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Absolute Helps Police Break Possible Identity Theft Ring.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 30-JUN-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools computer recovery leads police to more than just stolen computers

WASHINGTON, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today at the National Education Computing Conference (NECC), Absolute(R) Software Corporation ("Absolute" or the "Company") (TSX: ABT), the leading provider of firmware-based, patented, computer theft recovery, data protection and secure IT asset management solutions announced a successful computer theft recovery investigation for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS). The computer theft recovery case resulted in the arrest of alleged identity thieves and immigration law violators.

It was unquestionably a change of pace for CMS law enforcement officers: an early-morning raid on a crowded trailer that involved federal agents, guns, bullet-proof vests, a pry bar and a battering ram. It was also a successful operation. When the raid was over, a stolen CMS laptop that had brought officers to the trailer had been safely recovered.

"No one got hurt and we got our computer back. We're happy about that," said Jim Smallridge, a detective with the CMS Law Enforcement Department who took part in the raid near Berryhill Elementary earlier this year.

The circumstances were unusual but the outcome wasn't. Thanks to the diligence of CMS law enforcement personnel and the global reach of Absolute,...

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