Ohio's Laptops Often Stolen or Missing

June 30, 2007 By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- In Dayton, a state employee returns to work to find a $2,000 computer stolen. In Cleveland, someone walks into an unlocked office and takes a $2,200 laptop belonging to the state auditor's office.

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