> As another resident of California who had previously gotten zero help from the police retrieving a stolen laptop I could GPS trace to a specific address, I wo

> As another resident of California who had previously gotten zero help from the police retrieving a stolen laptop I could GPS trace to a specific address, I would appreciate knowing the tips & tricks. I would guess that with cars, it is a bit more clear-cut of a job compared to laptops, because every car is registered with the state, has insurance paid on it, and has a unique VIN number. All plain and clear-cut, easy for the government officials to understand. How would you go about it with a laptop? There is no state-level registry, the perpetrator can easily conceal the laptop elsewhere or swap it for another one, etc. Basically, I bet it boils down to LAPS just not having a simple and easy way to truly verify laptop ownership. Not trying to justify that behavior btw, imo it should be persecuted and investigated just the same. Just trying to think of a more pragmatic reason for why it is this way.