Crime & Safety
Laptop With Personal Info Stolen From King County Sheriff's Deputy
The King County Sheriff's Office sent letters to approximately 2,300 people earlier this year to warn them their identification information may have been compromised.
A stolen laptop has prompted the King County Sheriff's Office KCSO to send out approximately 2,300 letters warning people they could be vulnerable to identity theft.
As KOMO reports, the laptop was stolen from a deputy's vehicle back in March, but the warning letters were not sent until mid-June. Detective Jason Stanley tells Patch the delay is because of the amount of time it took KCSO personnel to extract the names and addresses of the impacted parties from its database.
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The letter begins by telling the recipient about the stolen laptop and then continues: "While much of the data stored in the laptop was password protected, it is possible that someone with sufficient computer skills could gain access to some of the reports on the laptop."
Potential victims have been advised to report the matter to the state department of licensing and consider putting a fraud alert on their credit files.
Sgt. Katie Larson of KCSO told KOMO the deputy involved in the incident may be disciplined.
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