WHO@ Newsletter - February 8, 2010
I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .He also arrested, fingerprinted and took mug shots of himself
Wyoming suspect flees into police station
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_
Police say a man suspected of stealing a bottle of Schnapps from a Wyoming grocery store didn't have the best escape route planned.
Riverton police say the 26-year-old ran out of the store after grabbing the bottle of booze and a package of cough drops Wednesday and hid in a nearby building, which happened to be the police station.
Police say the man then ran out of the police station, but not before a dispatcher had spied him on the station's surveillance camera and alerted officers.
The man, who police say was drunk, was caught soon after. He was taken into custody on preliminary charges of resisting arrest and shoplifting.
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(DISCLAIMER: The following news items were found on the web and were not written or endorsed by WHO@; they are for informational purposes only)
Broadmoor Sacks 5 Nurses For Net Jibes - 02/08/10
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne
BROADMOOR has sacked five nurses after they were caught poking fun at patients on Facebook. Another seven staff at the top-security psychiatric hospital are under investigation.
Fraudster nicknamed 'eBay boy' ordered to pay back just £1 after stealing more than £100,000 - 02/08/10
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/arti
A notorious internet fraudster who duped eBay customers out of more than £100,000 was yesterday ordered to pay back just £1.
Digital devices open door to stalking - 02/08/10
http://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/x19
About once a year, Annie changes her cell phone number. Even though it’s a hassle to alert friends and family to the change, she knows it’s what’s best for her safety.
Sexting: is it a crime? Proposed PA legislation would make it one - 02/07/10
http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/inde
Remember adolescence? Raging hormones, awkward moments, embarrassing situations? Everyone remembers those years of sexual development with a bit of angst. It was difficult to navigate then, and it is just as difficult now.
New Orleans lawyer indicted: alleged e-mail threat - 02/06/10
http://www.wxvt.com/Global/story.as
A federal grand jury has indicted a suspended attorney on one count of e-mailing a threat to the federal bankruptcy court in New Orleans.
Dumped Lover Put Ex in Vice Ad - 02/05/10
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne
FUMING Kath Thompson was plagued by strangers wanting sex after her ex-lover advertised her on a website for hookers.
Vodafone suspends employee over obscene Twitter update - 02/05/10
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/t
Vodafone has suspended a member of staff after an obscene message was posted on the mobile firm's official Twitter account.
Wealthy couple face hefty repair bill after son's Facebook party - 02/05/10
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/f
More than 100 youths descended on Raj and Nishi Shukla’s gated property in Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, when they left their son, Aneesh, 16, a sixth form pupil at a £21,000-a-year school, on his own at home last weekend. The gatecrashers reportedly smashed chandeliers, vandalised cars, urinated out of a window and tore up decking as Aneesh tried to contain the chaos.
Employers face new risks with online networking sites - 02/05/10
http://www.enterprisenews.com/busi
As workers spend more time socializing and communicating online, the risks to their employers have begun to multiply. Potential pitfalls include PR disasters, online harassment, leaks of proprietary information, exposure to libel suits and significant fines under new federal regulations.
Hawaiian Store Battles Cyber Harassment - 02/05/10
http://www.kitv.com/news/22482829/detai
The Internet has become profitable tool for many businesses in Hawaii, but one store found out that it can also become a major problem. Julie Nguyen of the consignment store Things and Blings spends a lot of time at work on the computer. After taking pictures of watches, jewelry and purses, she posts them on Craigslist.
Bossier City firefighter arrested for terrorizing - 02/05/10
http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.a
Bossier Sheriff Larry Deen says a Bossier City firefighter was arrested Thursday evening for terrorizing, cyber stalking and improper telephone communication. He also has a warrant out of Webster Parish for domestic abuse battery.
Words can be deadly: Bullies can go digital, beyond the classroom - 02/04/10
http://www.farmanddairy.com/columns/lif
“Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you.” I have always hated that fable. Words do hurt. Words can kill. Fifteen-year-old Phoebe Prince chose to take her own life rather than deal with what has been characterized as “relentless physical and cyber bullying.”
Noevir exec admits e-mail harassment - 02/04/10
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-b
The vice president of cosmetics maker Noevir Co. has been arrested for allegedly sending harassing e-mails to the husband of a woman he used to date.
Email threats to candidates in White Bear Lake prompt proposed change in election law - 02/04/10
http://www.minnpost.com/politicala
After filing for office last summer, three candidates for city office in White Bear Lake received threatening emails suggesting that they withdraw from the race or else.
Retired Texan millionaire held after the British wife he met online is knifed to death - 02/04/10
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/arti
Police were today questioning a millionaire Texan businessman over the killing of his wife, who was stabbed to death at their £800,000 British home. Lucy Landry, 38, stumbled outside to call for help after she was knifed repeatedly, neighbours said.
Hackers Steal Millions in Carbon Credits - 02/03/10
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/0
Credit card numbers are so passe. Today’s hackers know the real powerhouse data to steal is emission certificates. That’s exactly what hackers went after last week when they obtained unauthorized access to online accounts where companies maintain their carbon credits, according to the German newspaper Der Spiegel.
Banker red-faced over racy photo - 02/03/10
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100203/od_
A red-faced banker has been caught looking at racy near-nude photographs on his computer, with his actions broadcast live on Australian television.
Gothic kittens: Woman charged with animal cruelty for selling pierced cats online - 02/03/10
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/worl
Metal protrudes from their little bodies, pierced through their ears and necks with a 14-gauge needle - usually reserved for the thick skin of cattle.
And at least one of these 'maimed and disfigured' kittens also had an elastic band tied around its tail - an attempt to stem the blood flow so that the tail eventually falls off.
