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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?
Chances are you've seen some documentary or movie about nuclear war in which missile silos were represented as being kept in impregnable, well-guarded bunkers. Said fictional silos were also protected by secret codes that were frequently refreshed and (we all hope) never needed in the case of a nuclear attack. 
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retro77 said 5:22PM on 7-25-2008
It was only 3 out of the 4 guards where sleeping.
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Tommy said 11:12PM on 7-25-2008
Just more evidence of the trend toward a gentler more permissive military.
And what happens to them? Fire them? Naaa wont happen. Broken system.
TG
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Serena said 2:38PM on 7-26-2008
Oh yeah, real responsible guys.
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mike said 3:20PM on 7-26-2008
WHAT HAPPENED TO DONT ASK DONT TELL......
hey blue boy give me a light ehhhh....ick
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Roland Boyce said 3:35PM on 7-26-2008
First and foremost sleeping while on duty is a court martial offense. They should all be in the brig right now. Secondly what the hell good would out dated launch codes do us in a real situation where launch was required. That's totally unacceptable for national defense. Sounds like something OBAMA would do.
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Dusty said 7:47PM on 7-26-2008
Except Obama is not the one in charge. Now just WHO IS in CHARGE? Oh yes, George Walker Bush. The one that is keeping America "safer", Guess having them guard outdated code is keeping America safer from attacking itself. Given that Bush is in charge, that sounds more likely than an attack from an outside source.
Kat said 4:23PM on 7-26-2008
Hey, Roloand... Obama isn't in office yet... This is BUSH's boys baby!
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Wolfster said 4:55PM on 7-26-2008
Roland, you twit. It was GW Bush who was derelict in his service, who left his detail repeatedly and refuses to this day to tell where he went, who partied and shirked and smirked while others died. Learn to tell the diff between your a$$ and an a$$hole sleeping on duty.
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NOBAMA08 said 5:16PM on 7-26-2008
At least "BUSH" & "MCAIN" served our country while OSAMA(OBAMA) was knealing on his prayer rug I'm sure or maybe adjusting his TOWEL on his head getting advise from a GOD that does NOT even exist.haha
tomgaj said 5:07PM on 7-26-2008
Too bad the author didn't read all the reports on the incident or at least do a little fact checking:
- The incident occurred in a missile alert facility (MAF), not the launch capsule.
- The MAF itself is a secure and guarded area monitored and entry controlled by armed guards (not by the crew members).
- The component itself was secured in a lockbox inside the secure area.
- The four oficers involved was an off-duty crew that did not have the ability to access or launch missiles.
- At least one crew member did the right thing and remained awake.
These guys are definitely in trouble for failing to follow correct procedures to properly secure classified material, but the problem that occurred is not what this article portrays it to be.
But then, I suppose, one should never let the facts get in the way of a sensational story...
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ACHILLAS said 5:11PM on 7-26-2008
YEAH, YEAH! I DON'T BELIEVE IT, IT IS ANOTHER TRICK THAT THEY ARE USING TO GET US TO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED CONTROL OF IRAN AND OTHER COUNTRIES THAT HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS. DON'T YOU KNOW THAT THEY ARE PUSHING FOR A NEW WORLD ORDER! AND IT'S ALL ABOUT CONTROL! PLEASE! NO BODY IN THEIR RIGHT MINDS WOULD BE SNOOZING IF THEY HAD THE CODES AND KEYS TO NUCLEAR WARHEADS! NA! LIKE I SAID IT'S CONTROL THAT THE ILLUMINATI WANTS THEY HAVE ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD, THEY WANT CONTROL AND THEY WANT THE WORLD TO BOW DOWN TO THEM FOR SECURITY AND HUMAN NEEDS. SOUND'S CRAZZY! WELL, THEY ARE BEHIND THE NEW WORLD ORDER! READ ABOUT IT! AND BELIEVE.
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NOBAMA08 said 5:19PM on 7-26-2008
NOBAMA served ONLY himself & NOT the U.S.A.
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RETIRED 777 CAPT said 5:27PM on 7-26-2008
AHHHHH, THE GOOD OLD DAYS. I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS IN THE NAVY, AND THEY GAVE A KID A WHISTLE, AND TOLD TO STAND AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. IF A PLANE CAME IN TO LAND WITH HIS WHEELS STILL RETARCTED, HE WAS TO BLOW THE WHISTLE.
WHEN ONE DID COME IN WITH THE WHEELS STILL IN THE WELLS, HE JUST WATCHED IT LAND WHEELS UP. (E-2B, OCEANA VA. 1974) THEY TRIED TO COURT MARSHAL THE KID, UNTIL THE FACTS ABOUT THE WHISTLE CAME OUT. CAN YOU SAY "UNDER THE RUG?" TIME CHANGES, BUT NOTHING ELSE.
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ken said 5:28PM on 7-26-2008
Too bad these folks were negligent. The Air Force will deal with them if liable. Should they be officers- careers over. If NCO's busted and find another job in civilian life. Sounds as though this story is overblown though.
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Bob said 6:11PM on 7-26-2008
Tim Stevens really doesn't know what he's talking about. It seems true that he just wants a story to make a name for himself without really knowing how things work. As a missileer, I know this incident happened during what's known as a code change. The old codes taken from the launch control center (LCC) would do no damage to anything since they were obsolete. The codes were stored in a code handling container with 2 locks on it and the container was in a room on a missile alert facility (MAF). The MAF is guarded by people with guns... good luck to anyone trying to get access. There is no way anyone could get access to those obsolete codes. With that said... the crew members were wrong to fall asleep but with one crew member awake... the others would be woken instantly if something went wrong on the MAF which it didn't. BTW... the crew members are officers.
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Don said 6:27PM on 7-26-2008
I didn't know they hired Mexicans
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John Casy said 7:49PM on 7-26-2008
Bush is a screw up so what can you expect from these guards.
And I bet those launch codes were good....
Can't beleive the goverment..
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Jay said 7:52PM on 7-26-2008
Forget the sleeping guards. If their codes wouldn't work anyway, why do we have them sitting there?
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ME said 8:01PM on 7-26-2008
Y R U GUYS MAKING THIS ABOUT OBAMA AND MCCAIN AND BUSH? THIS IS ABOUT SOME GUYS TAKING A NAP, SO CHILL. IT WON'T KILL YA, I BET MY LIFE U'LL SAY IT WILL, BUT IT WON'T. PEOPLE WHO THINK THIS AN OUTRAGE OR THEY SHOULD GO TO JAIL OR WAHT NOT: HAVEN'T YOU EVER LET DOWN A RESPONSIBILITY? HOW ABOUT NEXT YOU WANNA TAKE A NAP WE PUT A STORY WITH THE HEADLINE: (WO)MAN TAKES NAP, ARRESTED IMMEDIATLY
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E. L. Mitchell said 4:05PM on 9-06-2008
NO ONE can get into the launch control center to launch a missile until the crew (2) on duty opens theimpregnable blast door from inside. Guys upstairs with outdated codes are no big deal. The only thing compromised (if someone had stolen the locked box) would be the format and construction of the code documents which is already known by anyone having previously served on a launch crew (bomber or missile). Total disinformation -- sleep well tonight!!
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