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 6)
madeforidiots said 3:45PM on 8-19-2008
I thought Halo3 was on the Xbox 360?
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bobby said 12:56PM on 8-20-2008
Xbox and Halo were the references not Halo3! Halo is the first addition only for Xbox and can be just as much addicting. Its kind of a dinosaur game and the kids probably made crazy enough to nail on the tree on purpose so they could get the Halo3 version. But if they get Halo3 on Xbox 360 it will probably get propelled out of the house with the squirrel trap or perhaps "stickied" to a tree, pun intended for you Halo3 Players. By the way I am Dontbaloser999 on Halo3 and I can drive the heck out of the ghost and Warthog so make sure you get the plate number of the vehicle that hits you.
Aquen said 3:57PM on 8-19-2008
Why did he nail the kids' XBOX to a tree for playing Halo 3? They can still play Halo 3, considering that game is for Xbox 360, and not the original. Either this article needs a fix to get the fact straight, or that redneck dad is a tech moron.
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doug hawkins said 8:32AM on 8-20-2008
obviously you are not a parent...................sometimes drastic measures are required for drastic situations
Notageek said 9:45AM on 8-20-2008
Is that really the point of the story? Tech geeks are so funny...intelligence with Tech usually means socially retarded.
Sara Jones said 10:39AM on 8-20-2008
It never specified that the kid was playing Halo 3, it just said Halo, which by the way is for the original XBOX.. Get your facts straight before you jump to conclusions.
sheri mcgee said 12:27PM on 8-20-2008
you must be a kid. x=box or x=box360 the damned thing will no longer be controlling the little brat who needs a knock out, not a time out.
ke5gts said 4:05PM on 8-19-2008
Way to VA dad! It's great that someone "punished" the source. I put my sons in the trunk, he'll never find it. He would b outide in the sun. Again way to go. One great parant skill.
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Brian said 4:15PM on 8-19-2008
Wow. CNN fails with this nifty little report. This kid had a "zombie-like" addiction to Halo3, or so they claim. Please, take notice that the system nailed to the tree is the original X-Box system, which for those of you who are not gamers, is obsolete and cannot play Halo3. This story is a hoax put on by an anti-creative mother. I pity the silly person who bids on that thing on ebay, the money is probably going to the parents and no where near a school or college fund. CNN, do everyone a favor and learn your sh1t, actually do some research before publishing such a crap article. I believe I speak for all gamers when I say "/article"
With all due (obviously very little) respect,
Brian "xRED" Pentz
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Dave said 9:49AM on 8-20-2008
Thanks for showing us that you are a pathetic game boy. How dare they confuse a video game! Want me to teach you how to throw a ball or talk to girls little fella?
angela said 10:32AM on 8-20-2008
by the way it does not say haol 3 it says halo. read it right before u put ur 2 cents in..
sheri mcgee said 12:27PM on 8-20-2008
why is what exact generation the game box is such a point for you? I get the gamers. I really do but it isn't sh9t just because it isn't referred to as x-box 360. Which by the way is too much technology. Wow, it does everything and i'm teaching mine to walk the dog and do the dishes.
Becky said 2:49PM on 8-20-2008
The point is that it doesn't make a difference what the heck halo number the kid was playing or whetehr he was playing checkers. He evidently being a rude little zombie and his dad had to "break him" of such nonsense....thus...the device being nailed to the tree. Way to go dad...I hope you beat his little smart butt while you were at it!
RGroove said 5:33PM on 8-20-2008
And you, my friend, fail reading comprehension. Nowhere in the article is there any reference to 'Halo3" only to "Halo." Maybe someone should nail YOUR XBOX-WHATEVER to a tree.
Pratik said 4:45PM on 8-19-2008
The article never said anything about Halo 3. It could be the original Halo or Halo 2, which will work on the first Xbox. L2Read, people.
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O;l Joe said 4:50PM on 8-19-2008
Hmm, I am still trying to find where it says it was Halo 3 they were playing. Only reference I can find is simply, Halo.
Maybe you need ot reread the article or how do they say it, Think before you speak? Or in this case, Read before you type. ;)
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Brian said 4:53PM on 8-19-2008
i believe i speak on behalf of the other couple first commentors, the article was changed, it definitely said Halo3 originally
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Mjubilee said 7:35AM on 8-20-2008
I think your just trying to cover your own butt. You look foolish and so now your trying to blame it on a slick article change....whatever!
matthew said 9:33PM on 8-19-2008
Way to go Dad.
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tassjtp1 said 6:48AM on 8-20-2008
Wow....ok first off you people arguing down there shutup second off of course the kid hate their dad he nailed their system(although cheap) to a friggin tree and third off anyone who buys this on ebay should just give up on life and kill themselves because apparently they have no life to start with
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