I'm currently working on a large construction site at Heathrow Airport,my colleague put his bag down for a few minutes whilst we carried out some inspections,when he went back to his bag he found his IPad missing!we started searching the immediate area and the bosses conducted some random searches of contractors bags,a couple of hours later someone found it hidden behind a wall heater ! (stashed there to collect later) a happy ending, as we all felt deflated about the theft,would have loved to see the scumbags face when he went back to find it missing .
Theft at work
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Dibs
Veteran
- Location
- West Lothian
Somebody should have done some surveillance to catch the ****** when he went back for it!
Glad it was found though...
Glad it was found though...
asterix
Comrade Member
- Location
- Limoges or York
Metal theft. Stealing something that may be worth a fiver and causing untold damage and disruption. Not just the thieves but the scrap metal receivers without who it wouldn't happen.
That's what gets my goat.
That's what gets my goat.
mr_cellophane
Legendary Member
- Location
- Essex
I'm not a fan of iPads, but "scrap metal" is a bit of a harsh description especially as there's not much metal in one anyway.
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Few years ago I was working in a block of council flats in Leeds, it was raining & as I went into the foyer there was water coming through the roof. Mentioned it to the attendant who went off to look, came back to say somebody had broken into an empty flat on the 5th floor, cut the pipes going to the copper hot water cylinder without turning the water off & stole it. I was there working on the CCTV so we played back the cameras & watched the guy come down the stairs with it & walk straight out of the building in the direction of the scrap metal guy just down the road. The attendant knew who it was, it was another drug using tennent on the same floor, caused thousands of pounds of damage, all for a £30 cylinder. Went back a couple of months later & asked what had happened to him, he'd been charged with theft but charges dropped & couldn't be evicted as that would make him homeless!!!!!
Alan...
Alan...
swee'pea99
Squire
What's to understand? All it takes is a total lack of imagination and morality; sadly many people seem to have this combination in spades. The number of times I've found myself witnessing the details of a crime, and thinking 'how did they imagine for a single moment that they would get away with it?'...but of course the truth is, they never 'imagined' anything, beyond: I want it, I take it. Keep hold o' your goodies, folks...
Over The Hill
Guru
- Location
- Ridden off into the sunset
I am not up on this but I did think that each computer has a code in it that is given when it goes on line. Surely all stolen computers can be traced as soon as they connect?
There is a "find my IPad" function that has two functions (providing it is connected to a WiFi or 3g)
Firstly it will tell you where it is and secondly it will at request start beeping at you
Secondly you can wipe it and render it unsellable
Forunately,it was found before it was "wiped"
Without turning this into an Apple argument....
The beauty of the Ipad is that it backs up regularly
If YOU wipe it and render it useless, then when the replacement arrives you simply restore from the backup. Virtually seamless.
Thisis totally unprofesional and not something I can condone or would ever dream of doing!
There is a dye called "Patent Blue" which we used for identifying lymph vessels and nodes. It is blue and indelible in no wqy describes the length of time it takes to remove.
We used to have a food thief who would nick yoghurts, chocolate and drinks from the communal fridge.
Then one night a couple of us got together with a blackcurrant yoghurt, peeled back the price label and injected several mls of Patent Blue... reapplied the label and waited.
Sure enough the following morning, no yoghurt and a nurse with blue lips, tongue and teeth
We of course had no idea how that occured, but somehow a rumour got round about the stolen yoghurt, identifying her nefarious activities and we had no further problems.
There is a dye called "Patent Blue" which we used for identifying lymph vessels and nodes. It is blue and indelible in no wqy describes the length of time it takes to remove.
We used to have a food thief who would nick yoghurts, chocolate and drinks from the communal fridge.
Then one night a couple of us got together with a blackcurrant yoghurt, peeled back the price label and injected several mls of Patent Blue... reapplied the label and waited.
Sure enough the following morning, no yoghurt and a nurse with blue lips, tongue and teeth
We of course had no idea how that occured, but somehow a rumour got round about the stolen yoghurt, identifying her nefarious activities and we had no further problems.
