ILLINOIS COMPUTER STOLEN FROM BUSINESS Pantagraph.com | News | Public Safety 12/04/07
Computer stolen from car dealer
BLOOMINGTON—A Compac Presario computer was stolen from Union Auto Sales, 1201 S. Main St., between 8:30 p.m. Nov. 30 and 9.30 a.m. Dec. 1, Bloomington police said.
No value was given.
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Wednesday, December 05, 2007
INDIANA COMPUTERS STOLEN FROM BUSINESS The Courts burglarized
The Porter County Sheriff’s Police is investigating the burglary of The Courts at 127 E. U.S. Highway 6 in Liberty Township.
According to police, sometime between 9:45 p.m. Sunday and 7:50 a.m. Monday someone smashed the front glass door, entered the building, ransacked it, and then removed numerous items: five Dell computer towers with software, four Dell flat screen computer monitors, a custom-built computer tower with monitor, a Cannon Rebel digital camera, a 500-pound safe, a couple of chairs, an assortment of candy, a television cart, and cash.
The owner advised police that this is the second time in two weeks his business has been burglarized and that he had only replaced the computers stolen in that burglary on Friday.
Police estimated total loss and damage at $17,355.
Posted 12/4/2007
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
ARKANSAS COMPUTERS STOLEN FROM UNIVERSITY Campus Crime: $9,200 worth of items stolen from basketball players - Campus:
November 22
Four ASU basketball players filed the largest theft report this semester. The four victims, Adrian Banks, Kewain Gant, Orlando Henderson, and Ashton Farmer reported that nearly all of their valuable belongings were stolen from their residence in the Collegiate Park Apartments while they were playing in a basketball game in Memphis. Several items including four laptop computers, four digital cameras, four iPods, four video game consoles with several games and controllers, three video cameras, two Webcams, an external DVD burner, Portable DVD Player, stereo system, most of their valuable clothes, all of their textbooks and $300 in cash were missing from their apartment. There were no signs of forced entry. The stolen items are valued at more than $9,200.
November 26
A resident of the Indian Village Apartments reported that her boyfriend assaulted her and took her property without her permission. According to the victim, she was getting ready to leave her apartment and was holding her two year old daughter in her arms when her boyfriend chocked her and struck her in the face with his fist causing swelling and cuts to her lips and facial area. The victim stated that her boyfriend took her Dell computer, cell phone, debit card and keys to the apartment and forced her to enter the car and leave campus with him.
PENNSYLVANIA COMPUTERS STOLEN Police Blotter - Allentown -- themorningcall.com
Theft -- Reported Sunday by JoAnne Deeter of 606 Chew St.; laptop computer stolen Sunday from home; $1,300 estimated loss.
Burglary -- Reported Monday by manager of Rentway, 936 Union Blvd.; laptop computer, five televisions and computer central processing unit stolen early Monday from business; $6,760 estimated loss.
Theft -- Reported Monday by Lisa Burgos of Allentown; laptop computer and digital musical player stolen Sunday or Monday from car parked at 310 N. 12th St.; $2,200 estimated loss.
Burglary -- Reported Monday by Holly Vogler of 433 N. Fifth St.; laptop computer stolen Monday from home; $2,500 estimated loss.
Theft -- Reported Monday by Laura Miller of Kempton; laptop computer stolen Wednesday from desk at work, 829 Turner St.; $905 estimated loss.
Burglary -- Reported Monday by Leah Anderson of 443 N. Eighth St.; 42-inch plasma screen television, two video gaming systems, 32-inch plasma screen television and laptop computer stolen Monday from home; $4,800 estimated loss.
AUSTRALIA
Large haul of stolen goods recovered
4th December 2007, 14:15 WST
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The 24-year-old man was stopped by a police patrol in Forrestfield yesterday morning over outstanding arrest warrants, and allegedly pepper-sprayed one officer and wrestled another when they tried to arrest him.
He appeared in Perth Magistrate’s Court today charged with a string of offences.
After the arrest, a search of the man’s home yesterday afternoon uncovered the large haul of allegedly
Sgt Graham Hill said the man had been on a crime spree for less than three months and the haul consisted only of those goods he had been unable to sell as yet.
“He bragged that this is his occupation. He admitted on video that this is what he does and has made a fair living out of it,” Sgt Hill said.
