I bought a new phone two nights ago.
Paid two hundred bucks for it.
I posted my old phone on Craigslist for sixty bucks.
Got a few emails and arranged to meet a guy at Ciervo’s at 2nd and Reily today to do the exchange.
While waiting, I had a slice of pepperoni pizza.
After doing the exchange with the guy, I must have inadvertently left my phone on the table inside Ciervos.
I rode my scooter home- two blocks away- where I realized that I forgot my phone at Ciervos.
I turned around and was back there- no more than six minutes after leaving.
Sure as shit, my phone was gone.
I asked the guy who I sold my old phone to if he would call my phone.
He did and a woman answered. And then she hung up.
He handed me the phone and I called again..and she answered.
“HaaLuh”
“Uh, yeah..hi..did you JUST find this phone at Ciervos?”
“yeah. I found it”
“Um, can I have it back please? It’s mine. I was gone for five minutes”
“How much you payin?”
“WHAT!?!”
“You want it back? How much you payin?”
“Are you KIDDING me!? It’s my phone! Ugh. Okay. I’ll give you ten bucks”
“Ten bucks!? Gimme fitty!”
“Fif…wha…rrr..I’lll give you thirty”
“Aight. Start walkin toward the laundromat”
She walked out of the door of 1419 N 2nd Street, phone in hand, and said “You should be thankin’ me”
“Thankin you! You STOLE my phone! It belongs to ME!”
“I don’t care, hunny. My husbands a cop”
Oh really?
We’ll see how far that gets you.
Just another day in Harrisburg.
But at least I got my phone back…for thirty of the sixty dollars which I sold my old one for.
You should have taken her photo and posted her mug shot.
That sucks.
Sprint has a neat feature — family locator — that tracks your phone’s physical location. The idea is that parents can track young children, but it’s been used more than once to locate a stolen handset. Given what a huge problem cell phone loss / theft is, I’m surprised more wireless carriers don’t do the same.
Oh, wait. “Handset insurance”. Now I understand.
The good news on this is that I did call the police when I got home-
And although their response time was nearly forty five minutes, two cars went over to 1419 N Front and confronted the woman- explaining to her that she could be arrested and held for extortion.
Long story short, the woman WAS married to an EX Harrisburg Lieutenant- but he divorced her seemingly because of a myriad of mental issues.
So, I’ll get my thirty bucks back- and have yet another crazy story to tell about life and times in the city of HilariousBurg.
Awesome!
You’re like a superhero for Harrisburg!
Did you check to see if SuperJerseyMike.org is available?
I still think you should post that bitch’s photo online for us all to gawk at.
Officer Peiper just pulled away from my palace on the river- after handing me my thirty bucks back.
Once again, excellent work by the Harrisburg Police-
I’ve written numerous times in the past how wonderful of a job our force does with the resources they have-
And word has it those shiny new police cars are arriving sometime in July-
Alls well that ends well.
Awesome!
Jeez, that woman is something else man. I’m glad you got your phone back though.
BTW I’m totally biting ‘HilariousBurg’ LOL