Hey, just making a quick post to keep you guys in the loop!

Last weekend I went swimming with some friends at a leisure center, and when I came out I saw my locker was broken into. They had stolen my wallet, brand new phone, car keys and even my watch and clothes. So I went outside to check and they took my car as well. I’ll write some good news/bad news bullet points:

Good news:

-The car was recovered the next day and in relatively good shape, across the street and behind a building from where it was stolen.
-Insurance covers everything with the car for new keys/locks, to any damage and hopefully an interior detailing.
-My wallet was recovered a few days later with everything except gift cards and cash of course.
-My phone was also recovered with my wallet in another stolen car by police.
-This hopefully means identity theft is a lesser worry now, but I still have to take precautions.

Bad news:

-There’s damage inside the car where the guy destroyed the e-brake handle.
-I had to change locks at my apartment because keys weren't recovered and the thief had my address from my ID.
-My credit and debit cards were both used for about $350 worth of purchases (but good news is I get refunded by the bank theft protection)
-The phone has factory reset protection on and it’s refusing to accept my PIN, account or phone number so I have to try and work with google to get it working again.
-Again the gift cards and cash were stolen, maybe $120 worth.
-My clothes are still missing with my only good pair of shorts :v
-My $15 walmart watch wasn’t recovered, but I couldn’t care less lol

There is video of the car theft, unfortunately it’s an open investigation so I can’t share anything I have, but I have insight into what happened. The guy stole my car, didn’t realise my e-brake was on, likely panicked and pulled too hard on the handle breaking the release tab, so he drove at less than 5mph for about 800 feet dragging the back wheels and then ditched the car, so at least it wasn’t driven through fields or used in crimes.