The haul included a stun gun, jet-ski, plasma-screen television, nine laptop
An older style country police shirt was also recovered, said to have been
The man allegedly stole exclusively from cars. Many of the items remain unclaimed and will be held by police for three months and then auctioned.
Police charged him with a string of offences including assaulting a public officer, obstructing police, possession of a weapon, breach of bail, possession of a prohibited drug, fraud, stealing, damage, 85 warrants of apprehension and breaching parole.
Further charges will be laid and the man has been remanded to reappear in court on December 18.
GIOVANNI TORRE
Monday, December 03, 2007
Government computers keep going missing, ministers admit
Hundreds of desktops and laptops lost in recent years
By Tash Shifrin
Hundreds of government desktop and laptop computers have been stolen in recent years, ministers have been forced to admit.
Concern over missing computer equipment has focused on discs in the wake of HM Revenue and Customs loss of 25 million people’s details, held on two unencrypted CDs that were lost in transit to the National Audit Office.But parliamentary records show that laptops and sometimes even desktop PCs have been going missing from central government departments for years.
The latest figures, revealed by justice minister David Hanson, show that a desktop computer and 26 laptops with a total replacement value of £50,000 were stolen from the department’s offices in 2007. Hanson said there had been “no reported security breaches”.
HMRC has also lost a substantial number of computers. Last month, the agency admitted that taxpayer data was held on a laptop stolen from an employee’s car.
But HMRC has in fact lost dozens of other laptops. In answer to parliamentary questions, Treasury minister Jane Kennedy was forced to admit that 41 laptops had beenstolen between October 2006 and September 2007, 16 of them during a break-in at one of HMRC's offices.
Kennedy refused to say what information was held on the missing machines. “I cannot comment on staff disciplinary matters or disclose information relating to the data held on stolen laptops,” she said.
Earlier parliamentary records reveal that a steady stream of stolen equipment has been removed from a number government departments over the past few years. In April, the Home Office admitted that 17 laptops, a PDA and a Blackberry had been reported stolen in 2006, with another three computers stolen in the first four months of 2007.
And at the Ministry of Defence, 66 laptops and two desktop PCs were stolen in 2006, with another 458 machines stolen over the years between 1998 and 2005. A total of 173 laptop machines and two desktop machines were pinched from the MoD in 2004 alone.
CONNECTICUT COMPUTER THEFT AT STATE AGENCIES Sunday Random Notes « DanMalloy.com
By BRIAN DURAND
1) Apparently the state laptop stolen this summer that contained the social security numbers of some 106,000 Connecticut taxpayers was part of a larger trend involving missing state equipment. And, according to The Courant, some state agencies aren’t reporting all of their losses:
Plenty of the losses involve computer equipment. A Courant review of the forms - which also document cases of stolen money and items - shows that the infamous tax department computer was just one of dozens of state-owned laptops lost or stolen in recent years, along with thousands of other items worth millions of dollars.
Exactly how much property is stolen or lost in a given year is hard to determine because some state agencies don’t comply with the law that requires reporting such losses, according to State Auditors Kevin Johnston and Robert Jaekle, who also are supposed to get copies of the forms.
“Some agencies fill out their forms with the littlest information possible, while others just don’t fill them out at all,” Johnston said.
Obviously, occasional theft or misplaced equipment is going to happen. However for a state agency not to report those losses is unacceptable. Taxpayers should know that the government equipment they’re paying for is being properly accounted for, and they certainly should be made aware of any lost equipment that may contain their personal information.
Published December 03. 2007 3:00AM
Three laptops stolen from Dodd's office in Cedar Rapids
The Gazette
CEDAR RAPIDS — Three laptop computers used by staff members of Chris Dodd's presidential campaign were stolen from Dodd's Cedar Rapids office sometime Sunday morning.The computers didn't contain any vital information that staffers were aware of, said Taylor West, Dodd's Iowa press secretary. Campaign workers used them while they were in the office.
The computers were stolen between 1 and 11:45 a.m. Sunday from his office, at 1229 First Ave. E, but it wasn't broken into, West said. A staff member forgot to lock a door when leaving the office, and access was apparently gained through that door.
