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?
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Daniel Gaunt said 8:41AM on 1-13-2008
most of these people just want to show off, it makes no sense having 16 screens in your car and the volume they put their "music" up to is so others can hear it. at least if they listened to decent music instead of pathetic rnb it wouldn't be so bad.
you can get decent ice for under $400, these enthusiasts as they call themselves should ask themselves if someone else could make better use of the money they waste, like charities for example
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me said 6:21PM on 1-14-2008
Heh, nice... More speakers and crap for someone to steal out of your car, that sounds like a good thing! I'm someone who loves music, and I'm someone who has two subs, two front speakers, an amp, and a two bass speakers in my car.. But to have THAT many speakers (that they're putting in cars), come on now.. I already fear someone's gonna steal the crap out of my car.. just think what you can worry about with all that.. and come on now, the world isn't completely perfect where someone's not gonna think about stealing it.. I've known SEVERAL people who lock up their cars everyday, who have security, who HAVE a sound system in their car, and yet, that's not even good enough because some person wants to be an ass, and goes and finds a way to steal it anyway...heh.. hmmm...
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Konstantine G. Melidis said 4:40AM on 1-15-2008
Just a moment, friends! Physics is physics, right? And if a 5-Amp. current can result in 7 kWatts, this means that the source (isn't it the battery?) must have a voltage of 1,400 Volts!
On the other side, if the battery is "only" 24V (I think the usual value is 12, but let us assume these cars have "special" batteries), it must supply close to 292 Amperes! Come on, now...
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