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MSU
Spartan
Dion
Sims
among 10
charged
in DPS
laptop
theft
scheme
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
Wayne
Country
Prosecutor
Kym L.
Worthy
has
charged
10 men
in
connection
with an
organized
scheme
to steal
and
fence
laptop
computers
from the
Detroit
Public
Schools
from
December
2009
through
2010.
 The
Prosecutor
also
said
that one
of those
charged
Tuesday
is
19-year-old
MSU
Spartan
Dion
Sims.
The
Spartans
list
Sims as
a
sophomore
tight
end and
the
school
said he
has been
suspended.
The
Michigan
State
football
standout
is
charged
with
receiving
and
concealing
stolen
property.
Robert
C. Bobb,
DPS
Emergency
Financial
Manager,
issued
the
following
statement:
“I’ve
seen a
lot of
things
since my
time in
Detroit,
right
down to
people
stealing
bags of
lunch
money
from our
kids,
but this
case
really
floored
me.
Since
June
2009, 29
Detroit
Public
Schools
have
been
burglarized.
This was
a
highly-organized
crime
ring
that was
centered
on
stealing
from
Detroit’s
schoolchildren.
Numerous
law
enforcement
agencies
partnered
together
to bring
down
this
ring of
criminals.
Investigators
used the
very
latest
technology
to
identify
those
responsible
for
numerous
thefts.
Law
enforcement
liaison
personnel
from
Absolute
Software
assisted
in
locating
and
providing
intelligence
information
that led
to the
recovery
of
stolen
DPS
laptops
and
identification
of those
responsible.
Through
this advanced technology, the DPS Office of the Inspector
General recovered laptops located throughout the United
States -- in Arizona, Ohio, California, Florida, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Tennessee. The computers also were found in
Canada, and as far away as the Middle East.
Through
this
advanced
technology,
the DPS
Office
of the
Inspector
General
recovered
laptops
located
throughout
the
United
States
-- in
Arizona,
Ohio,
California,
Florida,
Wisconsin,
Minnesota
and
Tennessee.
The
computers
also
were
found in
Canada,
and as
far away
as the
Middle
East.
But let
me say
this:
today’s
charges
show
that we
don’t
care if
you are
the
cowardly
two-bit
criminal
wearing
ski
masks
and
raiding
one of
our
schools
in the
middle
of the
night;
or
whether
you’re a
football
player
from one
of our
state’s
biggest
universities
trafficking
in
stolen
goods in
your
off-time;
or
whether
you’re a
sophisticated
marketer
of DPS’
stolen
goods on
the
Internet.
To us,
you’re
all a
bunch of
thugs.
And we
want
those
thugs to
know
that
they
can’t
continue
to use
Detroit
Public
Schools
as their
personal
store,
converting
laptops
and
other
essential
necessities
for our
children
into
money-making
rings.
We want
those
thugs to
know
that we
know
where
you are.
You
won’t be
stealing
from our
kids for
long.
We’ve
got you
marked,
and
we’re
coming
after
you.”
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