Stolen Radio

[ferryfan_ray]

Hey everybody, I had gotten a APX7000 off ebay In VHF/UHF 1, 1.5 with a Black control top, and green housing, my dumb self decided to go out to dinner and leave it in my car after work, it was in my glove box, and someone decided that they would smash my window and take my radio and a ton of other things. Does anybody know how much it would be to replace? And can you be on a look out for one? If anyone knows anything, can you please message me, I paid a lot for this. If this post is not alowed, please delete.

Thanks

 

[K2NEC]

OP,

First of all sorry that this happened to you.
Where did this happen? (City, State)
Have you reported it to the Police? Giving them a serial number of the radio (if you have it) means they can put it in the report and this can help you for insurance purposes that way it's documented.

 

[Go-West]

I hope you are able to get this back for you and make sure you contact local LEO for your info.

 

[Thunderknight]

If you have the codeplug from that specific radio, the serial number is in there.

 

[ferryfan_ray]

OP,

First of all sorry that this happened to you.
Where did this happen? (City, State)
Have you reported it to the Police? Giving them a serial number of the radio (if you have it) means they can put it in the report and this can help you for insurance purposes that way it's documented.

I did give them everything, but they said its most likely that it will not be found

 

[K2NEC]

Where did this happen? If anyone is in the area they can be on the lookout or maybe watch craigslist or something like that.

 

[MTS2000des]

Not posting the model and serial number really limits your chance of recovery. The radio is world is actually quite small, and if we know specifics on someone's lost equipment, most of us will make every effort to see the owner gets their property back. While filing a PD report will get it added to NCIC, many may not have access so if they see it on Ebay, Craigslist, Facebook marketplace, without knowing the S/N, they can't be of assistance.

The folks at Genesis (what many of us who operate trunking systems use to monitor our networks) also have a FREE "Stolen Radio Database" to enter subscriber radio/infrastructure equipment that is stolen. Granted it's crowd sourced, so again, correct info with model, serial number, date of loss and LE agency is key to getting the info out there.

 

[kayn1n32008]

This guy posted this on Facebook. Apparently the radio he tossed in his glove box was inhibited before it was stolen. Sounded like he was trying to get a payout for a bricked radio.

 

[K2NEC]

This guy posted this on Facebook. Apparently the radio he tossed in his glove box was inhibited before it was stolen. Sounded like he was trying to get a payout for a bricked radio.

No wonder he wouldnt tell me where he was from

 

[ferryfan_ray]

This guy posted this on Facebook. Apparently the radio he tossed in his glove box was inhibited before it was stolen. Sounded like he was trying to get a payout for a bricked radio.

First off, I don't have Facebook, Second, you can't just assume that I bricked it, I have the SN and everything that they need, so why don't you stop

 

[ferryfan_ray]

Where did this happen? If anyone is in the area they can be on the lookout or maybe watch craigslist or something like that.

Lynnwood

 

[K2NEC]

Lynnwood

Lynnwood, CA?

 

[KevinC]

Lynnwood, CA?

I would guess Washington since he's asked questions about that area before.

 

[kayn1n32008]

First off, I don't have Facebook, Second, you can't just assume that I bricked it, I have the SN and everything that they need, so why don't you stop

Bull. Your first post about this ‘stolen’ radio was almost word for word what was posted on Facebook. The description of the radio, that it was your glove box, asking how much it was going to cost to replace it, and that a bunch of other stuff was stolen. You also even said it was inhibited on the Facebook post.

 

[fredva]

First off, I don't have Facebook, Second, you can't just assume that I bricked it, I have the SN and everything that they need, so why don't you stop

In your original post, you pleaded "If anyone knows anything, can you please message me, I paid a lot for this" But you aren't providing specific info that would allow others here to help you. Giving the SN to the police doesn't allow other RadioReference members to identify your stolen radio if they came across it.

 

[MTS2000des]

Real simple: post the serial number and police jurisdiction where you reported it, a case number would be helpful. Anything less just points to something else going on.

 

[KK4JUG]

The police might take a report without the serial number but the paperwork will simply be filed away. There's nothing to separate this from other similar radios without that unique identifying number.