[Hidden-tech] Stolen Macbook - Please Help

[Monica Goggins]

Hi All -

I apologize for the delayed response in getting back to you, but I've
received quite a few e-mails back wondering how it all went down so here
goes:  I received an e-mail from "Find My Mac" that read: Monica's Macbook
was found near such and such address - keeping it confidential here folks -
but it gave me an exact address and time.  It then proceeded to give me an
option to view location and I got a perfect google satellite view of the
house in which it was found.  I proceeded to call the police department in
the county where it was located and told them of the whereabouts and not
even an hour later they called me and said they'd retrieved my Macbook and
arrested the kid who stole it.  He was charged with Larceny over $250 - a
felony that could get him kicked out of school, sentenced to up to 5 years
in prison depending and fined up to $25,000.  I sure hope he learned his
lesson! and I hope this helps anyone who may have a piece of technology
stolen from them in the future - though I hope this never happens to
anyone.  Even if you didn't previously have Find my Mac turned on - as I
did not - you can go under All Devices on Find My iPhone through iCloud or
on your cellular device and hit Notify When Found and Play Sound which
means whenever the laptop connects to an IP address or Wifi (not sure if
this is the correct terminology) it will immediately notify you of its
location regardless of if the laptop is locked or not - if it is turned on
and in range, you'll get some type of notification.  Phew! That was a
mouthful, but I wish you all well on your future endeavors and please feel
free to contact me if you ever have any problems in regards to stolen
devices - I'm pretty tech savvy.

                                           Best,
                                             Monica Goggins

On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 11:00 AM, <tim at inksolutionsma.com> wrote:

> Hello All,
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>    I received a call from a client today, someone stole her MacBook and
> she is calling all the local shops to be on the lookout for this. I offered
> to put a post  for her on Hidden-Tech in order to spread the word. She said
> she would appreciate this so here I am.
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> The stolen MacBook is a Gold early 2015. The #9 key is missing from it,
> and the login page profile picture should show a cactus along with the
> clients name (Monica Doggins).
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> The serial number is – C02QC6JMGF84.
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> If anyone comes across this system please contact the Client and Police.
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> Monica Doggins
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> (413) 348-8677
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> Monica.elise3 at gmail.com
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> The serial is already registered as stolen with Law Enforcement, and we
> are attempting to track the system if the culprit manages to get online
> with it.
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> Thank you everyone, I hope this helps Monica retrieve her system.
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