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?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Deb said 3:25PM on 3-11-2008
The photos are not current. Actually its really old because I just went to check out my husbands restaurant on it and they have a picture of the restaurant that was there before it. Mind you my husband opened up over a year ago. So dont get to excited. What you are seeing may be old photos.
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laura said 4:05PM on 3-11-2008
they are definitely old pics where I live. There has been a huge land and shopping developments near my house and they dont dhow up on google. Its nearly three years old!
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chris said 4:50PM on 3-11-2008
Aren't all these photos taken at the wrong angle to be taken from a satellite? There all taken from head on not from above. I think someone just wanted to claim that they were there.
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Dub said 5:29PM on 3-11-2008
QUOTE FROM ARTICLE...
"If super close zooms of camels and a well in Chad weren't disturbing enough, the people spending hours on Google StreetView tracking down disturbing images and deeply personal glances into people's lives and living rooms."
Please complete the sentence. Moron.
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Kathie said 8:42PM on 3-11-2008
Those pictures aren't updated very often. Our driveway showed a car that's been gone for seven years up until last fall.
I've never seen any close-up pictures on Google Earth. No recognizeable people.
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Pat said 12:08PM on 3-13-2008
of course its all digital editing, amusing..yes but i can clearly see the circle where somebody copied and pasted a section of dirt over the guys head in the "fresh grave" one which judging from the construction worker is probably work on a pipe
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Ray said 5:46PM on 3-13-2008
STUPID ARTICLE BY TERRENCE O'BRIEN
"1O SCARY SHOTS"????
How is a picture of McDonald's, a driver sitting on rear bumper, two dogs playing scary?
Robot Attack?? Come on, smoke by a building.
Alien Invasion?? Purple splotch (photo abberation)in the picture.
YOU GOT PAID TO "CREATE A CRAPPY" ARTICLE
PATHETIC PATHETIC PATHETIC PATHETIC PATHETIC
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liszajohnson said 6:09PM on 3-13-2008
Actually, the pics of my house showed our cars in the driveway. We only had one of the cars for less than a year now. My sister's house showed her car in the driveway which is fairly new. It all depends on when the "satellite" updates its' information.
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Preston said 9:31AM on 3-14-2008
We all must know that Google Earth doesn't pretend to show us the buttons on a blouse, for Pete's sake! The satellite view of my neighborhood is at least 3 years old and that's fine because its value is to give a great overview of the area. As to the scary street views, they may be from security cams or hand held cameras, and cannot be from satellites. How ridiculous.
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