but since most likely your insurance information and registration were in the glove box and likely your home address is on those items please make sure to lock your doors at home and use extra safety precautions.
I had a car accident once (a motorcycler who had been drinking ran a redlight and ended up on the hood of my car - fortunately I guess, the police said, because he was drunk he was not injured and I was okay) Anyway, at the scene of the accident my license "disappeared". I gave it to the police officer but never saw it again. A month later I had a "visitor" at my house. A peeping Tom. Never caught.
Also, shortly after that a phone call came with a man identifying himself as another police officer who said he found my license and wanted to bring it to my house. Of course I said 'no' called the local police and the police came over and said no officer would ever do that.
Anyway, it just worries me when your contact information falls into the wrong hands. It's probably nothing but I'd make sure to be a little extra cautious in the meantime. It doesn't hurt, right?
I really sympathize with your situation as the insurance never pays enough to replace the vehicle. You end up not only being a victim of the crime but also a financial victim. You've lost the contents of the car and will now have a debt you didn't have before and shouldn't have to incur. Grrrrrrr....I know when my car was stolen I remember thinking I didn't really want it back because Lord knows what went on in that car while it was gone! As I said before they found my car, it was a Honda Accord - another very desirable "hot" car, probably 4-6 weeks later, stripped and little left but the VIN number and the frame so that wasn't an issue.
I pray this somehow works out - that maybe there is a silver lining in here somewhere. It's such a violation!
I also had my purse stolen out of a grocery cart once. Almost in front of my eyes! Now, if I leave my purse for a second I always use the child safety strap, tighen that around the strap of my purse and put it in the bottom of the cart. I never got that back again.
Once I was at the beach loading the car and had put my purse on the ground and drove off without it (DUH). Half way home, about 10 minutes, I remembered it, turned the car around and went back. It was gone (I expected it). Anyway, that night a woman calls and says she found my purse. I was thrilled!! THEN she told me I could get it back and where to meet her. When I showed up the purse was sitting at the location (a store parking lot) in a cart, the woman was no where to be found and of course the money from my purse was missing. (and my nice, brand new make up!) BUT I was happy to get my identification back, my license and while I got the credit cards back I cancelled them anyway because someone could have stolen the numbers.
I wish people would remember this: THY SHALL NOT STEAL!
