Comments on: Robbed & Ransacked (Part 2)

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:09:15 +0000

Our house was robbed a couple of days ago. they went through the house and took tv’s and all of the presents from under the christmas tree. then they found the key to our garage and loaded up two of our dirtbikes in the back of OUR ford ranger and drove off with our truck too. they took the most prized possession i had which was a toolbox that my grandpa gave me three days before for christmas. im determined to find them.

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:20:46 +0000

Our house was robbed on 12/19/08, and the thieves took all of our camera equipment too. We live in a rural area of South Georgia. We had a Canon 5d and 1d Mark III, several lenses, flashes… etc…. Home insurance didn’t cover it because it was business equipment. Thief was never caught.. to make matters worse, we got robbed AGAIN on 3/26/09 — everything of any value was looked up tight…. plus our alarm system went off this time…. so he was only inside for 2 mins… we replaced our digital cameras with security cameras, so guy was caught on tape!! Police haven’t caught him yet, but he was on local news. Here is link:

http://www.wtoc.com/Global/story.asp?S=10085425

By: Jane Tam

Jane Tam — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:32:39 +0000

Good luck getting your equipment back and hopefully your insurance would give in. I’m glad you’re safe though despite the loss.

By: myla

myla — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:38:19 +0000

I am so sorry all this has happened. Just wanted to let you know my thoughts and prayers are with you.

By: Nida

Nida — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:56:17 +0000

Hello everyone, MDM’s friends are putting together a fundraiser to help out. We’ve created a donation page here: http://www.nzada.com/mdm.html

By: Joey Harrison

Joey Harrison — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:00:16 +0000

What a spirit-killer. But don’t let it kill your spirit. You’re too valuable a member of the photo community … and beyond. Be persistent with your insurer. Maybe I’m paranoid, but I’m increasingly convinced that for many insurers it’s corporate strategy to deny first, and pay out only under pressure.

By: heather

heather — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:10:34 +0000

glad you guys are ok at least! that’s quite the rampage, i’d be worried how these robbers would act if someone was home during a theft. so, grateful that you are alright.

here’s to recovery of your cameras, the outpouring of local camera love in your favor, and many opportune snapshots in your future.

By: claudine

claudine — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:22:32 +0000

so so so sorry to hear about this, michael! i’ll keep a lookout for any gear i might come across the Internets… and i definitely want in on the print sale.

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:28:27 +0000

I wish the insurance folks weren’t being a*holes (or perhaps borderline a*holes) but I have to admit a strange sense of relief that you weren’t targeted.

Fyi, I still wave from across the either when I run across a file you’ve touched. This place just isn’t the same withour our crew.

By: pete g

pete g — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:44:39 +0000

I have a google documents spreadsheet with a complete list of all my gear/serials. That way I can access it anytime, anywhere. Because I am extra neurotic, I also emailed a copy of the spreadsheet to myself, so it lives in my online email archive.

Glad to hear you are back on track with the loaner gear. And cheers to everyone that had rallied behind you. In the end, this will work out ok.