My macbook got stolen from my apartment, any way to track it down?

I left my macbook on my desk and it was in sleep mode, the screen was shut and when i came back from my friend's house it was stolen, somebody walked into my apartment and just took my laptop. Luckily i setted up a password so that everytime they open up the screen it requires a password. Is there any way to track down my macbook pro? it's the early 2011 kind. I don't remember setting up track my mac on the icloud, is there any other way of tracking it down? Like serial number or something? I already reported it to the police but im not sure if they're gonna do anything about it. All my school work is on my macbook and I just feel so hopeless and I just want it back.

Reporting it to the police is really the only thing that your can do. A smart thief will be able to bypass your password so I suggest that you change all of your passwords on all of you accounts - starting with your Apple ID, bank accounts, credit card companies, etc.
If you'd had the iCloud "Find My Mac" enabled you might have been able to track it down if the thied went online - but even then, a smart thief could bypass that.
Were you insured? A replacement is about the best you can hope for...
Sorry,
Clinton

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