Stolen Car

Submitted by amberalert23 t3_zvoalq in providence

My car was stolen this morning from the Johnston/providence line. If you can keep an eye out for a 2011 white Nissan Altima, 1GE 392 registration, with a busted drivers side headlight… it would be much appreciated.

I didn’t want to go out in the cold last night so I had my teenagers unload the car. I guess the keys and my wallet got left behind. I’m so upset… I’m a single mom and I work out of freaking east Hartford Connecticut so it’s not like I can just Uber.

Anyway, if you see a discarded wallet (black and tan with a tan strap), or you know… my entire car… please call the police.

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RandomChurn t1_j1q64cj wrote

So sorry! 😢

In my neighborhood (Fox Point) they don't take the stolen cars far -- the closest school parking lot where they toss through the contents for easily-pawned stuff then abandon the rest. If you have anyone who can check nearby parking lots, it might be worth a look.

Hate to say it but if they got your keys it would be prudent to get a locksmith to change your house / apt locks 😣

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amberalert23 OP t1_j1q8t4h wrote

My landlord already called to get the house locks changed, but absolutely good advice!

I’m going to see if I can borrow a car to drive around later today. The tank was on empty but I mean, that can still take you pretty far in Rhode Island terms.

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EmperorMing101 t1_j1sp0ec wrote

Try getaround app if you need a daily car. Usually $30-$80 gets you good economical car for the day

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amberalert23 OP t1_j1sri9b wrote

Thank you for the suggestion! Right now I’m borrowing my boyfriend’s beater car, but I know it’s not up for drives to Stamford like I’m scheduled for next week. I have full coverage car insurance and it covers theft, so I’m going to call tomorrow and see if it also covers a rental car. If not, I might need to look into that.

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frombeyondthegravez t1_j1qbzmk wrote

Sorry about your car, you maybe want to double check with PPD that it’s in the system as stolen.

In 2017 my car was stolen and my house was burglarized and the officer that responded was an absolute imbecile and didn’t report it stolen because she was in too much of a rush to get off her shift and get a chocolate frosted donut.

I found it in front of Prov place mall 2 weeks later with multiple tickets on it, from no other than PPD!

Hopefully you don’t have a similar situation

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amberalert23 OP t1_j1qgs8n wrote

Thank you. It was Johnston police and it’s been reported as stolen thankfully. Sorry that happened to you!!

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radioflea t1_j1uj3cf wrote

Sorry that happened to you Op, I hope you find it soon and in the same condition you left it.

When you do, I want to recommend investing in AirTags(one for car trunk/one for wallet) We live in a small enough state where this can actually be implemented and useful. If big brother wants to watch us he better be damn useful.

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leavingthecold t1_j1qfaet wrote

Sorry to hear about this and it truly sucks. Just a word of advice based on my experience, should it be found and not have to go to a tow garage you should be fine.

In the case it does go to a tow garage be prepared to pay some fees to get it out of storage, in the case this car was used in another crime, be prepared to deal with not only incompetent local police but stupid ass state cops as well, on top of the tow garage idiots and fees.

My moms car got stolen once but it was also used in another crime. When we called they treated us like the criminals who stole when we were trying to get it back. The state trooper was the worse and then the schmuck at the tow garage. We eventually get the car back after 2-3 days and paying the fee to get it out. Think it was $120 to $150 if memory serves me correct. But here is the fucking kicker, we got the car back with a paper stating we paid or something from the tow garage, however either their negligence or the Providence police department negligence never removed it off the stolen list in their database, several months later my mom was pulled over in that car by like 6 cops in our neighborhood, her English is ok and lucky that paper was in the car, I can only imagine how terrified she was. How the fuck are you going to steal your own car was running through my mind, I probably would have gotten arrested if I was there to be honest.

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radioflea t1_j1uhnq3 wrote

If you have full coverage on a vehicle you should be able to get tow fees reimbursed. The only thing that could be an issue is if you have other remarks on your record (up to three years) then you may just want to pay out of pocket.

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leavingthecold t1_j1uvgnu wrote

Didn't have full coverage at the time but glad to know. I swear its all legal racketeering to be honest. Why on earth would you need to pay to get your own car back.

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radioflea t1_j1v3270 wrote

Life pro tip: Any car under 15 years old should definitely be fully insured. Even if it’s a bomber, with inflation you’d still get some money for it.

I had a car that was 14 years old that had be totaled in the pandemic and pre total it still had a value of $11,000 🤯.

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kannnnngggggggg t1_j1q5z3o wrote

Good luck. Maybe try doing a walk around the neighborhood and hope someone just took it for a joy ride and left it.

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amberalert23 OP t1_j1q8o5b wrote

That’s what I’m hoping….! Looks like they hit everyone on my street and ransacked cars. I don’t think they planned to steal one… just got lucky with my kids leaving the keys in it.

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Wonderful_Bother9172 t1_j1qo5rd wrote

What color is your car? I live off Killingly Street, so I will look for it when I'm out and about today. Our neighborhood def has an issue with cars being gone through, sorry they got yours.

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amberalert23 OP t1_j1qtehd wrote

It’s awful! I always lock the doors… just not last night apparently. I edited the post to include that it’s white!

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