Burglers new low, hitting Minneapolis Veterans Home

Server containing sensitive information was stolen from Veterans Home
Missing server contained information about residents and some of their dependents

By TIM HARLOW, Star Tribune

Last update: July 18, 2008 - 2:48 PM


It appears that burglars took more than just a laptop computer and sundry electronics when they broke into the Minneapolis Veterans Home early Sunday morning.

Officials at the home say they also made off with a backup server that did include password-protected information about home residents and some dependents, said spokeswoman Anna Lewicki Long.


Thieves broke into two buildings on the campus early Sunday. They took a tool kit, two musical keyboards, a guitar, a Nintendo Wii and a laptop computer that did not contain information about residents, employees or financial data.
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