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Utah actor arrested in laptop theft; caught answering Skype video call

Posted Monday July 21, 2008, 7:23 pm, Over one day old
Michael Birkeland, a comedic actor and generally well-liked guy, was arrested Friday for stealing a laptop from Utah Valley University. Laptop returned, Birkeland arrested, bond posted, and he'll be in court on Monday.

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Posted Friday August 1, 2008, 8:05 pm, Over one day old
"he had Skype installed and running, and when he called his computer he saw Birkeland on his screen. Birkeland covered the camera and refused to give the laptop back directly, and eventually was arrested. It's a nice Skype story (thanks to Skype Journal for spotting it), but it makes me wonder what a person without Skype set to automatically answer (or facing a smarter criminal) could do if his or her laptop was stolen. It seems that most laptop thieves are not very technically savvy--they just grab a"

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