NEWS: Democratic Headquarters in Lucas County, OH Burglarized, Voter Details Taken, page 1
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Topic started on 21-10-2004 @ 10:22 AM by Nerdling
The Lucas County Democratic party headquarters was burglarized overnight by an unknown number of thieves. Amongst the stolen items were three computers that contained sensitive details about Democratic voters and details about the partys finances.


The three computers contained sensitive voter information by way of phone numbers of voters, campaigners and volunteers and some secret campaign manuals issued by the DNC to help swing the vote to Ohio. The computers also contained emails of support for the volunteers and candidates and this is a major psychological blow to Democrats in the region.

What troubles the staff at Lucas County HQ is the fact that the thieves knew exactly what to steal. There was little damage elsewhere and only the three computers and several documents. No valuables were taken either.

Lucas County is a heavily democratic county and without details of voter names, addresses and phone numbers then this WILL seriously hamper the Get Out The Vote campaign. With Ohio being a swing state this could literally tip the scales over to Bush for in the county alone. The county has an estimated population of 500,000



ToledoBlade
"We are pretty certain it was not an 'inside job,' nor was it any outside agency trying to take the computers," said Sgt. Bob Baumgartner, a burglary detective.

He said investigators believe greed - taking the computers so they could be sold - was probably the motivation for the theft. Police have a suspect in the break-in, he said, but he declined to provide any further information and emphasized that no charges have been filed.

The computers are worth about $5,000.

Please visit the link provided for the complete story.


The thing I tend to question is just how they know this is not politically motivated? I mean, stealing three computers loaded with campaign documents and details of voters is a big political prize, and with the police having not caught anyone yet I find it a little weird that they can strike out motives before they even know who did it.

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reply posted on 21-10-2004 @ 11:09 AM by Mirthful Me
Originally posted by Nerdling
No valuables were taken either.



ToledoBlade
"We are pretty certain it was not an 'inside job,' nor was it any outside agency trying to take the computers," said Sgt. Bob Baumgartner, a burglary detective.

The computers are worth about $5,000.

Please visit the link provided for the complete story.


A little more of the story.

Toledo Blade
Sergeant Baumgartner said information obtained by police has "pretty well eliminated" any rumors or speculation of possible political motivation for the theft.


How do you know it is politically motivated (because you obviously think it is)? $5,000 in computers stolen, but no valuables were taken? Perhaps the tax rate in the U.K. needs to be adjusted upwards a notch or two?

A person with journalism as a career goal should emulate this man, not Dan Rather.

Stick to the facts.



reply posted on 21-10-2004 @ 05:35 PM by Nerdling
Originally posted by Mirthful Me
Originally posted by Nerdling
No valuables were taken either.



ToledoBlade
"We are pretty certain it was not an 'inside job,' nor was it any outside agency trying to take the computers," said Sgt. Bob Baumgartner, a burglary detective.

The computers are worth about $5,000.

Please visit the link provided for the complete story.


A little more of the story.

Toledo Blade
Sergeant Baumgartner said information obtained by police has "pretty well eliminated" any rumors or speculation of possible political motivation for the theft.


How do you know it is politically motivated (because you obviously think it is)? $5,000 in computers stolen, but no valuables were taken? Perhaps the tax rate in the U.K. needs to be adjusted upwards a notch or two?

A person with journalism as a career goal should emulate this man, not Dan Rather.

Stick to the facts.


I meant "other" valuables aside from clearly targeted goods. There would have been a petty cash box as well as other valuable items. Televisions, other computers and such.

I think it is politically motivated because of the type of attack. They took computers that had the most valuable information, loaded with voter details and campaign strategies whilst leaving other high value items such as TV's. This could seriously hamper the Dem campaign effort and final push. With Ohio being a swing state and the outcome of this election being down to a small margin of states then forgive me if I'm not too quick to agree that it was just thieves.
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