Elderly Amish Man Caught on Film With Prostitute, Blackmailed
When a 75-year-old Amish widower slept with a prostitute, he -- we feel certain -- felt pretty bad about it the next morning. As if that guilt weren't enough for the old man, the prostitute and her boyfriend demanded $67,000 from him, claiming that they had filmed the scene with wall-mounted cameras and would upload the recording to the Internet. The pair was later arrested and, we can only imagine, the Amish man abhorred technology more than ever.
Bank Robber Gets Away With the Help of Craiglist
In October, a bank robber -- wearing a safety vest, blue shirt, face mask and goggles -- eluded police with the help of Craiglist. Just outside the bank, while the robbery was in progress, stood a group of men who were responding to a Craiglist day labor opportunity. As the advertisement required, they were all wearing safety vests, blue shirts, face masks and goggles.
Nude New Zealander Arrested After Responding to Fake Sexy Text Message
Late in 2007, a Wellington, New Zealand man received a racy text message from two anonymous "ladies," giving him only an address and a request that he show up naked. Well, he indeed showed up naked... at the home of one appalled, unsuspecting New Zealander. Both the nude Romeo and the sadistic texter were arrested, though neither were prosecuted.
Fake Craiglist Ad Costs Man Most of What He Owns
Last Spring, a post appeared on an Oregon Craigslist board stating that the owner of a specific house was leaving all of his worldly possessions (still in said house) to whoever wanted them. When homeowner Robert Salisbury rushed home -- on a tip from a woman suspicious about the offer of a free horse -- he found his house being ransacked by 30 strangers. We suggest he take that horse and collect some vengeance Clint Eastwood-style.
17-Year-Old Jailed for Stealing Virtual 'Furniture'
When a 17-year-old Dutch boy hacked into several accounts on the Second Life-style site 'Habbo' in 2007, the the law got involved. The boy was discovered to have stolen $5,800 worth of virtual furniture and knick-knacks. Apparently, crime -- whether actual or virtual -- does not pay.
Phishers Going After Your Phones in New 'Vishing' Trend
Over the past year, sneaky spammers have begun to forsake the worn-out territory of e-mail in favor of cell phones' fertile frontier. The result? "Vishing." Get it? Voice mail phishing. It might be more ominous if it didn't sound like a James Bond villain saying, "Wishing."
Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind
Around Halloween of last year, a truckload of thieves drove into -- that's right, into -- a Pennsylvania Mexican restaurant, where they -- apparently uninterested in the cash register -- stole a mid-grade 47-inch HDTV and fled the scene. We've all heard about how this generation is lacking in ambition, but this generation's thieves, too?
Every high school student's worst nightmare is about to come true. 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
jopdap said 5:27PM on 8-24-2007
you know that there are ways to get around these uniforms. like handmake there own version or or remove the gps device from the clothing
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silverporsche996 said 11:51AM on 8-30-2007
I think it's a good idea as long as the system doesn't get hacked by their boyfriends or predators and then they are tracking your kids.
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keladina said 1:55AM on 10-23-2007
I wish I could plant a lo-jack in my children. With all these sexual predators around I don't think it's overboard. Just imagine all the missing children that could have been found before it's too late. Like that 9 year old who was raped and buried alive. She could see her house from the window of the trailer home that she was taken to.
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Dan said 9:50AM on 10-25-2007
The sexual predators your children are at risk from are people you trust! Quit believing the 24 hour news channel hype. And be a real parent by teaching your kids to avoid situations that are unsafe rather than taking the easy way out... dressing dumb kids in 'intelligent' clothing!!!
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Laura Robbins said 2:27PM on 10-25-2007
We could just put one of those under the skin tracer devices we put into our pets, then we could keep track of our kids, our spouses, our wandering parents, our autistic kids who get lost in the woods, people like Steve Forbes, ourselves....
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Beachbum said 8:56PM on 11-07-2007
Uniforms are bad enough without parents tracking their poor kids. What happened to trust, and more importantly, how much would they cost?!
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ascatal said 11:42AM on 12-05-2007
the uniforms inmy opinion are doomed to fail all the student would have to do is have a change a clothing with him or her and change into then ditch the school uniformin thier locker or where ever and be off to do what ever they might choose to do and be completely untrackable
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ascatal said 11:45AM on 12-05-2007
and as for predators all they would have to do is force the child to change clothes and dump the uniform and then the tracking would be uselessin finding the child, and as Laura Robbins said only by implanting the trackers in the child would it be fool proof until someone finds a way to either jam it or completely disable it
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Trigger said 6:28PM on 1-28-2008
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Ellendra said 11:18AM on 11-05-2008
I used to think GPSing kids was a symptom of overprotective, paranoid parents. Then my sister-in-law went crazy and took off with my nephew. We got him back, but there's still the danger that she'll try to steal him again, and she's unstable enough to be a real threat to his health and well-being.
I think in certain cases, the GPS is justified.
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bmerry said 4:20PM on 6-02-2009
Do you think the Death penalty would eliminate child predators from society? Forget the GPS to constantly monitor and violate freedom...Should it be used on the predators instead of the citizens?
Just Wondering...
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