Kaiser Permanente Break A Fluke

"Police in the city of San Ramon, Calif. found personal information of thousands of people on the hard disk of a computer taken from the apartment of a suspect arrested for possession of stolen property and involvement in various fraud cases.

"On realizing that about 30,000 of the people listed in files on the computer were employees of the northern California offices of health care services provider Kaiser Permanente, the police notified Kaiser, Lt. Dan Pratt, public information officer at the San Ramon Police Department [said].

"`We don't know how she got that information, and we're working with Kaiser and other investigation agencies on her case,` Pratt said."

From InternetNews...

Do These Things Happen in Threes?

Bugged laptop snares unwary burglar

"A BURGLAR has been caught in possession of a stolen laptop containing a tracking device.

"The Leeds man was arrested by police less than two hours after the theft of the 'honeytrap' laptop.

"The bugged laptop, provided by Safer Leeds, the city's crime and disorder reduction partnership, was stolen from a police 'capture' house in the Armley area of the city last week.

"Two hours later it was tracked to a nearby address and a 26-year-old local man was arrested on suspicion of burglary.

"Police tracking devices are currently installed in a variety of motor vehicles and electrical goods in different parts of Leeds, with the aim of deterring crime and catching criminals."

Source: Yorkshire Post...

Hidden camera catches laptop-theft suspect

"An anti-theft program may help Sacramento police find the person who stole a laptop from Hiram Johnson High School.

"On Oct. 14, between 4 p.m. and the next morning, someone got into the office at Hiram Johnson High, located at 6870 14th Ave and, and stole a laptop, according to the Sacramento Police Department.

"Police said the school's computers have an anti-theft program that allows them to be tracked and photos to be taken of people using the stolen item.

"Sacramento police released two photos [One shown at left -Editor] of the person using the stolen laptop.

"Anyone with information about the laptop is asked to call (916) 808-3722."

From Sacramento Bee Crime Blog...