Last week we brought sad news of a man in Oregon whose house and barn had been ransacked by eager bargain hunters responding to a
bogus Craigslist ad. It indicated that the owner, Robert Salisbury, had to leave town unexpectedly, and so everything he owned was up for grabs. The ad was completely fake, and yet the man tragically lost much of his belongings since hoardes of folks took the ad seriously.
Since then, however, there have been the beginnings of a resolution with word from Oregon's KGW TV that the
couple behind the fake posting has been arrested.
Amber and Brandon Hebert -- the accused marrieds -- were apparently looking to eliminate the traces of an earlier burglary. According to the report, the couple had gone to Robert Salisbury's home looking for barn space to rent. They later returned and stole some of his saddles and, looking to cover their tracks, posted the Craigslist ad so that the missing saddles would be the least of Salisbury's troubles.
The couple is being held with conspiracy to commit burglary and the rather vague sounding conspiracy to commit a computer crime. As for Salisbury's property, some of it has started to trickle in, but many of those who responded to the ad haven't shown up to bring things back. Police say that they are prepared to prosecute anyone who took anything from his home and who doesn't willingly return it, so if you took part in the looting of this poor guy's house, you know what to do.
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KGW.comRelated Links:
Just over a year ago, we passed off a far-out proposal that would turn highways into wind farms. Now, however, the state of Oregon is proving that such feats are actually within reach as it breaks ground on the first so-called "solar highway" demonstration project. The project will be installed at the Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 interchange in Tualatin, where it will cover around 8,000 square feet and produce 112,000 kilowatt hours per year. The total cost for the 104-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system is $1.3 million, and believe it or not, it should be completed and operational in December of this year. [From: SustainableBusiness.com via Digg]
