D'oh! Horrible News!

[John_S_Osborne]

Ok, first, the news isn't that horrible.. no deaths or injuries or anything like that. But, to me, it's pretty bad.

Last week, my car got stolen from out in University City in Philly. As if that wasn't bad enough, all of my hockey equipment was in the damn trunk! I got the car back the following Tuesday. The theives got my CD player, all of my CDs, my airbags, and of course, my hockey equipment including my Drexel jerseys and pants. All that remained was my black helmet for reffing and my stick (I guess they already had a stick!).

I post this hoping that if anyone near Philly sees anyone wearing a blue and navy gold jersey with either a dragon or the logo "DU" on the front numbered #95, they would let me know. Also, the pants are the same color with "Dragons" and "Philly Express" down each leg. I don't know if anyone would be stupid enough to try to wear it around the area, but just in case.

At any rate, mildly good news is that my car was insured fully, so I can recoup some of my losses. Don't know if I'm going to get full value for my stuff yet, but something is better than nothing.

So, I've learned a valuable lesson: never leave your equipment in the car!

- john

[LetsRoll]

Hi John,

That stinks. I had a buddy who left his equipment in his car and it was stolen too. I think you're in trouble if you leave anything that's visible and has some sort of value. Sorry to hear your sad tale.

[showstoppr67]

That's a major bummer. I always take my equipment out of the car when I get home. The only time I have to leave it in the car is those times when I have to go somewhere before or after a game. I try to cover my bag up as much as possible. Even so, I'm VERY paranoid about getting my stuff stolen out of my car. They can take my stereo, take my Poison, GnR, and Motley Crue CDs, take my radar detector, take my pocket change, but damn them if they take my hockey equipment! Good luck bro.

[columbus_RHstar]

Dude! that sucks @$$. Hope you find your stuff!

[flyersindc]

That definitely sucks. Check on Ebay for your stuff!!! Not much else a thief in University City can do with your hockey stuff except try to sell it! Good luck!

Jim

[umroller]

If you have insurance (more than just collission coverage) they should cover anything that was in the car up to the policy limit. You should be ok as long as you got it into the police report. The only issue may be whether you will get what you paid for the equipment or what it is worth now (considerably less since it is used).



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[morrisville75]

That is just wrong
you should look for your eqiupment a store like play it again sports
the people who took it could of sold it there for cash if they do not play hockey

[sixpack]

WOW!!!! THAT SUCKS!!!!
At least your not a goalie, I have several thousand invested in my gear. Just a little story for you, One of the guys on my Beer league team left his stuff on his back porch to dry and somebody ripped it all off. That dumd ass actually wore it for a league game. We beat the hell out of him. It sucks that some lazy people screw with us cause they are too dumb to get a real job. I hope it works out for you and you get your stuff back or replaced

[umroller]

And, if you find it at a store and you can prove that it was yours and is the equipment that was stolen (another reason a police report is great) then you get it back from the store without cost becuase it was stolen property. The store could even get into trouble in that case. The store is also required to take down who sold it to them, so it could also lead to finding the thief.



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