What century are we in?

2005-10-26T13:52:00-07:00

Right after I found out that my identity had been stolen (early Oct) I went to the PA police department to report it. They were very kind but said they can’t do anything about it because it’s not in their jurisdiction and that I need to open a case where the crime was committed. Um, it’s a computer crime. It wasn’t committed anywhere (well, technically it was, but only the crook knows where).

I did manage to figure out that the fraudulent checking account was opened near Los Angeles. I’ve been in Boston for the last 3 weeks so I tried to contacting the LAPD by phone. I left 8 messages over the last 3 weeks. They called me back once. They said that they can’t do anything and that I need to contact my local police. Which is strange because just about every message I left mentioned that I had.

Luckily, I’m in Socal now. I can straighten things out in person. Except the LAPD told me that I’m not a resident of LA, and that I need to have the Palo Alto police forward them the case information. By mail. And that’s it. They won’t even talk to me. It’s really strange. To protect and serve. Hello?

So…. Palo Alto won’t open a case because the crime wasn’t committed there, and LA won’t open a case because I’m not an LA resident. I’m wedged. I’ve left messages for both police departments and now, surprise surprise, I’m waiting for calls back.

I really envy that crook.

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What century are we in?