I was just robbed…

[Belltownhound]

I wish you the best of luck in tracking down the culprits! What a total nightmare. 

[El Presidente]

At least Eduardo you were onto them quickly. 

It was days before Ken realised he had been robbed. The place was turned upside down but it just looked normal. 

The perpetrators were caught. One was smoking a cohiba 1966 while swigging on a bottle of Beenleigh white rum.  He was obviously the brains of the operation. 

[PuroDiario]

12 hours ago, BrightonCorgi said:

Sorry to read this.  Anything I can help with to lend a hand?  Were there security cameras?

2 at the security entrance (passcode protected), one from JCrew store next door, ring cameras inside in every aisle. 
 

let’s see if police can obtain video. 
 

the main issue is that what I kept in there was unopened boxes almost 95% of them. Or maybe missing 2 cigars. And it is a unit I come to check once every 6-12 weeks. So I can’t pinpoint the time this happened in last 8 weeks exactly. Police was going to request it from management

[Capn_Jackson]

Horrible. So, so sorry to hear this.

[MPhillips]

Horrible to hear. Hopefully they can get some answers. 

[1daniel]

1 hour ago, PuroDiario said:

2 at the security entrance (passcode protected), one from JCrew store next door, ring cameras inside in every aisle. 
 

let’s see if police can obtain video. 
 

the main issue is that what I kept in there was unopened boxes almost 95% of them. Or maybe missing 2 cigars. And it is a unit I come to check once every 6-12 weeks. So I can’t pinpoint the time this happened in last 8 weeks exactly. Police was going to request it from management

Do you keep a govee or some other device that keeps track of temp/humidity in the storage boxes? If so, you can look at the data and see when the temp change/humidity change occurred to narrow down the timeframe.

[SCgarman]

4 hours ago, 1daniel said:

This would be very interesting to discuss as he is in New York and Cuban cigars are illegal here. I wonder if insurance would even pay out for it. I wonder if the storage unit had insurance, and if it didn't, I have heard of a storage unit being covered under home owners/renters insurance depending on the company and policy. In my mind thinking as an insurance company, cocaine and Cuban cigars are in the same illegal boat, so if your 4 kilos of nose candy is stolen out of the trunk of your car and you file a claim, I really don't think that they would pay that out.

Exactly. There is no insurance going to compensate this. I can't even fathom a US insurance company insuring a Cuban cigar collection. 

[Connoisseur Kim]

That's a really sad and tragic news indeed. So sorry to hear this.

[cigcars]

    *I would start deducing a few things from here: No.1, not very many people out there are cigar-literate let alone educated about the value of these cigars. So it's plausible that this was somebody who'd been at least quasi-educated about the value of these precious smokes. We've had it happen before. You think you're sharing things with a trusted or well-liked ally or friend and they turn out to be the kind of a##holes who'll do things in their own interest - damn YOU. And then they can get some funds a lot more safely than fooling with dope, drugs, etc.  As a friend of mine who'd been exposed to this industry said: "Every shut eye ain't sleep and every "goodbye" ain't gone." So you may want to consider who you'd broken bread with who learned from your trusted intimacy with them and think, who'd be the one low enough to pull something like this? And even if you don't find them, don't worrry - you reap what you sow. They'll get theirs. Remember - you don't get away with anything. I fear my Creator. Just because punishment is not immediate does not mean that it's not inevitable. 

[BrightonCorgi]

6 hours ago, SCgarman said:

Exactly. There is no insurance going to compensate this. I can't even fathom a US insurance company insuring a Cuban cigar collection. 

That's not true.  Owning Cuban cigars are not illegal in the US.  There are restrictions on importation.

[Jack]

Very, very sorry to hear this, a loss like that is just unthinkable.  I'd rather not even imagine someone absconding with "my precious".

Thankfully you weren't there at the time of the burglary.

[Çnote]

@PuroDiario

saw this and immediately thought of you

[PuroDiario]

4 hours ago, Çnote said:

@PuroDiario

saw this and immediately thought of you

I wished my cigars popped up…unfortunately not this time. 
 

again thank you all of you for the kind words, the suggestions and offers to help. Appreciate the great community and look forward to sharing a smoke or two with all whenever we can. 
 

 

[PuroDiario]

Something I would appreciate guidance on is if any kind forum member has a few leads of active reselling / members selling FB groups and other that could PM to me so I continue to expand my list. 
 

thank you again all

[Marco_011t556]

feel sorry..maybe you could share  the product list or at least some products with code/year.. will keep an eye if any of those selling anywhere

[PuroDiario]

Big development today, surprising tbh. Do not want to jinx it yet bc it just gives me a thin line of hope. More to come and my extended gratitude to any law enforcement and related members of this forum. 

[Chas.Alpha]

3 hours ago, PuroDiario said:

Big development today, surprising tbh. Do not want to jynx it yet bc it just gives me a thin line of hope. More to come and my extended gratitude to any law enforcement and related members of this forum. 

We all all here in spirit, brother. 
 

[MrBirdman]

1 hour ago, PuroDiario said:

Big development today, surprising tbh. Do not want to jynx it yet bc it just gives me a thin line of hope. More to come and my extended gratitude to any law enforcement and related members of this forum. 

🤞

[LigSecVol]

On 7/13/2023 at 7:08 AM, BrightonCorgi said:

That's not true.  Owning Cuban cigars are not illegal in the US.  There are restrictions on importation.

I would think it's true since importing them is illegal in the first place -- not just 'restrictions'. At least that's my understanding from this:

https://help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-82?language=en_US

 

 

[Ford2112]

On 7/14/2023 at 3:16 PM, PuroDiario said:

Big development today, surprising tbh. Do not want to jinx it yet bc it just gives me a thin line of hope. More to come and my extended gratitude to any law enforcement and related members of this forum. 

Hope this turns in your favor.

[PuroDiario]

Confirmed inside job. There is a chance I can retrieve collection. What’s over/under the cigars are in good condition still?

[Silverstix]

5 minutes ago, PuroDiario said:

Confirmed inside job. There is a chance I can retrieve collection. What’s over/under the cigars are in good condition still?

I was thinking the same.  I think that's even worse!  Security is pretty good getting into the facility and then getting into your unit, at least from the self storage places I've used.  I think the cigars are probably fine unless they've been left outside 

[99call]

It's great that you/re turning some good results.   Keep on plugging away, and the best of luck to you. 

Persistence, a very undervalued quality. 

[SCgarman]

Whomever burglarized the storage unit was likely interested in the material goods, and the cigars just happened to be collateral damage. It's anyone's guess as to their condition and what was done to them if anything. 

[BrightonCorgi]

Rooting for the return of all your stuff and putting the SOB's in prison.