"Our staff stays pretty busy, and they're in and out of there all the time. That person was probably not aware that they were the last ones to leave," she said. "An e-mail has been sent to all staffers reminding them to be careful."
The burglary was reported to the Cedar Rapids Police Department, which is investigating.
Police: Men Stole Computers From Train
POSTED: 10:25 am EST December 3, 2007
ATLANTA -- Three men stole computers and other items from a train, Atlanta police said.Officers noticed several boxes stacked at a train yard on Martin Luther King Boulevard near the Downtown Connector.Upon closer inspection, police said, the officers noticed several men unloading items from train cars.
All three suspects were arrested. One of the men was taken to Grady Hospital with injuries after jumping off a ramp, police said.
The items in the boxes included 26 Dell flat-screen computers. A total of 19 train cars were burglarized, police said.
FLORIDA COMPUTERS STOLEN Vehicle call may have been lifesaver - 12/02/2007 - MiamiHerald.com:
MIRAMAR School computer missing: The supervisor for internal suspension at Everglades High School, 17100 SW 48th Ct., told police he arrived at work at 7 a.m. Nov. 9 and discovered that a laptop computer and a Motorola portable radio were missing from a portable classroom. The computer was valued at $800. There were no signs of forced entry, police said.
Home ransacked: A burglar entered a home in the 2200 block of Northwest 162nd Way through an unlocked rear sliding glass door between 7 and 10:51 p.m. Nov. 20. The burglar stole a Sony laptop computer valued at $1,500, a Ruger pistol valued at $500, a Beretta semi-automatic valued at $500, a bracelet valued at $695, an Xbox video game system valued at $350, jewelry valued at $2,500, an Apple iPod valued at $300, a Bose speaker valued at $300 and Duracell batteries valued at $20. Some of the items were recovered during an investigation of an unrelated burglary in the 1500 block of Northwest 157th Avenue, police said.
ILLINOIS COMPUTER STOLEN Pantagraph.com | News | Public Safety 12/03/07
Burglary — A Compac Presario computer was stolen in a burglary between 8:30 p.m. November 30, and 9.30 a.m. December 1, from the office of Union Auto Sales, 1201 South Main Street, a police official said.
No value was given. There are no suspects.
KENTUCKY COMPUTER STOLEN CRIME REPORTS
Burglary, Office Max, 125 East Reynolds Road. Dell computer stolen.
Saturday, December 01, 2007
MANITOBA (UPDATE) ON RECENT COMPUTER THEFT AT DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AS WELL AS REPORT OF ANOTHER COMPUTER STOLEN FROM SCHOOL winnipegsun.com - Winnipeg News - Justice data stolen
Sat,December 1, 2007
Justice data stolen
Computers containing some confidential information have been stolen from Manitoba Justice's prosecutions and corrections offices in downtown Winnipeg, but the department feels the thieves were after the hardware, not the information contained therein.
The thief or thieves broke into department offices in the Woodsworth Building at Broadway and Kennedy Street twice in three weeks, said Don Slough, director of prosecutions for the province.
LAPTOPS AND BLACKBERRIES
Seven laptops, two BlackBerries and a projector were stolen.
The prosecutions equipment contained "a small amount of data" while the corrections equipment had information, including names, pertaining to corrections programming.The people affected by that information have been contacted, said Slough, noting there has been no fallout as a result of the breach.
"Virtually all our work product is saved on a network, not on the computers themselves," Slough said.
The department believes the stolen items were not taken for the information they contain, Slough said, noting there is no indication it was an "inside job."
Tory justice critic Gerald Hawranik said the department should take better care of sensitive information.
The department should have learned after government lists of prisoners' names and addresses were found inside the home of Hells Angel Ian Grant, he said.
"There has to be greater security. They have to be protective of that type of information because it can affect the safety of victims, the safety of witnesses," Hawranik said.
Slough said "a number of measures" have been put in place since the recent break-ins to prevent future thefts.
Police have yet to make an arrest in the case.
Meanwhile, a West Kildonan school was without Internet access this week and some students' school work was lost after someone broke in Monday or Tuesday and stole a network computer at Ecole Seven Oaks Middle School.
