President Obama's teleprompter, podium, and audio equipment were stolen from a Virginia hotel parking lot, NBC12 in Richmond reports.
The Richmond station confirmed the investigation with the Defense Department.
Inside the vehicle were presidential seals, several podiums, $200,000 worth of audio equipment and President Obama's see-thru teleprompter.
The truck was reportedly parked at the Virginia Center Commons Courtyard Marriott before the president's scheduled appearance in Chesterfield.
NBC12 reports the truck was recovered on Monday in another hotel's parking lot near the airport.
A Defense Information Systems Agency spokesperson released a statement saying, "no classified or sensitive information was in the vehicle. We take incidents such as this very seriously and a formal investigation is continuing."
At this time, officials have not said whether any equipment was missing from the van.
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