I had my laptop and cell phone stolen today. My office was deadbolted, but our cheap upstairs door to the roof was no match for the thieves. They brought a crowbar and pretty easily broke through the door and forced their way in. Luckily, we had our server out of the office for repair, otherwise we would have been in serious trouble if it had been stolen.

The bizarre thing about the whole situation was that they didn’t take any more of our computer equipment. They stole a lot of computers from our neighbors, and they actually unplugged one of our computers and put the monitor on the ground, but didn’t end up taking it. They just took my laptop, plus two cell phones without their chargers. All in all, we got very lucky, but it is still a bummer to have to deal with a stolen laptop. I’m not sure what our insurance policy is, and whether or not with the deductible it will be worth it to even try and deal with.

We got broken into last summer too, but that time they only got into our basement. Both times they threw a bunch of stuff around and made a general mess. The police think that it was the friends of the tattoo parlor next door. Hopefully they can track down the stuff.

I just wish that they’d tear down the building next door because it attracts the worst crowds. It’s been a drug house, and the police have thrown out miscreants multiple times over the past couple years. The owner won’t sell the building, but he won’t maintain it either. It’s frustrating that his lack of attention is costing so many thousands of dollars of damage to the surrounding tenants, yet he doesn’t have to pay for any of it. I just hope that his building is condemned by the city so we can be free.