<p>I meant to mention before that my daughter’s host mom has been wonderful. She took my daughter to the police station to file a report, but they were told it was a busy time and gave my daughter a number to call to file the report. She was also told she could file online. When she got home and went to the web site, it said she could only file for a violent crime! She will call the number in the morning and go back to the police station if necessary.</p>
<p>If it was just the credit cards I wouldn’t be so concerned, but I do worry about her driver’s license and her photo copy of her passport. I am hoping that whoever took her purse, takes the cash, camera and ipod and trashes the wallet where it might be found. I am not holing my breath on that one though. </p>
<p>Of course this was a new camera, but luckily she had recently downloaded her pictures. She takes tons of pictures so that would have been a shame to loose them. Her ipod is a few years old but looks brand new. I am sure someone will make some nice money on ebay with her electronics! The cash I am sick about. Why in the world she had so much on her is beyond me; she never takes that much from the ATM at once. </p>
<p>Lesson learned here; she just wasn’t careful enough. My child is also a pack rat in some regards; tossing things in her bag and not removing them when not needed. She had her ipod as she had gone to the gym earlier in the day. There was no need for that to be in her purse when she was out shopping and having dinner. The same for her flash drive and the money from the ATM; she should have taken that back to the apartment before she went out for the night.</p>
<p>One good thing is she had purchased a dress with an American Express that was in her bag (she carries a very large purse.) The cost of the dress will be covered under the Amex protection plan. It wasn’t an expensive dress, but she had just purchased it. I don’t know if she had anything else in her bag purchased with the Amex in the past 90 days, but will check with her in the morning. As I am having trouble sleeping, I might still be up by the time she wakes up in Madrid!!</p>