Goddim!

Unbelievable. Do you remember back to the opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics (08.08.08)...we rembember, cause we were burgled. Anyway, funny thing happened later that morning.
Some dude was casually driving his car home (back seat full of gear that he'd stolen from our showroom), and he was pulled over by police for something-or-other. They quizzed him for a while about what was on his back seat, and he gave them the already classic line: "oh, I'm a DJ"
Anyway, later that day our local (and very attentive) police recieved an email with pretty pics of all the gear that was stolen. It jogged the memory of the police officer that had earlier pulled over our culprit. Eventually a warrant was granted, and today we got nearly all the gear back. There's a couple of items still on the shelf of a 'second hand' store, but we'll get those back soon.

AND THE MESSAGE OF OUR STORY:
Whatever gear you've got, make sure you record the serial numbers, and store them in a safe (and readily accessible) place. After a lengthy chat with our Senior Constable today, we learned that there is virtually no chance of recovering goods without (a) a good description, preferably pictures, and (ii) serial numbers for positive identification.

Do it now! And stay safe out there...