He said staff and students' personal information was not at risk because most of that information is on an outside server.UK COMPUTER STOLEN DURING JEWELS THEFT Jewels theft leaves family devastated - icWales
Jewels theft leaves family devastated
Dec 1 2007 by Gareth Rogers, South Wales Echo
A JEWELLERY collection was among a haul worth thousands of pounds taken in a daytime burglary.
A video camera and a laptop were also stolen in the daylight burglary at an inner city house.
Burglars broke into the terraced house in Clare Road, Riverside, Cardiff, and took the family’s entire jewellery collection as well as several valuable electrical items, including a Gateway laptop computer, a JVC video camera and Canon and Samsung digital cameras, just after 1,30pm on Friday, November 23.
Police are searching for the items and say people would recognise the distinctive pieces of jewellery.
DC Dafydd Hobbs, of Cardiff Bay CID, who is investigating the case, said the family was horrified to return home to find the items missing.
He said: “We are talking about thousands of pounds worth of property missing here and the family are still trying to compile a list of exactly what has gone missing.
“This jewellery has a large sentimental value to the family and they would urge anybody with information regarding its whereabouts or who is responsible for this burglary to contact South Wales Police.
“If the jewellery or property has been bought in good faith then this will be taken into account by officers investigating.
“The family’s main concern is the return of this jewellery.”
If anybody has information we would ask them to contact Cardiff Bay CID on 029 2022 2111, extension 34420, or Crimestoppers anonymously.
gareth.rogers@mediawales.co.uk
MAINE POLICE CHIP AWAY AT COMPUTER HEIST The Times Record News
| Police chip away at computer heist |
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| 11/30/2007 |
| BRUNSWICK — Brunswick police are investigating the theft of $4,800 worth of computer equipment at Cooper Wiring Devices on Cressey Road. On Monday morning, employees of the company reported they arrived at work after the long Thanksgiving weekend to find two Dell lapto pcomputers, a Sony digital camera, a computer monitor and a CD drive were missing, Brunswick Police Cmdr. Kevin Schofield said Thursday. The items were apparently stolen sometime between the evening of Nov. 21 and Monday morning. At this point there are no suspects, Schofield said, although forensic evidence collected at the scene including fingerprints and "potential DNA" evidence, have been sent to the state crime lab.. |
Friday, November 30, 2007
UK COMPUTERS STOLEN FROM SCHOOL Teletext North East News
Laptops stolen from school
Police are appealing for help in tracking down thieves who stole 16 laptop computers from a primary school in County Durham.The distinctive RM computers, with blue, red and green keyboards were taken from Cassop Primary.
They are valued at £8,000 and were an integral part of a special computer room recently completed at the school.
Computers with sensitive data stolen from Manitoba Justice
Last Updated: Friday, November 30, 2007 | 6:10 AM CT
CBC News
Thieves broke into the Manitoba Justice Department twice in the past two months, stealing seven laptop computers and two BlackBerries that contain confidential information, CBC News has learned.The thefts at the prosecution and corrections offices in the Woodsworth Building in Winnipeg happened in October and November, after staff went home for the day.
Assistant deputy attorney general Don Slough said he believes the thieves were after the equipment, and not the data it contained. He did not provide details about that information, but acknowledged some of it was sensitive.
"Most of the information on the network is not accessible, there are passwords," he said. "We've got IT people who are doing everything to protect our information."
He said anyone directly connected to the information was informed of the thefts.
Winnipeg police are investigating, and in the meantime the justice office has taken extra measures to increase security.
"I won't go into specifics, but we know how the break-in occurred," Slough said."We've taken a number of steps to make the offices of the prosecutors more secure."
RHODE ISLAND COMPUTER STOLEN FROM UNIVERSITY STUDENT'S ROOM Assault on Charlesfield Street and more stolen bikes among incidents reported to DPS - Campus News:
11:14 p.m. An officer was dispatched to speak with a Brown student who stated that his laptop computer was stolen. It was last seen on Nov. 13 at 10:30 a.m. The student went to class and when he returned to his dorm room in Minden Hall at approximately 11 p.m., he noticed the laptop was missing and called DPS. The student also stated that an unknown black male had entered his room and when confronted as to his reasons for being there, the unidentified man stated he was looking for the reporting person's roommate. This subject then went into another room and engaged in conversation with another Brown student who advised the officer that the subject stated that he was told he could teach him to 'burn CDs.' The student then stated he did not know the subject's name, that he did not even know this person and believed he was not a Brown student. The victim of the laptop theft left for class before the unknown subject left the suite. DPS detectives are investigating. Page 1 of 1
NORTH CAROLINA COMPUTERS STOLEN FROM CHILDHEALTH CENTER Hickory Daily Record | ChildHealth Center: Patients don't need to worry about theft
ChildHealth Center: Patients don't need to worry about theft
BY JENNIFER MENSTER
RECORD STAFF WRITER
Friday, November 30, 2007HICKORY -- Patients and parents have nothing to worry about after a break-in at The ChildHealth Center on Fourth Street Drive, NW.
