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This blog covers the issue of computer and DATA theft. As editors of this blog, we seek out and provide published articles from freely available news and wire report & information sources. The loss of personal data via an act of physical hardware theft is increasingly a serious problem and is growing at an alarming rate. The sheer size of this blog attests to the growing problem.

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Location Of Theft in AQUA BLUE
URL Of Linked Article In STEEL BLUE or GREEN
Full Content Of Article In BLACK
Theft Description In Body Of Article in RED

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Friday, February 29, 2008

IOWA COMPUTER STOLEN FROM UNIVERSITY BUILDING press-citizen.com | Local News

Friday, February 29, 2008

Man charged with computer theft


A University of Iowa student was arrested Wednesday for stealing a computer from a university building.

According to the University of Iowa Department of Public Safety, David Charles Southwick, 20, of 734 Stanley Hall, took a Mac G5 desktop computer from a room in the Lindquist Center on Feb. 16. Southwick then allegedly brought the computer to his dorm room at Stanley Hall.

An officer went to Southwick's room and was allowed in where the computer was sitting on his desk. Police said Southwick admitted to taking the computer.

Southwick was charged with second-degree theft, a class D felony. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison and a fine ranging from $750 to $7,500.

Posted by Nodrog at 8:37 AM

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