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Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa
Anything that is valuable enough to have your name and telephone number engraved on it should also have your Driver's License number (and state of license) engraved on it.
The reason is that police have Pawn Shop details that regularly check the transaction logs in pawn shops. They pay particular attention to items that have Driver's License numbers on them. This is part of a national effort called Operation Identification.
You might decide not to bother with reporting the theft or loss of a single club. The Pawn Shop detail might decide to track you down anyway with the Driver's License number to verify that you actually pawned or sold the item.
Do not use your Social Security number. The police cannot track it down for this purpose.
The Florida Attorney General recommends you do the same with the valuables in your house, particularly the electronics.
Florida Attorney General - How to Prevent a Home Burglary |
I haven't heard of the recommendation of engraving your DL, but I can see where it makes sense in cases where such things like household electronics may end up being pawned.
For things like my range finder or clubs however, it's more likely I will accidentally leave them somewhere and am hoping the name/phone# will result in getting them back.
If these types of items are actually stolen, especially around here, the odds that the thief will just use them instead of pawning them...are probably pretty high.
On another note, there is a huge difference between being an 'optimist' and telling someone that
knows they had something stolen, that they don't know what they're talking about...and probably just misplaced it.