Stolen laptop contains firemens' SSNs

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http://rdu.news14.com/content/headlines/Default.asp?ArID=97605&SecID=2&;

SELMA, NC -- A stolen laptop in Johnston County has firemen on alert
for identity theft. The computer contained the names and social
security numbers of volunteer firemen in Selma.

Earlier this week, someone stole a laptop computer from Selma’s Water
Treatment Plant. The computer was only valued at about $1,000, but
some of the information on it could be priceless. That's because it
contained the names and social security numbers of Selma's volunteer
firefighters.

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