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?
The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is looking for a vendor to put together what may end up being the largest text message and e-mail alert system in the country. The MTA said that, following massive flooding of the NYC subway tunnels on August 8th, the need for such a system became clear. 
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Bob said 12:25PM on 11-09-2007
Hi,
My company will actually start providing the emergency school communication system free to schools. I would have to believe that the MTA would value the money savings. In fact any school should like free. Let me know what schools need our system and we will set it up.
Regards,
Bob
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jack smith said 10:11PM on 11-19-2007
TO AUTHOR OF ARTICLE: Your description of NYC subway announcements is OUT OF DATE -- ride the rails recently????? The messages are quite clear and totally understandable, with the new systems. Check your facts b4 dishing in writing.
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DGeyer7647 said 1:00PM on 11-24-2007
New york city in the same way as washington DC. That way it would be under federal control.That way it would take the financial pressure off the rest of the state and the state woud not be under the dems control and give the republicans a chance at the booth.
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Kim said 8:50AM on 12-13-2007
ACTUALLY, Jack...
It was not at all clear what was going on when the flooding happened; not clear when there was the explosion at Grand Central -- 311 didn't know what was going on, the MTA operators were no help; the website for "constant updates" was useless.
I was taking the 1 train up to 116th street, then all of the sudden, without telling anyone, we were taken express starting at 96th st -- this was before announcements were posted. The conductor did not tell us anything until it was too late to get off the tain. We ended up at 145th, making so many people on the train late.
Train changes are not well advertised.
On another note, no messages are NOT clear. Have you rode on the ACE or NRQ lately? I can never understand what the conductors are saying because they mumble and the speakers are terrible quality.
So, the one who is not updated is you.
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