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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Scott D said 1:59PM on 8-05-2008
Here is a line of thought for you
Repossession agents and companies are using this exact same technology and I can think of some nightmare situations that could can and will be of a great concern not to mention the Fair Credit reporting act possibly being in violation, by creditors by letting anyone who runs across a vehicle know of the owners credit standing.
The possibility anyone could take a tag and enter it in with a vin just to find a location for any illegal purposes because unlike police, Repo men are not bound to be of a good character as I know having been one for years and know of many unsavory ones that are in this line of work.
Not to mention in Georgia tag information is highly illegal to resell as it is.
Let your imagination run wild as to what this really means in tracking every movement of every person at all times, a huge database of peoples whereabouts at all times available to anyone, anytime, anywhere,
This database stores every vehicle scanned and locations forever. As I was told today some units are sold to unrelated companies (ie taxi cabs ect just for the finders fee) which means eventually they will be roaming all over recording where you go and where you have been. Storing it for future use as seen fit by who ever wants it if they know how to get to it.
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fftspam said 1:09AM on 8-06-2008
Oh gosh, like this is new.
I guess you wouldn't like your insurance rates to come down because this system flags stolen vehicles also.. More bad guys arrested = lower insurance. Speaking of insurance, who pays when your car is hit by non-insured car? Hmm, You do via your insurance. This system will also check to see if the car's insurance is paid up. Oh darn, this thing is also looking for unpaid traffic tickets... oh the horror.... arresting the guy with outstanding warrants. Tragic. Pick up your toys and move to the arctic circle if you are so concerned.
This is a post regarding the police... not repo men.. you have been watching too much reality TV
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