The office was broken into sometime Monday evening or Tuesday morning. Several of the office’s small laptops used by doctors and nurses were reported stolen, but they did not contain any sensitive patient-related information. These computers were used as computer terminals.
In fact, the computers do not work outside the office and are protected by three levels of password protection. The wireless security has been changed to prevent the old computers from operating on the system.
“All patient information is securely stored on our server, which was not stolen,” the staff wrote in a letter to patients and parents. “There is multiple security layers present so that no one can gain access to patient information without appropriate security clearance. All practitioners and staff of The ChildHealth Center P.A. remain committed to providing your children the highest quality of care in our community. We continue to strive to maintain that most secure medical records possible to protect your privacy.”
jmenster@hickoryrecord.com | 322-4510 x5409 or 304-6916
Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security: Potential Legal Costs of Laptop Theft Make Technology Designed to Combat it All the More Attractive
Boston, Mass. 11/30/2007 01:00 AM GMT (TransWorldNews)
(IDTheftSecurity.com) Reports have indicated that physicians and other health officials in the U.K. may be fined for losing laptopcomputers. Robert Siciliano, a widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert, said the development is unsurprising in light of the associated costs of mobile computer theft , but suggested that better responses to the growing, prohibitively costly crime exist. He pointed to MyLaptopGPS™, a high-tech foil to laptop thieves that tracksstolen machines via Internet-based GPS and enables organizations to retrieve and destroy important computer files even as the computers are in criminals' hands.
"A large portion of the financial losses in the wake of laptop thefts is often attributable to legal fees," said Siciliano. "This is especially true if sensitive data is on thestolen machine. And, for some reason, valuable data is often stored on mobile computing devices. It makes sense that governments are taking measures to dissuade the careless use of laptops."
CEO of IDTheftSecurity.com and a member of the Bank Fraud & IT Security Report's editorial board, Siciliano leads Fortune 500 companies and their clients in workshops that explore consumer education solutions for security issues. A longtime identitytheft speaker and author of "The Safety Minute: 01," he has discussed data security and consumer protection on CNBC, on NBC's "Today Show," FOX News, and elsewhere.
According to a Nov. 15th article in Network World, "Doctors and health officials who lose laptops containing patient information could face prosecution under new rules being considered by the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)."
Various estimates have underscored the frequency and high potential cost of laptop theft:
• Symantec has found that a laptop computer is stolen every 53 seconds, and that 97 percent of these machines lost to theft are never recovered.
• Research from Gartner Group has shown that the cost of laptop computer theft can exceed $6,000 for even just one machine.
• The Computer Science Institute/FBI Computer Crime & Security Survey has estimated the number to be an average of $89,000 per machine.
• The Annual Computer Crime and Security Survey estimated the average loss to be $250,000 in 2003.
• The Federal Bureau of Investigation has reported that total losses attributable to laptop theft equaled more than $6.7 million dollars in 2005.
Legal liabilities in the wake of data breaches have precedent. In early 2007, a data breach at TJX Companies Inc. affected more than 45 million past customers of the U.S. retailer. Articles that later ran in internetnews.com, the North Andover, Mass.–based Eagle Tribune, and other publications suggested that TJX fielded numerous lawsuits as a result.
"Smart organizations are avoiding the headaches of laptop thefts," said Siciliano. "They're equipping their laptop computers with technology that helps to ensure the retrieval of missing machines and the security of the data on them."
