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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Reader said 8:01PM on 5-09-2008
Hmm maybe I'll have to make a faraday cage around my bedroom and see if it helps me sleep.
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momlandy said 6:37AM on 5-11-2008
I've read that cellphones cause tumors (salivary gland tumors based on research out of Tel Aviv University). We are the guinea pig generation.
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nick said 11:48AM on 5-11-2008
Thank you momlandy....
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Will Monif said 6:42PM on 5-11-2008
Hopefully wifi does not affect brain waves the same way a cell phone does. Can never sleep when multiple people around me are chatting on their cell phones anyway, lol. The old cell phones were probably worse since their signal strength and signals were way more powerful, in the days of yore/lore before our abundant cell phone towers and public concern.
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William Monif said 6:43PM on 5-11-2008
So, cell phones affect brain waves is proven by the study... What about wifi since wireless routers are used in many places, and homes, and running all days, all week, etc. From my 10th floor apartment in Omaha, I can pick up at least 6 wireless networks from my building and/or the building next to mine. (People should learn to share!) How does that affect brain waves, those six+ wireless networks running 24 hours a day all year long? More than a cup of coffee? as the article states about what one assumes is a single cell phone?
Adding to these 6 wifi networks, picked up in the bedroom, are any additional wireless broadcasting by one's computer, and presumably by multiple computers (one of former wifi belongs to the apartment complex). If not only cell phones, butwifi affects brain waves does this lead to an effect of more than a half cup of coffee while trying to sleep? : )... One wonders.
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Mike Sanders said 7:35AM on 5-12-2008
I think that the inattention, accidents and obsessive use associated with cellphones is merely behavioral and does not represent any form of brain damage... Case in point, most cell-phone users return to normal, within minutes of having their phone removed. The only exception to this, is habitual users, who exhibited higher levels of anxiety and feelings of helplessness. I do not know of any cases, where actual tumors resulted from the use of these devices.
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