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Rutgers Student Offers Reward For Data From Stolen Laptop

Student Robb Young says his laptop was taken from room 203 of the school’s Wright-Rieman chemistry lab building in Piscataway on Friday. But the thing is that it contained all of his thesis work, and he has no backup file.

2013/04/25

Gov. Christie Signs Measure That Bars ‘Spying’ On N.J. Students Via School-Issued Laptops

Districts that provide students with laptops, cell phones or other electronic devices will now have to provide written notification that the device may track them.

2013/04/15

Man Arrested At LaGuardia For Stealing Laptop At Tampa International Airport

A man who stole a laptop at Tampa International Airport has been arrested at LaGuardia, the Federal Transportation Security Administration reports.

2012/06/21

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Janitor Awaits Arraignment After Allegedly Stealing Laptops At U.S. Open

Prosecutors say Kenneth R. O’Quinn was arrested on charges including grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property.

2011/09/03

New York City Homeless Man On Mission For A Million Dollars

How long would it take to get one dollar from a million people in New York City? A 29-year-old homeless man is trying to find out.

2011/06/30

Under Suspicion: Student Challenges Laptop Seizure

Pascal Abidor, an Islamic studies doctoral student at McGill University in Montreal, fears the U.S. government will forever have its eye on him.

2011/03/21

Robbery Suspect Surveillance (credit: CBS 2)

NYPD Investigating School Kid Robberies

The 6’1″, 250-pound suspect was caught on surveillance camera. He took a laptop from a 12-year-old, and an iPhone and cash from a 16-year-old.

2011/03/17

Three Suspects Sought In Manhattan Restaurant Robbery

Authorities said the suspects attacked an employee, who was cleaning Barbuto Restaurant after closing. The suspects allegedly got away with two laptops.

2011/02/22

Burglars broke into P.S. 35 in the Bronx to steal electronics. (credit: CBS 2)

Thieves Target Elementary School In The Bronx

Burglars targeted a Bronx elementary school and cleaned out the media room.

2010/08/18

PS 35 In The Bronx Falls Victim To Laptop Thieves

Authorities say close to $30,000 worth of laptops and cameras were stolen from PS 35 in Morrisania over the weekend.

2010/08/17

Are Lithium-Ion Batteries An Airplane Security Threat?

Incidents in the last few years have raised questions over whether lithium-ion batteries — commonly found in computers and phones — could pose a security risk.

2010/08/16

The keyboard of an Apple laptop. (credit: CBS)

NJ Student Charged In $35K School Computer Theft

MILLVILLE, N.J. (CBS) — Police in southern New Jersey have charged a 15-year-old student with stealing $35,000 worth of computers and electronic equipment from Millville Memorial High School. The boy was stopped shortly before 1 […]

CBS 2HD–2010/07/15

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