database.
But here is the best part: When your item is recovered by police across the state or across the globe, they only have to log onto one simple-to-use website to search for its owner. They just enter the serial number or description of your laptop, iPod, DVD player or other valuable, and the items description and the email address that you entered when you first registered is there for them to contact you! </p>
<p>Your valuable item wont be sitting in some far away evidence room, because the police now know who the owner is, and they have an easy way to get in touch with you. Its as simple as that! Your property is returned and theres no need to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars to replace it. </p>
<p>And best of all, JustStolen.net is FREE to use; free for consumers, college students and business owners, and free for all law enforcement personnel. There is never any charge to use our service.</p>
<p>What are some of the other benefits of how JustStolen.net gets your valuables back to you?
Theres no need to spend your hard earned money to replace lost or stolen valuables
Theres no need to fill out time-consuming insurance claim forms
No insurance claim means lower premiums
Your irreplaceable items (data in your laptop, photographs in your digital camera) have a better chance of being returned to you
You, the victim of a crime, can now assist the police in a successful prosecution of the thief
Police wont waste precious time trying to find the owner of recovered merchandise, freeing up time for crime fighting
Your member information can be accessed by you from any internet-accessible computer across the globe
Police only have to search one powerful database for owner information when they recover lost or stolen goods
No contracts to sign
No minimum commitment
Sign up today!</p>