We were enjoying our stay here in Albuquerque until this happened.....I went to the zoo today and as usual I had my camera with me and my nifty backpack that holds said camera, and extra lenses. I also put my little credit card carrier in there for safe keeping. Well...we went out to eat afterwards and I left my camera backpack with my credit cards in the truck inside one of the doggie carriers we keep in the back seat. We locked the truck. Upon leaving the restaurant we both noticed someone by our truck. Bill thought he saw them shut our door....I saw them duck down fast and then a white car pulled away. Once we reached the truck we didn't see anything a miss.....until we notice one of the doggie carriers was not how we left it. Yup...they had got it....my back pack was gone. I ran back into the restaurant and ask them to call the police. The manager came back out with me....she pointed out that they had simply 'popped' our lock then put the lock back in place.....up until that point we couldn't figure out how they had gotten into the locked truck.
The police arrived and said we were probably targeted because of the big dually and out of state plates. He said they usually are looking for guns. They fingerprinted the truck and we gave them all our info. Unfortunately there were no security cameras.
My biggest concern are the ID's that were in that credit card case. I've alerted the credit agencies to possible fraud attacks, signed up for Lifelock, and also had my passport flagged and rendered invalid. Yeah....this sucks big time.......
Tomorrow we head to Las Crusces where I will be applying for a new passport. Thank goodness I did have my driver's license with me....at least they didn't get that piece of identification.
What a terrible thing - I know how you feel - violated.....but don't beat yourself up, you did everything right. You can't control the world around you. Get back to enjoying your RV life.
ReplyDeleteThank you.....we are trying to do that....but my mind keeps going back to those 'what if's' but in the end this too shall pass!
DeleteI know how your feeling ......just received word tonight that my home in the Smoky Mts. Was broken into and robbed.... It is very difficult to deal with the reality..... Have never experienced this before in the ten years I have owned that home....
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I'm so sorry to hear about that Sally. I just don't understand the world we live in sometimes. Take care...
DeleteGood grief! We feel your pain, having had a break-in in our RV a few weeks ago. You don't hear about this too often in the RV community, but there are scumbags everywhere, I guess. Here's a link to my post following our burglary; I don't know if that will help or not, but you're not alone, my friends. http://mills-travels.blogspot.com/2014/09/burgled-i-didnt-think-this-happened-to.html. May God bless and keep you safe.
ReplyDeleteThank you and thanks for sharing the post....I did read it and wow....so sorry to hear about your loss. We have two dogs and if someone broke in to steal and harmed either of them....well, that is a huge fear for me. We have always locked both locks, but let's face it....if they want in they will find a way. We are also considering some type of security system. Again...thanks for sharing and caring...be safe out there!
DeleteSomeone broke into my Honda CRV one night, but this IDIOT left the passenger side door open! I found it the next morning. Fortunately I didn't have anything of value in it. They went through my glove compartment and the only thing they took was my DOORS double CD! They also hit my neighbor across the street. It's the world we live in now...sigh...
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Holy Schlamoly! That sure does destroy any faith in our "fellow man" and honesty! We haven't had that happen...yet. I'm darn sure those out of state plates are like candy to a crook....So sorry about this...I'm with you..more worried about identity theft...Don't let this ruin your fun, though..You just can't fix stupid.
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