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Archive for February 2007

February 28th, 2007

Patrick Lee Kenney

Man arrested after MySpace exchanges with girl:
25-year-old Patrick Lee Kenney of Portland, Oregon was arrested for tyring to meet a 12-year-old from Klamath Falls for sex. The girl’s mother found explicit messages and photos from Kenney. She then called police who posed as the girl and continued to talk to Kenney. Turns out Kenney has […]

By Trench -- 29 comments

February 28th, 2007

Box of bricks bandits

Craigslist scammers strike again:
The wretched hive of scum and villainy known as craigslist continues to provide quick cash for the criminal class. This time a 20-year-old male from Fremont, California was was robbed of $1,400 when he tried to buy what he thought was a flat screen TV. When he met the seller the TV […]

By Trench -- 1 comment

February 28th, 2007

More media coverage of craigslist hookers

Police make prostitution arrests from online classifieds site:
Regular media is slowly but surely starting to catch on to the craigslist prostitution problem. This time from Nashville. Basically the article states that it definitely makes it easier for police. It also exemplifies the tragedies involved with it.
“It makes it easier for us,” said Lt. Mitch Fuhrer […]

By Trench -- 5 comments

February 27th, 2007

Mr. A reports XIV

Mr. A brings us another buttload of bad guys from MySpace.
First up is Karsten W. Koch.He was arrested on three felony counts of sexual assault of a child younger than 16.
The other day I posted about Lee Alexander Webb who was arrested for having sex with a minor. Turns out he got arrested again for […]

By Trench -- 6 comments

February 27th, 2007

MySpace extortionists reach plea

LI pair avoid jail in MySpace case:
The two Long Island teens who were arrested for trying to extort MySpace then claimed that they were just trying to get jobs with MySpace have pleaded no contest to the charges. (Holy run-on sentence Batman)
Shaun Harrison and Saverio Mondelli got three years probation, 160 hours of community service, […]

By Trench -- 1 comment

February 27th, 2007

More Stickam antics

Potential Dangers Of Webcams:
Just another local news article, this time from Philly, about the dangers of Stickam.
For two months, CBS 3 has been monitoring the website stickam.com - the latest in chat room websites that allow users to communicate using a webcam.
It’s as simple as hooking up your camera, logging onto the site, and then […]

By Trench -- 0 comments

February 26th, 2007

MySpace looked at in girl’s disappearance

MySpace could be to blame for a missing teen:
13-year-old Justine Jones of St. Joseph, Missouri went missing this past Friday and her family thinks MySpace may have played a role in it.
While police have not issued an amber alert, her family is taking matters into its own hands. Choking back tears, Amber Dorman describes her […]

By Trench -- 3 comments

February 26th, 2007

U.K. Cyberbullies arrested

NET BULLY BOYS ARE ARRESTED:
Yet another short and vague article. This time out of the U.K.
TWO boys have been arrested for cyber-bullying after posting abusive messages on a website.
Police tracked the teens to their homes after complaints from users of networking site Bebo.
The boys, aged 14 and 15, posted pictures of classmates next to offensive […]

By Trench -- 1 comment

February 26th, 2007

Werribee suspects may receive light sentences

I got a tip from a reader Alan in Australia who says that two of the Werribee rape DVD suspects will be receiving light sentences. This is the e-mail he sent me verbatim.
Something finally appears to be stirring from the Victoria Police.
It appears only two of them will face charges of sexual assault.
This is from […]

By Trench -- 3 comments

February 25th, 2007

Punta Gorda P.D. gets White House nod

MySpace arrests grab White House’s attention:
MyCrimeSpace’s favorite police department, the Punta Gorda, Florida P.D., has done such a good job using MySpace to catch drug dealers that they’ve caught the attention of the White House.
A report was recently released from the White House on what the Punta Gorda Police Department is doing on MySpace and […]

By Trench -- 1 comment

February 25th, 2007

Boston area robberies busted on MySpace

Robbery suspects found on MySpace:
Jared Mathena, 18, of Brighton, Mass. was arrested for trying to rob a man. The man fought back and held Mathena down until the cops got there. In the meantime three of his cohorts got away. Mathena basically rolled on them and told police he knew them through MySpace. Using Mathena’s […]

By Trench -- 0 comments

February 25th, 2007

Fake Shawn Hornbeck MySpace

Fake Shawn works MySpace:
Apparently some jackass thought it would be funny to post a fake MySpace of kidnap victim Shawn Hornbeck. For those of you in subterranean mineral dwelling (that’s the PC term for living under a rock) Shawn Hornbeck was the kidnapped, held captive, and sexually assaulted for 4-years by scumbag Michael J Devlin.
“Their […]

By Trench -- 4 comments

February 25th, 2007

Australian police look to MySpace in murder investigation

MySpace site may contain murder clue:
Australian police are turning to MySpace in order to help solve a 15-year-old girl’s murder. Carly Ryan’s body was found on a beach and police have not released many details. However police are looking for what witnesses describe as the last three men to be seen with her and are […]

By Trench -- 0 comments

February 25th, 2007

Ex-Mesa officer under investigation

Criminal investigation under way against former police officer:
A former Mesa, Arizona police officer is under criminal investigation for his association with a craigslist hooker. Jeffrey Beaulieu resigned over his association with the prostitute but now there are allegations that he frequented the craigslist lady of the evening. He may have even helped one get their […]

By Trench -- 0 comments

February 25th, 2007

Gang recruitment on Bebo

Young gangs target youths online:
Much like in America, New Zealand gangs are turning to social networking sites like Bebo and MySpace to recruit new members. Nothing I haven’t talked about before but the article gives a new insight as to some of the reasons why.
Victoria University expert on violent offending Dr Devon Polaschek said gangs […]

By Trench -- 1 comment

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