This sounds like a job for the A-Team

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 7 Oct 2010, 10:20, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

But can he find them?

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 7 Oct 2010, 10:23, Reply)

The internet knows, if Battered's tale has any merit they soon will be in contact
Seriously though it's just another employee fucking off with a works lappy as a 'leaving present'.
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 7 Oct 2010, 10:27, Reply)

It is, but we are a small business so I could do without the cost of replacing it. The data is the most important part though.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Thu 7 Oct 2010, 10:29, Reply)

Yeah he most likely doesn't know.care about the info you need
and is ignoring your emailas as soon as he sees they're from you. Maybe send him something from a remote account - claim to be contacting him on behalf of the Bank of Nigeria, everyone reads those emails
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 7 Oct 2010, 10:29, Reply)

Maybe Chuck Norris?

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Thu 7 Oct 2010, 10:24, Reply)

The cunt has fucked you over
It sounds like he's gone into the undergrowth, you'll never hear from him again. Is it even worth your while expending time with the police over a nicked lappy; probably not, given that they don't give a shit in the first instance.
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 7 Oct 2010, 10:31, Reply)

If...
...you can find them, and no-one else can help.
( HSDriver was probably still at work on, Thu 7 Oct 2010, 10:25, Reply)