Monday, June 4, 2012

Laptop thief

  • ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Open an app. See a flash. Get arrested. Police in Michigan say a stolen laptop took a picture of the thief and sent it to a security website, leading to his arrest.
  • (New York Daily News)
  • ANN ARBOR (AP) — Ann Arbor police say they've arrested a 19-year-old man after the laptop computer he stole snapped his picture and sent it to a security site. Lt Renee Bush tells AnnArbor.
  • (The Oakland Press)
  • They emerged from their slumber to find a laptop and DVD player missing, said Ashley Hildebrandt, Alexandria Police Department spokeswoman. The front door was left unlocked, she said. Nothing else was taken, and the thief did not target nearby apartments.
  • (Alexandria Times)
  • Authorities will want to quickly determine if strong passwords and encryption were in place on the laptop, said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at security firm Sophos.
  • (Computer Weekly)
  • A laptop computer was stolen from an office in the 3700 block of Shares Place in Riviera Beach. Although the victims co-workers heard people enter the office during the time the laptop was stolen, they assumed they were fellow employees and did not check.
  • (Palm Beach Post)
  • I had my laptop for work that day and I was in a rush The manager of Floyds actually saw the thief in action and rushed out to try to stop him, but couldnt.
  • (Click2Houston.com)
  • SANTA CRUZ, Calif- Early Wednesday morning, someone smashed the window of a Radio Shack on the 300 block of Soquel and stole a few laptops and other computer equipment. Police say a witness saw a man in a dark hoodie break a window.
  • (KIONrightnow.com)
  • Brosnan allegedly explained he'd been cut as he chased the knife-wielding thief.  However, police say they found the laptop in Brosnan's garage.
  • (Star-Herald)
  • Never let your laptop out of your sight In fact, apart from physically handing your computer to a thief, running an OS like Windows XP is the most dangerous thing you can do.
  • (CBS News)

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