Anti-theft equipment locking cover

An anti-theft equipment locking apparatus, comprising:

• a stationary pole member;
• a mounting plate adapted to be secured to an item of equipment in overlying relation thereto, the mounting plate adapted to engage the pole member;
• a first cover part adapted to overlie a first part of the mounting plate;
• a first cover part having a flange adapted to underlie a first edge of the mounting plate;
• a first cut-out formed in the first cover part, the first cutout adapted to receive the pole member;
• a second cover part adapted to overlie a second part of the mounting plate;
• the second cover part having a flange adapted to underlie a second edge of the mounting plate;
• a second cut-out formed in the second cover part, the second cut-out adapted to receive the pole member;
• the first and second cover parts being disposed in confronting relation to one another so that the mounting plate is fully covered by the confronting first and second cover parts;
• the pole member being surrounded by the first and second cut-outs when the first and second cover parts are disposed in the confronting relation to one another;
• a tab secured to the first cover part;
• a slot formed in the second cover part that slideably receives the tab;
• a distal free end of the tab extending through the slot;
• an aperture formed in the distal free end of the tab;
• and
• a locking means adapted to extend through the aperture to prevent retraction of the tab from the slot.