Article: You should report the crime as soon as possible after you discover you've been burglarized. Many burglaries go unreported, but reporting the incident quickly increases the chances that your property will be recovered or the perpetrator apprehended. Thieves tend to get rid of stolen items quickly, so the longer you delay the less hope you have of getting anything back. Since many burglars are repeat offenders, they may be well known to your local police. Providing the officer as many details as you have about the crime can help them trace leads and narrow the field of suspects. The officer will want to know when you discovered the burglary and how long you were away from home (assuming you weren't at home when the burglary happened). These details enable him or her to narrow the window of time during which the burglary took place. Describe the items stolen in detail. If you have serial numbers for any electronic devices you should provide those as well. The more detail you can provide to the officer, the greater the chance your items will be recovered. If you don't have serial numbers for stolen items, provide as many details as you can. If there are any identifying markings, make sure you share that information with the officer. For example, if you have stickers on your laptop's case, you might describe them. If an item has any scratches or dents from wear and tear, the location of those defects also can help identify your property. The method of entry for the burglar can be important information, because if your burglar was a repeat offender, he may have found a favorite method that he uses every time. Additionally, the method of entry may provide clues about the type of burglar. For example, if the burglar entered in a way that would have caused a lot of noise or disruption, this might tell you that the burglar was reckless and not concerned about getting caught in the act. If you've discovered anything unusual or any items left behind by the burglar, hand it over to the police. Additionally, if you have any photos of any of the stolen items, you might want to provide those to the police as well. The officer may need to contact you as the investigation progresses, and you may need to update your report. Particularly if the room was ransacked or if there is overturned or broken furniture, you may not notice some items are missing until after you start cleaning up. While you probably will notice the absence of larger items right away, you may not realize smaller things are gone until several days after the burglary. Additionally, if the thief only stole parts of a larger collection, such as DVDs or video games, it may take some time for you to go through the remaining titles and figure out what's missing. Ask the officer if he or she will check other reports filmed around the same time as the incident to see if any other suspicious activity was reported in your area. The reports may be connected and may lead to the perpetrator. You may have to go to the police station to get a copy of the written police report that the responding officer filed. If you have homeowner's or renter's insurance and plan on filing a claim, the insurance adjuster probably will need a copy of the police report for the claim records. Additionally, if any credit cards or financial information was stolen, you may need to provide copies of the police report to your bank or credit card companies when you report the theft to them.
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Call the police. Talk to the officers who arrive on the scene. Provide any evidence or information you've collected. Exchange contact information. Get a copy of the police report.
Article: Suggest a concrete plan at another time. Avoid putting the burden on your friend to find another way to meet. If appropriate, consider offering to do something nice, like buying them dinner. If they do have another plan or time for meeting in mind, be as accommodating as possible. Offering to make future plans at their convenience also makes for a nice gesture. Don't hold it against them if they're not immediately able to reschedule. Don't reschedule if there's a chance you can't make subsequent plans. If you're having a busy week, suggest a future date that will definitely work for you. Relationships become strained when one party starts cancelling with regularity. Cancelling is more likely to be met with forgiveness if it's only on rare occasions.
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Offer to reschedule. Defer to their schedule. Avoid overbooking yourself.
Article: This free app allows you to trim long videos into short clips that can be added to your story or post. Here's how to get the app: Open the Play Store. Type story cutter into the search bar. Tap Story Cutter for Instagram in the search results (it's the pink and orange icon with a white pair of scissors inside). Tap INSTALL. Now that it's installed, you'll find its orange and pink scissors icon in the app drawer. It's at the top of the screen. A list of videos will appear. A pop-up will appear. The free version of the app only allows you to cut the video into 10-second segments (this is fine). Story Cutter will now cut the app into 10-second clips. If you have the paid version, you can select 15 sec. Don't close the app while the video is being processed. This shows the video broken up into clips as it will appear in your story.
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Install Story Cutter for Instagram from the Play Store. Open Story Cutter. Tap Gallery. Tap the video you want to post. Select 10 sec and tap SELECT. Tap VIEW STORY on the confirmation screen.