Organizations that need an affordable, simple solution for laptop security may turn to MyLaptopGPS™:
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The product combines Internet-based GPS tracking -- which, for tracking and retrieving stolen laptops, is more effective than other forms of GPS -- with other functionalities to secure mobile computing devices. Users launch MyLaptopGPS' features remotely, protecting data even while the machine is in a criminal's hands. Once connected to the Internet, the software silently retrieves, and then deletes, files from machines as it tracks thestolen or missing hardware -- at once returning the data to its rightful owner and removing it from the lost computer.
MyLaptopGPS also offers SafeRegistry™, a comprehensive system for inventorying entire fleets of mobile computers. A downloadable demo of MyLaptopGPS is available:
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"Robust security for laptop computers makes good business sense," said Dan Yost, chief technology officer at MyLaptopGPS. "Financial and other contingencies that arise from thetheft of even just one laptop computer can be prohibitive. The cost alone of informing those possibly affected can reach into the thousands of dollars. MyLaptopGPS is the logical alternative."
The October 2007 issue of Bank Fraud & IT Security Report, a newsletter published only in hard copy, ran "The Seven Layers of Laptop Security," an article by Siciliano and Yost. A white paper adaptation of that article is available from MyLaptopGPS:
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Readers may view YouTube video of "NBC 7 Chicago" footage featuring Yost delivering comments for a televised news report that covered the April 2007theft of two laptops that stored 40,000 Chicago Public School teachers' Social Security numbers:
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To learn more about identity theft, a major concern for anyone who has been affected by the theft of a laptop computer, readers may go to video of Siciliano at VideoJug:
http://www.videojug.com/interview/identity-theft-computers-and-laptops
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FLORIDA COMPUTERS STOLEN Police Reports from Local Municipalities - 11/29/2007 - MiamiHerald.com
• KENDALL
A thief stole a laptop computer valued at $1,600 from a home in the 11300 block of Southwest 101st Lane at 2:45 p.m. Nov. 26.
A thief made off with two laptop computers and an E-machine desktop computer valued at $2,700 after breaking in through a sliding glass door at a home in the 9900 block of Southwest 116th Court between 8 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Nov. 26.
• TREE ISLAND AREA
A burglar made off with a laptop computer, a Nintendo Wii game console, an Xbox, a video game remote, another controller
CALIFORNIA COMPUTERS STOLEN FROM BUSINESS San Jose Mercury News - Police Blotter:
CAMPBELL Camden Avenue, 10:18 p.m. Nov. 28 Someone stole laptop computers from a business and tools from a commercial van.
SOUTH AFRICA STOLEN COMPUTERS FOUND IOL: Raid in Woodstock a 'great success'
By Niémah Davids
Police have arrested 11 people after an early morning raid in Woodstock on Friday that followed intensive investigations.
Dozens of onlookers gathered in Lower Main Road and traffic moved slowly as police raided a block of flats near Station Road, arresting 11 people and searching the flats.
Police spokesperson Hilton Malila, said police had received several tip-offs from the community about illegal drug trafficking at the premises in Davison Street, just off the Woodstock Lower Main Road.
"We executed the warrant at 6am and we are very happy with the outcome. It was a great success," said Malila.
Eleven people were arrested: seven were illegal immigrants, and the other four were allegedly in possession of stolen items, he said.
Malila told the Cape Argus that police seized computer equipment and dagga.
"This has been a haven for illegal activities for some time, and after an intense month-long investigation we are very happy," he said.
Malila said police believe the computer equipment seized were stolen during break-ins in the area in recent weeks.
"We suspect those arrested could be directly linked to crimes in the area," he said.
He said the block of flats was in a "poor condition" and "infested" with illegal immigrants.
As curious onlookers passed the scene, many agreed it had been a haven for illegal activities.
"This should have been done a very long time ago, I have to live nearby knowing these sickening activities were taking place," a passer-by said.
Another said police should find the owner of the building and take action against him.
"He allowed this to take place, the owners are the ones who should be thrown in jail".
Malila said Friday's raid was a joint operation involving South African Police Service (SAPS), Metro Police and the Department of Home Affairs.
He said the seven illegal immigrants were handed over to immigration officials and the four arrested for being in possession of stolen goods would appear in the Cape Town magistrate's court on Monday.
Cops track stolen laptop to home of school janitor
November 30, 2007
GARY -- A tracking device helped police locate a stolen laptop at the home of a now-unemployed school janitor who was using the computer minutes before his arrest Thursday afternoon.
