Authorities Seek Stolen DOT Laptops

August 15, 2006 12:00 PM, EDT

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uthorities are searching for two laptops stolen from Department of Transportation officials, according to reports from DOT and the Miami Herald newspaper.

DOT said last Wednesday a laptop containing personal identification information of more than 80,000 Miami-Dade county commercial driver’s license holders was stolen from a government vehicle.

The computer contains such information as names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and addresses, DOT said in a statement.

DOT said last Friday it is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the stolen computer.

Meanwhile, the Miami Herald reported Monday that DOT is also on the lookout for a second stolen laptop.

The computer was taken in April from a conference room in an Orlando hotel, the Herald said.