Car got stolen tonight.

[Liberty Belle]

My daughter had everything in it - custom ice skates, all her school books, IPOD, phone, cash....we can't afford to replace the car, which she needs for work and school. Poor kid's in tears...this is such a bummer!

[fizzgig]

1. ...

:hug:

to say that sucks is an understatement.

[marzipanni]

2. Oh, that's awful! Was it stolen from in front of your house?

Mine was stolen in 2004- three days later an orchard worker told his boss that a car had been sitting next to the orchard (only 1/4 mile from my house), and they called the sheriff who had it towed to the garage in town.

[Liberty Belle]

6. No, from the high school parking lot. She'd gone to a play with friends.

[marzipanni]

3. Does your daughter's phone have GPS locator technology?

http://www.nbc4.tv/news/6001336/detail.html

[Richard Steele]

4. EVERY phone has that nowadays. Might be an angle worth looking into. Good thought marzipanni!

:applause:

[Smooth Operator]

5. I had LoJac installed when I bought my car

well worth the money and it saved me some cash on the insurance. If the car is ever stolen all I have to do is call the State Police and give them the VIN and they'll locate within 30 minutes.

[Liberty Belle]

8. Our new car has that, but this is a 1990 with 235,000 miles.

We never thought anyone would bother to steal it!

[Liberty Belle]

7. The cell phone co won't "ping" the phone unless police ask...

and the cops say they'd have to get a court order! They won't bother going to court unless there's someone in physical danger, ie a kidnapping. I went round and round with the cops and the cellphone company today, even called the Mayor, to no avail! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

by now the cell battery must be dead. I'm furious. Going to suggest a new law to our legislator, but that will be too late to help here.

[Richard Steele]

10. That's total BS, you know. They don't need a "court order"....

...because they have the owner's (your) permission.

They just don't want to do it, and they're shining
you on with a BS excuse.

[Kali]

9. bummer

is it possible it was some kind of prank by her "friends"?