This doesn't directly help this situation, but for the future and for all others who have Macbooks downloading Prey can give you an advantage in tracking the thief. Prey will provide a report including the location and a picture of your thief and this, combining with help from the police can get you your laptop back. Be aware that many police departments will not help unless you file a stolen item report with the police when you lose the computer; so do this as soon as possible.

This doesn't directly help this situation, but for the future and for all others who have Macbooks downloading Prey can give you an advantage in tracking the thief. Prey will provide a report including the location and a picture of your thief and this, combined with help from the police, can get you your laptop back. Be aware that many police departments will not help unless you file a stolen item report with the police when you lose the computer; so do this as soon as possible.