By Michael Denison (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 7:47 am: |
I won't get into specifics or anything that will require the police report, because I have no scanner to scan it, but my car was broken into while snorkeling, and among other things, my wedding ring (only a week married) was stolen. Is there a chance this would show up in any pawn shops here in Bonaire? Where would I start looking if this were the case?
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By Jerry (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #20172) on Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 8:44 am: |
Sorry for your loss Michael. One question, why was the ring in the car?
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By Michael Denison (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #2) on Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 9:33 am: |
A bad last minute decision to take it off and avoid losing it in the water since it was a bit of a loose fit. We didn't know about leaving our doors unlocked and windows down, and were trying to keep stuff in the car at Andrea II. Needless to say after the $300 charge from Budget to pay for the window and everything else inside that was lost, I've carefully read and am now going by suggestions on how to keep this from happening again. My first trip from the states is teaching me a lot quickly. I'm still kicking myself for not getting some trip insurance too.
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By Vince DePietro-www.bonairebeachcondo.com (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2261) on Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 11:49 am: |
Michael..I am very sorry to hear of your unfortunate loss. Hopefully others will learn from your experience. When at a dive site and leaving your vehicle unattended, leave all windows down. The "perps" look for cars that are locked with the windows up & assume they contain valuables.
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By Ann Phelan - www.bonairebliss.com (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3773) on Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 12:33 pm: |
Michael, sorry..this is a total bummer. This is the reason "perps" do what they do in Bonaire. Someone leaves their valuables in a locked car and the perps break in. It is reinforcement for these jerks to continue this horrid means of eeking out a living. As a result I strongly recommend anyone at Andrea II leave windows down because more broken windows may be likely.
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By Antony Bond (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #499) on Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 12:46 pm: |
Andrea II is probably one of the worst sites for theft. As it is off the road and has a backdrop of trees, it is easy for would be thieves to hide.
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By Vince DePietro-www.bonairebeachcondo.com (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2262) on Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 1:16 pm: |
Annie..You are absolutely correct! I didn't want to get into that, but it's psych 101; BF Skinner's operant conditioning (which is applicable to many things in life).
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By Ann Phelan - www.bonairebliss.com (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3774) on Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 2:20 pm: |
Vince, exactly...gosh, I hated that class, BTW, in undergrad.
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By Chris (BonaireTalker - Post #37) on Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 2:51 pm: |
How about this: you leave truck windows open, doors unlocked and realize your under water camera case has a problem, you wrap it in cloth and hide it in a pile of rocks far away from the car and since no other car is around and you do not see a person around this is a safe solution. Wrong! Rock pile was disturbed, camera gone. Happened at KARPATA on 6/6. So don't try this one!
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By Glen Reem (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3036) on Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 4:29 pm: |
Anyone waiting and watching to see when you go in the water will see.....
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By *Tink* (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #110) on Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 10:15 pm: |
Michael, I'm so sorry this has happened. Hopefully your homeowners insurance will cover the ring, although I know the original is irreplaceable.
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By Michael Denison (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #4) on Friday, June 19, 2009 - 6:18 am: |
Thanks for all the responses. I had skimmed BT, but hadn't gotten deep enough to see the crime reports, something I think should be noted. We'll see what happens with the insurance when we get home.
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By *Tink* (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #117) on Friday, June 19, 2009 - 10:48 am: |
Michael, I hope you haven't let this ruin your trip and are enjoying the island and all of the beautiful things it has to offer (rather than the ugly underbelly)...
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By Michael Denison (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #5) on Friday, June 19, 2009 - 7:06 pm: |
I will. Too busy having fun right now though.
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By Bonnie J (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #5) on Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 8:13 am: |
Michael
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