Thousands of people are now vulnerable to identity theft , and it 's all because of a stolen laptop . The information , which includes Social Security and drivers license numbers , was on a King County sheriff 's office computer that was stolen from a detective . The laptop and a personal hard drive were full of case files , including personal information about thousands of crime victims , suspects , witnesses and even police officers . The laptop was stolen last March from the backseat of a detective 's undercover pickup truck . ;