AUSTRALIA COMPUTERS STOLEN FROM THREE BUSINESSESAustralian IT - Major tech theft in Canberra (, JULY 12, 2005)Major tech theft in Canberra

JULY 12, 2005

THREE men used a stolen access card and key to steal $45,000 worth of electronic office equipment from three Canberra businesses in one office block, police said.

Computers, laptops, cameras, projectors and cash were among the goods taken from the offices early last Friday morning. Police said the access card and key were stolen last Tuesday.

"Where access was denied, the thieves have forced open doors, and where equipment was bolted or secured, they have ripped it away," Australian Federal Police spokesman Steve Hogarth said in a statement.

Police today released images of the three men taken from the building's security cameras.

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