"We were probably five feet from his front door when we were told he had just turned the computer off," Sgt. William Fazekas said.
Police arrested Darrell Eller, 43, brother of veteran officer Cpl. Keith Eller, at his home in Tarrytown about 1 p.m.
Eller is expected to be charged today with possession of stolen property, Fazekas said.
Lighthouse Charter School officials reported the Dell computer stolen earlier this month, Detective Sgt. Kirk Banker said. Until his arrest, Eller had been working as a janitor at the school, located in the 700 block of Clark Road in Brunswick.
The laptop contained a Lojack recovery tracking device, Fazekas said. A Lojack representative contacted police Tuesday with information on where the computer was being used.
"They were able to see what he was doing on the computer. He had changed passwords and set up e-mail on it," Fazekas said.
Banker, Fazekas, Detectives Cpl. Mark Salazar, Laria Crews, Robin Mason and Steve Andrus with members of the S.W.A.T. team participated in the arrest.
Eller previously served 180 days in jail for impersonating an officer. After that offense, he was arrested again driving a car with activated flashing lights and siren and carrying a handgun. He was also convicted of a firearms charge than brought him two years in prison.
Diane Poulton, spokeswoman for Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter, said felony charges have been approved against Eller for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old girl.
Contact Lori Caldwell at 881-3119 or lcaldwell@post-trib.com
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Computers stolen from Chamber of Commerce, National City Mortgage
Friday, November 30, 2007
SPRINGFIELD — Thieves broke into the Riverbend Building last week and stole several items, including computers, from National City Mortgage and The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, according to a police report.
The Riverbend Building is located at 333 N. Limestone St.
The thieves stole from the Chamber three computers, a projector and a docking station stolen. National City Mortgage reported four computers and an unknown amount of money stolen, officials said.
Video surveillance footage showed that on the evening of Nov. 21, two suspects entered the building on two separate occasions carrying out items each time.
Chamber President Mike McDorman said the stolen computers did not contain sensitive information.
"There is no danger of personal or professional information ending up in the wrong hands, but it is frustrating and time consuming to recover from the event," he said.
Chris Kemper, a National City spokesperson, said the thieves have no access to customers' personal information.
"I have checked with National City's security division, and the level of encryption on the computers ensures that no confidential customer information has been compromised," he said.
Contact this reporter at (937) 328-0371 or elroberts@coxohio.com.
INDIA COMPUTERS STOLEN Goods worth Rs 4 lakh stolen from electronics showroom
Goods worth Rs 4 lakh stolen from electronics showroom
Ludhiana, November 29 In a break-in that took place last night in an electronics showroom, Secant Technology, near Aarti Cinema Chowk, burglars reportedly decamped with laptop computers, printers and other goods worth Rs 4 lakh.The theft came to light this morning when Paramjit Singh Juneja, the owner of the showroom, came to open the showroom which deals in computer related material. According to Juneja, he found the showroom broken into and ransacked. He told media persons that the locks of the showroom had been broken and the shutter lifted probably with an iron rod. Juneja said that when he entered the showroom.
Juneja said he found four laptop computers, which had been put on display, were missing from the shop. He added that four printers, one scanner and many pen drives had also been stolen. He estimated the loss in the theft to about Rs 4 lakh.
The matter has been reported to the police. A police team from the Division Number 5 Police Station reached the showroom to investigate the matter. Till the filing of this report, no breakthrough has been reported in the matter.
MARYLAND COMPUTERS STOLEN Police Blotter -- baltimoresun.com
Central
Theft // A laptop computer valued at $2,000 was stolen over the weekend from a real estate office in the 800 block of N. Calvert St. The theft was reported Tuesday.
Theft // After an employee of Mayfair Development in the 300 block of N. Charles St. returned to her desk from getting coffee about 11 a.m. Tuesday, a man she had spoken to moments earlier about an office for rent was gone and so was a laptop computer. The computer was valued at $2,100.
Southeastern
Theft // Cash, a backpack, a laptop computer and books -- all valued at $1,400 -- were stolen Wednesday from a 1996 Hyundai Elantra parked in the 100 block of S. President St.
