If by some random chance you typed in the serial number of a GPS unit you bought used on eBay or in a pawn shop into Google and this page comes up, you have my GPS unit (Serial #107813400 -Garmin Nuvi 350). I don't want it back - you seriously keep it, but I do really want to know where you bought it from.
I want to catch whomever smashed my wife's car window making me pay for not only a new GPS and mount, but also a new car window. And since there have been several GPS thefts from my apartment complex as of late, I want to prevent this guy from doing it again.
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I don't have the unit, but I also had a Garmin Nuvi stolen. It seems that Garmin won't list your GPS as stolen unless you send them a police report.
I was under the impression that they noted stolen units, but this appears to be wrong. I have been corresponding with a Mike L in their Software support group. This is the gibberish they sent me:
I have looked into the situation and there was a not in your account but the units can not be flagged as stolen with out a police report.
I do appollogies once again for your frustration but do to licensing agreements that we have with the Mapping company NAVTEQ once the maps are unlock to the GPS it belongs to that GPS only no matter what happens to the unit. This can be if the unit is sold or if it is stolen the maps are tied to that GPS. This is why we need a copy of the report so we may change this in our system.
What BS.
Don't buy Garmin.
I wouldn't go so far as to say "dont buy a garmin". I never thought to tell garmin it was stolen. But I guess if someone updates the maps, maybe garmin will know who bought the update for that unit? It might be worth me sending the police report (we did file one) to garmin.
My Nuvi 205 Garmin GPS unit, with cigarette adapter and wind shield holder were stolen out of my vehicle on 08/08/09 between 10:30am and 12:45 pm from the parking lot at 11044 Research Blvd. – 78759 - Austin – Tx (North Austin).
The stolen GPS serial number is 1C0462207 and I already filed the report.
I have been searching around ebay, craigslist, and local pawnshops for any leads. Today, (08/10/09) I found my exactly model on craigslist posting as follows bellow:
GARMIN Nuvi 205 (3.5") GPS Aug 8, 2009 ... GARMIN Nuvi 205 (3.5") GPS - $80 (North Austin) ... Location: North Austin; it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other ...
However, when I clicked on that, it says deleted by the author.
The only thing I have is the CL listing number (austin.craigslist.org/ele/1313328466.html) and the GPS serial number 1C0462207.
Any ideas about how I may recover the GPS would be appreciated.
I had my Garmin Nuvi 255w stolen from my car along with 5 passports for my kids. I do not want the GPS but I do need the passports. the serial number is 1Q163077.
I do have a police report and was stolen in Orlando, FL.
please email me on mdoheiman@gmail.com
Same story here. Garmin etrex cx stolen from a car in East Boston, MA. Serial Number 76902542. Email: larry.raymond@gmail.com
Sorry to hear about your loss.
On our site http://www.stolen-property.com/ we have seen an extreme rise of GPS thefts over time.
You can report a stolen GPS unit in our free database. Users can search the database as well for free.
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