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Thinkpad T40 Laptop / Bicycle stolen

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  • 01-12-2010 12:45pm
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    CrazyRabbit
    Registered Users Posts: 8,659 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    Longshot I know, but...

    During the night, the place where I work in the Blanch Corporate Park was broken into. A few things where stolen, but the most important are an old Thinkpad T40 laptop which I used as an application development test platform and a mountain bike.

    I'm hoping that the scum responsible tries to sell them to someone reading this forum (as I said...a real longshot!). The laptop contained a lot of recent code changes that were not backed up (as it was stolen before the automated backup was made), and it will take a lot of time to redo the changes.

    The T40 Laptop looks like this, but will likely still have part of the cut Kensington Lock attached:
    http://computercenter.mymall.bg/product_images/p/ibm_20thinkpad_20t40_1__64336.jpg

    Don't have any pics for the bike, but it was silver, with a very heavy frame, and the back tyre was punctured. It's quite distinctive as the frame bars are quite thick.

    Quite cheeky for someone to break into a building with so many security camera's both inside/outside, and we're checking the security tapes now.

    Please keep an eye out for anyone selling either of these items and send me a PM if you can.

    Thanks all!!


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    #2
    Arciphel
    Registered Users Posts: 2,840 ✭✭✭Arciphel


    I work in the Industrial park opposite the FAI/National Aquatic Centre. Our security guys in there told us about a few places in the area where laptops had been stolen - wonder if it's the same guy? He's known to the gardai and *ahem* resident in the area there by the water tower apparently. If you know where I mean. :(


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    spooky donkey
    Registered Users Posts: 5,042 ✭✭✭spooky donkey


    I was reading recently in the blanch gazzett that break ins doubled in the last year. And after budget day I think they may get even worse.
    Bad luck about that laptop good chance its long gone now. but you never know.


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    CrazyRabbit
    Registered Users Posts: 8,659 ✭✭✭CrazyRabbit


    Yeah, Budget, recession and Christmas are likely to drastically increase the number of break-in's, as well as muggings and armed robbery of shops etc,


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    chucknorris
    Registered Users Posts: 1,633 ✭✭✭chucknorris


    I'll watch out for the lappy. I fix PC's around D15 and I do get offered lappys form time to time, mostly for parts but if i see it I'll certainly let you know.

    This type of thing is on the increase.


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