Burglary // Jewelry, a desktop computer, DVDs, perfume and silverware -- all valued at $20,000 -- were stolen Tuesday from a house in the 6500 block of Riverview Ave. by someone who entered through a rear basement door.
Huntsville police are investigating a string of burglaries at businesses Monday and Tuesday night.
In north Huntsville, someone pried open the south door of Simply Tires, 10300 Memorial Parkway, and stole 20 used tires and miscellaneous car items worth about $1,000. Another burglar took three computers, four monitors, a printer and a TV from Executive Tax Service, 2002-A Pool Drive.
In west Huntsville, someone broke out four windows at Huntsville Adventist Community Services Center, 1705 Pulaski Pike, and reached through the burglar bars to steal miscellaneous food.
Another burglar forced open an office door at Mooresville Bar and Grill, 5700 Mooresville Road, and stole an unknown amount of cash.
FLORIDA COMPUTERS STOLEN Police reports from local municipalities - 11/29/2007 - MiamiHerald.com
A burglar made off with a television, a laptop computer and other items after forcing open a door at a condominium in the 3800 block of Northwest 183rd Street between 7:45 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Nov. 20. The stolen items were valued at $2,180. Damage was estimated at $200.
• COUNTRY CLUB OF MIAMI AREA
A thief made off with a laptop computer, a bag and other items from a 2005 Nissan Armada in the 19800 block of Northwest Bobolink Drive between 8:15 and 9:15 p.m. Nov. 15. The stolen items were valued at $939.
• ACADIA PARK AREA
A burglar pried a door lock at a house in the 5300 block of Northwest 197th Lane stole a handgun and a laptop computer between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Nov. 16. The stolen items were valued at $2,250.
• NORTH GLADE AREAThieves made off with a laptop computer, a television, $2,000, a handgun and other items from an unlocked house in the 17600 block of Northwest 55th Court between 8:15 and 8:45 p.m. Nov. 16. The stolen items were valued at $2,403.
A burglar made off with a camcorder, a camera, a laptop computer and jewelry after breaking a rear French door at a house in the 18000 block of Northwest 48th Place between 8:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. Nov. 15. The stolen items were valued at $8,150. Damage was estimated at $300.
• UNINCORPORATED MIAMI-DADE
A thief broke a window on a 2007 Audi in the 100 block of Northwest 170th Street and made off with a laptop computer valued at $700 between 9:15 a.m. and 4 p.m. Nov. 14. Damage was estimated at $360.
A thief made off with a laptop computer, a DVD player and a VCR after crawling through an unlocked second-story window at a house in the 14900 block of Northeast Second Avenue between 11:30 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. Nov. 15. The stolen items were valued at $999.
Computer store robbery caught by surveillance camera
MIDVALE, Utah (ABC 4 News) - With weeks before Christmas, several robbers got their hands on thousands of dollars worth of computer and music equipment. Just before four o’clock Wednesday morning, the "Simply Mac" store at 1380 Fort Union Boulevard was broken into.
Employees at the store spent the morning assessing their inventory, hoping what was damaged and stolen weren’t too bad. Tech Manager Dan Brimley says, “To work hard to have a business going and people like this just try and ruin it for you, it's just crazy.”
Surveillance video shows only one robber. We see him casing the front of the store. Minutes later he makes his move shattering the front door with a rock of some kind. He then contemplates the inside metal gate before figuring out how to get in. Brimley says, “I think he probably knew what we had in the store and what was in what location and grabbed what he wanted and took off.”
Store managers say all signs lead to a pre-holiday break in with roughly 100,000 dollars of merchandise stolen. Joel Rackham says, “We're prepping for the holidays and these types of people know I'm sure what you do in retail to bulk up for the holidays.” He continues, “We were pretty happy really that they only got away with two computers until we went into the back room.” It was a hole in the wall that had been kicked in that the other (assumed) robbers climbed through into the stock room and where almost 50 computers were taken.
Police were able to get some fingerprints from the robber in the front of the store, but there are little leads for who the others may be. Based on the surveillance video, police are looking for a man possibly in his twenties, slim build, last seen wearing a dark colored hoodie and white backpack.
“Simply Mac” has another store in Orem that has also been burglarized in the past. Due to this latest break in, the company says they will hire security guards to watch all of their store locations 24/7 through the holidays. They'll also amp up their surveillance equipment.
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