August 18th, 2007
Drug case has MySpace link:
Virginia police are using MySpace to help them find Elizabeth Barrer. Barrer is wanted in connection with an East Coast drug ring.
According to the warrant, she is wanted for drug charges that carry a potential sentence of life in prison.
If caught, Barrer would join Alexander Lembersky and Richard Rizzi, […]
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August 18th, 2007
MySpace.com lands teen in jail:
17-year-old Dusty Belk of Sardis, Alabama was arrested when police were tipped off to a picture of a stolen police sign on Belk’s MySpace. I’m sure it didn’t help matters that there was a pile of what Belk calls “aregano” on it. And look, a pic of him with a shotgun […]
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August 18th, 2007
No, not John Lennon’s son.
MySpace Rape Arrest: What Parents Can Do:
21-year-old Sean Lennon of Ravena, New York is under arrest for the rape of a 15-year-old girl.
It started as an e-mail exchange through MySpace dot com according to the Albany County Sheriff’s Department. They say 21 year old Sean Lennon of Ravena befriended the then […]
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August 18th, 2007
Fight over Facebook evidence; gag order issued:
Former Indianapolis Colts Quarterback Jack Trudeau is in trouble for hosting a party that included several underage drinkers. It didn’t help that Trudeau’s daughter was bragging about all the alcohol that her parents bought on her Facebook.
That’s another drawback to social sites that I hadn’t thought of before. Your […]
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August 16th, 2007
Violent Threats On MySpace Lead To Teens’ Arrests:
Here we have two teens that thought it was a good idea to threaten a school with murder and rape over MySpace.
Two teenagers were in juvenile detention Thursday, accused of using MySpace to threaten two students at an Orange County school. Maitland police said they believe the teens […]
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August 16th, 2007
Prostitution sting nets former political spokesman:
Police arrested a former spokesman for Gov. Arne Carlson and Sen. Rudy Boschwitz in a prostitution sting after he allegedly arranged for sex on the Craigslist Web site.
Police cited Tim Droogsma, of Red Wing, with a misdemeanor charge of engaging in prostitution and jailed him for about 12 hours before […]
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August 16th, 2007
At least 8 duped in Craigslist housing scam:
More of the same. In Everett, Washington Kimberly Coney is accused of renting out a house to several different people. Only Ms. Coney didn’t own the house on the first place. Of course she advertised the house for rent on craigslist.
Loudoun County Man Charged In Counterfeiting Scheme:
21-year-old Sharveen […]
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August 16th, 2007
Over at CrimeNe.ws I posted the story about Tina Lynn Tatum. She’s the trailer-trash mom accused of beating her son bloody in an Arizona Wal-Mart. It’s not her first run-in with child abuse charges either.
Anyway, LiLO of Lost in Lima Ohio was kind enough to provide me with Tina Lynn Tatum’s MySpace. Once again […]
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August 15th, 2007
Felon busted for MySpace display:
19-year-old Brice Chase of New Hampshire got himself into a little bit of trouble. It seems that he posted pictures of himself with guns and swords on his MySpace. Throw in some drug references…what’s that you say? Why is that a big deal? Well, it seems that Mr. Chase was on […]
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August 15th, 2007
Cromer sues chief, council:
I guess suing John Michael Montgomery wasn’t enough. Now former Lexington police officer Joshua Cromer is suing Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, the city council, and three other cops that
He accuses his investigators, Maj. Michael Bosse and Lt. Ron Compton, of false imprisonment, abuse of process and extortion. He is also suing […]
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August 15th, 2007
Erotic Craigslist ad provokes vigilante attack:
This is definitely different than our normal craigslist prostitute stories.
SPOKANE — Spokane Police are looking for two men accused of attacking a woman they met online through Craigslist.
According to investigators, the woman posted an ad “looking to entertain respectful gentlemen” in which she agreed to let the responder come to […]
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August 15th, 2007
Police charge suspect in Michigan Avenue doctor’s stabbing:
Back in December I posted about the murder of Dr. David Cornbleet and how his family set up a MySpace in hopes of capturing his killer. That MySpace has paid off as the killer has been found. However it’s not over yet.
The suspect is of French descent […]
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August 15th, 2007
Man convicted of sexual assault:
40-year-old David Laguna of Chino, California was convicted yesterday for sexual assault. Laguna met a disabled woman from Truckee, California on TagWorld and went to her house and assaulted her. The victim has Parkinsons and heart disease. According to Google maps from Chino to Truckee is roughly 8 hours. Laguna is […]
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August 15th, 2007
Man faces felonies for sex with girl:
36-year-old Daniel Dietz has been arrested for having sex with a 13-year-old girl. What makes it worse is that they were introduced by the girl’s mom.
The girl’s mother told police she introduced her teenage daughter to Dietz at a support-group meeting she had been attending and through which the […]
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August 14th, 2007
Myspace pic fingers susp in subway slay:
A photograph lifted from MySpace.com and handed to a grieving relative of a victim in Sunday’s fatal subway shooting led to the arrest yesterday of a 16-year-old Bronx boy, police sources said.
“This is the kid who shot your nephew,” a man unknown to the family told the aunt […]
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