Army Offers $10,000 Reward For Stolen Laptops

By Humphrey Cheung, published on June 27, 2008 at 10:20 AM
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Wheeler Army Airfield (Hawaii) - Dozens of military laptops and monitors were stolen from Wheeler Army Airfield and now the Army is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the thieves. All of the equipment was still in factory-sealed boxes and were taken last October, curiously the Army is only now talking about the theft.

Army investigators say the computer equipment was stored in a warehouse that was only protected by a chainlink fence. The thieves cut throw the fence and then through a corrugated metal wall of the warehouse.

In all, the Army says the equipment was worth $118,000.

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njalterio 06/27/2008 4:47 PM
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It's no wonder why taxes are dramatically increasing when the army haphazardly cares for equipment paid for by tax payers. I wonder what else has been "stolen" or "misplaced".

NeoDude007 06/27/2008 4:55 PM
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Well if you would rather they post more guards and dogs and security systems in every single Army building instead of having some equipement stolen by people that cut through a frikin metal wall and fence, that is you call.

grieve 06/27/2008 7:47 PM
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Thats not why your taxes are high... Its cause you been at war for 100 years and the cost is catching up to you.

118k is spent every 5 mins right now with the troops overseas.

It is pretty sad however that 118k is left in the open for theft.

gm0n3y 06/27/2008 8:35 PM
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Man, it takes balls to steal from the military like that. In the US don't you get shot for that kind of thing?

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