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Facebook (and social media, in general) may be taking the blame for all kinds of ills plaguing modern society, but it’s not without benefits. One woman’s example will prove that, as it helped her retrieve her stolen car before the cops even got started on the investigation.
Niagara Falls Police tells Buffalo News that the woman reported her car stolen on Friday. That same day, she went on Facebook and asked friends to spread the word that her 2014 Chrysler had been taken right from her driveway.
In what is probably a rather rare case of good luck, within hours, the woman had gotten her car back.
“Someone informed her on Facebook shortly before midnight where the vehicle could be found,” the publication says. “She went to an alley in the 1100 block of Ontario Avenue and found it running and unoccupied, with both side doors open.”
It wasn’t all good news, though: apparently, thieves took stuff from inside and then abandoned the car for whatever reason. Among the items that were missing: a laptop, a cellphone and a child’s carseat, totaling $435. Still, the amount is a trifle compared to what she should have come up with to replace the car that had been stolen. In life, you have to see the full half of the glass, too.
“The woman said her house keys also were taken from her key chain, which was still attached to a key in the vehicle’s ignition,” the publication reports.
That last item is perhaps the most worrying, but it’s not a problem that a good locksmith can’t solve in a few minutes. Since the car had been taken from the driveway, the thieves knew where the woman lived, so they probably thought they could come back and loot the place when she wasn’t there.
In what is probably a rather rare case of good luck, within hours, the woman had gotten her car back.
“Someone informed her on Facebook shortly before midnight where the vehicle could be found,” the publication says. “She went to an alley in the 1100 block of Ontario Avenue and found it running and unoccupied, with both side doors open.”
It wasn’t all good news, though: apparently, thieves took stuff from inside and then abandoned the car for whatever reason. Among the items that were missing: a laptop, a cellphone and a child’s carseat, totaling $435. Still, the amount is a trifle compared to what she should have come up with to replace the car that had been stolen. In life, you have to see the full half of the glass, too.
“The woman said her house keys also were taken from her key chain, which was still attached to a key in the vehicle’s ignition,” the publication reports.
That last item is perhaps the most worrying, but it’s not a problem that a good locksmith can’t solve in a few minutes. Since the car had been taken from the driveway, the thieves knew where the woman lived, so they probably thought they could come back and loot the place when she wasn’t there.
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