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Archive for July 2007

July 31st, 2007

MISSING: Kim Whitton and Haleigh Culwell

Myspace page set up for missing mother and daughter:
Kim Whitton and 11-year-old Haleigh Culwell of Jackson County were last seen June 21st.
Kim and Haleigh’s friends are rallying the community, a banning together of sorts.
Their goal is to raise awareness in hopes of bringing an end to this ordeal.
Kim’s co-workers at Cloverdale Manor in Scottsboro started [...]

By Trench Reynolds -- 3 comments

July 31st, 2007

Beware craigslist bearing iPods

Meridian Man Arrested in Park with a Knife:
This story comes to us from the bustling metropolis of Boise, Idaho and it’s a rather bizarre tale. It seems there was an ad on craigslist for a free iPod Nano. Too good to be true you say? You have no idea.
“I responded to it with the anticipation [...]

By Trench Reynolds -- 4 comments

July 30th, 2007

Steve Huff on Brigitte Harris

Steve Huff of CrimeBlog.us has all the information on Brigitte Harris that was missed at MCS.
Tags: brigitte-harris, steve-huff

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July 30th, 2007

NC MySpace bill fails

Energy bill advances; MySpace rules fail:
North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper’s proposed legislation to make teens get parental permission before signing up for MySpace has failed in the State House.
But the second bill lost its headlining clause, a requirement that parents give permission for their younger teenagers to sign up for online social-networking sites. Rep. [...]

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July 30th, 2007

Domain for sale

The domain name NewsOfDoom.com is available for purchase. Details can be found here.
I’m asking $750 but will consider any reasonable offer.

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July 29th, 2007

Brigitte Harris

Mutilated body of man found in Queens:
First let me give you the article quotes about the crime in question…
The body of a 55-year-old man was found bound, gagged and reportedly castrated in a Queens attic apartment yesterday after the female tenant called 911 and fled, cops and witnesses said.
Brigitte Harris left in such a hurry [...]

By Trench Reynolds -- 15 comments

July 29th, 2007

In today’s craigslist hooker news

Cops nab couple for peddling prostitution on Craigslist:
Randi Jo Goodwin, 22, and Jimmy Rodger Varner, 40, both of Clackamas County, Oregon, have been arrested on prostitution charges that were “blatantly advertised” on craigslist.
The couple were engaged in what police this morning described as “blatantly obvious” prostitution activities that were advertised on Craigslist.
Police seized drug paraphernalia, [...]

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July 29th, 2007

NJ man arretsed for MySpace assault

Cops: Girl victim of MySpace assault:
19-year-old Jhor Guerra of New Brunswick, New Jersey has been arrested for having sexual contact with a 13-year-old girl he met on MySpace.
Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne J. Forrest said Guerra and a 22-year-old man met with the girl and another 13-year-old girl in an apartment in the Somerset section of [...]

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July 28th, 2007

Punta Gorda PD make a different kind of arrest

Police: Myspace mission leads to sex arrest:
The police department of Punta Gorda, Florida have been featured on this site many times. Usually it’s for the arrest of some drug dealer that blatantly advertises on MySpace. This time they made a completely different kind of arrest.
Punta Gorda PD arrested 19-year-old Tyler Stancker of Pennsylvania. Stancker [...]

By Trench Reynolds -- 10 comments

July 28th, 2007

Comments on MySpace turn into boxcutter assault

Fight over MySpace comments turns violent:
A 17-year-old Florida girl is under arrest for attacking two other girls with a boxcutter after the three got into a fight over MySpace comments.
The 17-year-old and two other girls got into a fight Tuesday night on Parker Street in Zephyrhills. They “had issues with one another over comments made [...]

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July 27th, 2007

Teen thieves busted on Nexopia

Police track suspects using Nexopia website:
A group of teenage thieves were busted by Saskatoon police by using the Canadian social site Nexopia.
Saskatoon police have charged two teenagers and are investigating at least three other cases after robbery suspects were identified using the popular social networking website Nexopia.
“Victims looked at the site and said, ‘Hey, that’s [...]

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July 26th, 2007

Altoona man busted for soliciting fake minor

Altoona man arrested for soliciting supposed Tyrone minor over the internet:
45-year-old Jeff Karle of Altoona, Pennsylvania has been arrested for soliciting sex from a 14-year-old girl over MySpace. Except that the 14-year-old girl was actually Tyrone, Pa. Borough Council Vice President William Latchford.
Latchford acted on his own and created this persona for the internet on [...]

By Trench Reynolds -- 5 comments

July 26th, 2007

Canada’s sex offenders not affected by purge

MySpace kicks out sex offenders — but not in Canada:
This is a great article from Canada.com that explains while 29,000 registered U.S. sex offenders were located and removed from MySpace’s userbase, no such purge will happen in Canada.
“We can’t even work with any private companies or law-enforcement agencies because we simply can’t get hold of [...]

By Trench Reynolds -- 6 comments

July 26th, 2007

Media fueling MySpace hysteria

Sexual predator gets close to his target on MySpace:
The headline is kind of misleading but I’m getting a head of myself.
30-year-old Andre Johnson of Eastlake, Ohio was already on probation for improper sexual conduct with a 14-year-old. Apparently that wasn’t enough of a deterrent. He’s now accused of breaking into the bedroom of another [...]

By Trench Reynolds -- 4 comments

July 26th, 2007

In today’s craigslist hooker news

Sheriff: 250 Prostitutes Busted, Most Found Clients Online:
Cook County, Illinois Sheriff’s have netted an impressive 250 prostitutes in a sting. A chunk of them advertised on craigslist. And some words of wisdom from the Sheriff himself.
Sheriff Tom Dart says you can go to the site at any given time and find hundreds of ads for [...]

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