Apartment Break In

cnp55
Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:58:25 +0000

My sophomore son, still home on break, this evening casually told me that his apartment at school was broken into a few days ago. He got a notice on his email from the building management, who says (of course) that they can’t determine what is missing. (How could they? The place generally looks like a hurricane hit it anyway.)

I assume his laptop is gone. Not a huge loss as it was 3 years old with a broken screen. But it was an expensive little toy and I was hoping to get another semester out of it. My son owned none of the TVs in the apartment – those were his roomies. His stereo system is probably gone too.

I am just sick to my stomach over it. He’s very casual about it. Haven’t told my H yet – he’s out at a meeting. I can’t remember if we did renters insurance (which we should have of course). S is going back to school this weekend – classes don’t start for another 10 days or so, but spring sport athletes go back early.

I did tell him that no matter how hidden he thinks his checkbook was, he is to march his little bunskis over to the bank in the morning and do whatever they say.

Am I missing anything in advice or directives? Told him to change any stored internet passwords. There is a police report.