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?
A thief learned the mistake of trying to steal a law student's laptop last week after after becoming a punching bag for an Arizona State student he tried to rip off. Armed with a baseball bat, the intruder, Gabriel Saucedo, allegedly climbed through an open window into Alex Botsios' apartment, waking the student and threatening to smash his head in. 
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Opinion8ted1 said 5:07PM on 11-14-2008
AMAZING! I think that's awesome. Anybody who's stupid enough that the only way they can make money is to steal hard-earned stuff from honest people -- DESERVES to have the tables turned and get bashed in the head! I am so sick of "rights" for criminals. If we had tougher laws and tougher punishments, instead of coddling the wicked, our country wouldn't be in the state that it's in. Good for the student, way to go!!!
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dan isaacs said 4:14PM on 11-17-2008
Anyone who has the only copy of 4 months worth of work on a laptop hard drive deserves to be robbed.
insaneresurrect said 10:26PM on 11-17-2008
i agree with Opinion8ted1completely. i'm sick of knowing that my response to a burglar must be measured and i can't response with impunity. For Christ's sake, when someone threatens to smash your head with a baseball bat or puts a knife at your throat (READ: will kill you), you have every right to smash him into your wall or stick a knife into wherever's convenient and make him bleed for it. screw these criminals who think they can hide behind the law.
realistic dude said 8:42AM on 11-23-2008
ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!!!! "AMAZING! I think that's awesome. Anybody who's stupid enough that the only way they can make money is to steal hard-earned stuff from honest people -- DESERVES to have the tables turned and get bashed in the head! " is what opinion8ted1 said. now i do find the story funny, but to say the law student is an honest person really makes me laugh. law students are trained to be the biggest liars on the face of the earth. are we really sure that the story is accurate?
Larry said 5:38PM on 11-14-2008
One word: AWESOME!!!
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Amused Elvira said 5:46PM on 11-14-2008
VERY WELL SAID "OPINION8TED1!" This idiot gabriel saucedo (he doesn't even deserve to have his first initial's in caps,no respect), did not get all that he deserves! He owes this hardworking student a years worth of hardworking service!, and then some! Why does the idiot thief not have a job? Can someone send this case to Judge Judy? I am sick and tired of thieves with NO JOBS thinking they can just come up into some hardworking individuals home/car and thinking they can take, take take and make it theirs! I HOPE THE JUDGE MAKES AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IDIOT AND SHERIFF JOE - I KNOW YOU WILL DO YOUR JOB! YOU ALWAYS DO! IDIOTS LIKE HIM ARE AFRAID TO GO TO YOUR JAILS. I CAN'T WAIT FOR HIM TO MEET OUR SHERIFF JOE IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA! HE MESSED UP IN THE WRONG COUNTY!
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basketpam said 7:28PM on 11-14-2008
While I agree with the law student here and support a person defending their home and belongings, he also needs to get a backup system for all his work. I can't imagine 4 months of casework gone. Back in the early 80s, when personal computers were still rarely seen in the home and we had to use computers in a computer lab in the college, I lost major term papers. Once in undergraduate college and once in graduate school. It's a horrifying experience. It's almost like losing a child. Fortunately I had understanding professors that gave me time to recreate the work. So, in this day and age, there's no excuse for him not backing up and storing this important work in another place. But, I hope this creep of a burglar learns his lesson and never tries to break into a place again.
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tlynne said 11:06PM on 12-22-2008
Like losing a child? Do you have children? Probably not or you would never say anything like that. Losing a child is one of the most horrific things you can go through in life. I just think that is a terrible comparison.
ESCEM59 said 9:13AM on 11-15-2008
The sad part of it Amused Elvira is,this low life has probably tasted sheriff Joes' bologna sandwiches and dressed in pink before now.Maybe he needes to be put into the pink cells I read about on here a few days ago.Scum such as he needs to be dealt with without impunity.GET A FN JOB DIRTBAG!!!
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jon said 3:05PM on 11-15-2008
american civil justice at work! AWESOME!
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Mat said 4:24PM on 11-15-2008
Oh Gosh! What the hell he thinks? I wish it was at my place that ignoramus came. I would have broken his bones in pieces, and pluck one of his eye balls out before calling police on him. That way anytime he gets out of jail, he will always remember his stupid mistake everytime he looks in the miror, and realizes that he has only one eye to live with. Well done Botsios.
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sandman said 4:50PM on 11-15-2008
the ironic thing is, when Botsios finishes law school and passes the bar, he will most likely make a living as a defense attorney and fight for the rights of @$$holes like the one who was trying to rob him. since less than 1 in 5,000 new attorneys can find a job as a prosecutor, city attorney or district attorney; there just aren't that many positions available, they're all competitive and a majority of attorneys in civil service positions are appointees. but let's hope he received a lasting impression from his experience...
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Samindalnac said 1:42PM on 11-21-2008
Or maybe he will go to work in a non-criminal practice area?
Ian said 5:29PM on 11-15-2008
sad part is that i bet this guy will sue him for beating the crap out of him..
other wise damn good job to the student.
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Jack said 5:34PM on 11-15-2008
Um Sandman, you do realize that the vast majority of law school graduates don't become defense attorneys or prosecutors, right? For example, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_areas_of_law
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Simpson Railly said 7:29PM on 11-15-2008
WOW, Awesome, he should have usedthe bat and caved the lsoers head in! I would have just shot him myself.
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Tim said 4:30PM on 11-17-2008
And you would have gone to jail.
Clown Soup said 8:57PM on 11-15-2008
Truly, there is no honor amongst thieves.
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Siafu said 12:46AM on 11-16-2008
If he would have climbed in my window he would have got a fatal case of lead poisoning.
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xiko said 2:32AM on 11-16-2008
If he had a gun he could just shoot the intruder. Simple.
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