Child porn and rape victim, 19, seeks restitution from downloaders - 02/03/10
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/03/ch
Downloading a copy of "The Misty Series" is a felony. The girl whose sexual abuse began at age 4, and was documented in horrific detail in that child porn video series, is now 19. The pedophile uncle who raped her at age 8 and filmed the abuse is in jail. Now, the victim and her lawyer are now seeking monetary damages from every person who downloaded and sought pleasure from the internet videos that for her represent an inextinguishable, constantly circulating echo of the abuse.
Mother uses Facebook to 'con tens of thousands of pounds out of school friends by pretending to be dying from cancer' - 02/03/10
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/worl
A woman has been accused of conning tens of thousands of pounds out of school friends by pretending to be dying from cancer.
Dina Leone used the social networking site Facebook to get back in contact with her former friends and cheat them out of money.
Lonely divorcee kills himself after falling for £82,000 internet dating con - 02/02/10
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/arti
When lonely divorcee Philip Hunt fell for a beautiful woman on an internet dating site he thought all his prayers had been answered.
She convinced him she was young, fabulously rich and if he could help transfer $2.9million from Nigeria to the UK then they could start a new life together, an inquest heard today.
Pictured: The French woman accused of stealing British war medals...and the doctored photo that proves she is a phony - 02/02/10
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/worl
A French woman has been accused of insulting the memory of British soldiers who liberated her country by ‘stealing’ their medals.
Françoise Gondree-Anquetil, 65, is apparently posing as the founder of the world famous Pegasus Bridge museum in Normandy on a website.
Gangs using Facebook, Twitter more often - 02/02/10
http://www.suntimes.com/technology/2024
When a gang member was released from jail soon after his arrest for selling methamphetamine, friends and associates assumed he had cut a deal with authorities and become a police informant. They sent a warning on Twitter that went like this: We have a snitch in our midst.
Wyoming suspect flees into police station
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_
Police say a man suspected of stealing a bottle of Schnapps from a Wyoming grocery store didn't have the best escape route planned.
Riverton police say the 26-year-old ran out of the store after grabbing the bottle of booze and a package of cough drops Wednesday and hid in a nearby building, which happened to be the police station.
Police say the man then ran out of the police station, but not before a dispatcher had spied him on the station's surveillance camera and alerted officers.
The man, who police say was drunk, was caught soon after. He was taken into custody on preliminary charges of resisting arrest and shoplifting.
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Visit WHOA on the web at http://www.haltabuse.org
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NEWS TO USE AND PASS ALONG!
(DISCLAIMER: The following news items were found on the web and were not written or endorsed by WHO@; they are for informational purposes only)
Broadmoor Sacks 5 Nurses For Net Jibes - 02/08/10
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne
BROADMOOR has sacked five nurses after they were caught poking fun at patients on Facebook. Another seven staff at the top-security psychiatric hospital are under investigation.
Fraudster nicknamed 'eBay boy' ordered to pay back just £1 after stealing more than £100,000 - 02/08/10
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/arti
A notorious internet fraudster who duped eBay customers out of more than £100,000 was yesterday ordered to pay back just £1.
Digital devices open door to stalking - 02/08/10
http://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/x19
About once a year, Annie changes her cell phone number. Even though it’s a hassle to alert friends and family to the change, she knows it’s what’s best for her safety.
Sexting: is it a crime? Proposed PA legislation would make it one - 02/07/10
http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/inde
Remember adolescence? Raging hormones, awkward moments, embarrassing situations? Everyone remembers those years of sexual development with a bit of angst. It was difficult to navigate then, and it is just as difficult now.
New Orleans lawyer indicted: alleged e-mail threat - 02/06/10
http://www.wxvt.com/Global/story.as
A federal grand jury has indicted a suspended attorney on one count of e-mailing a threat to the federal bankruptcy court in New Orleans.
Dumped Lover Put Ex in Vice Ad - 02/05/10
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne
FUMING Kath Thompson was plagued by strangers wanting sex after her ex-lover advertised her on a website for hookers.
Vodafone suspends employee over obscene Twitter update - 02/05/10
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/t
Vodafone has suspended a member of staff after an obscene message was posted on the mobile firm's official Twitter account.
Wealthy couple face hefty repair bill after son's Facebook party - 02/05/10
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/f
More than 100 youths descended on Raj and Nishi Shukla’s gated property in Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, when they left their son, Aneesh, 16, a sixth form pupil at a £21,000-a-year school, on his own at home last weekend. The gatecrashers reportedly smashed chandeliers, vandalised cars, urinated out of a window and tore up decking as Aneesh tried to contain the chaos.
Employers face new risks with online networking sites - 02/05/10
http://www.enterprisenews.com/busi
As workers spend more time socializing and communicating online, the risks to their employers have begun to multiply. Potential pitfalls include PR disasters, online harassment, leaks of proprietary information, exposure to libel suits and significant fines under new federal regulations.
Hawaiian Store Battles Cyber Harassment - 02/05/10
http://www.kitv.com/news/22482829/detai
The Internet has become profitable tool for many businesses in Hawaii, but one store found out that it can also become a major problem. Julie Nguyen of the consignment store Things and Blings spends a lot of time at work on the computer. After taking pictures of watches, jewelry and purses, she posts them on Craigslist.
Bossier City firefighter arrested for terrorizing - 02/05/10
http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.a
Bossier Sheriff Larry Deen says a Bossier City firefighter was arrested Thursday evening for terrorizing, cyber stalking and improper telephone communication. He also has a warrant out of Webster Parish for domestic abuse battery.
Words can be deadly: Bullies can go digital, beyond the classroom - 02/04/10
http://www.farmanddairy.com/columns/lif
“Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you.” I have always hated that fable. Words do hurt. Words can kill. Fifteen-year-old Phoebe Prince chose to take her own life rather than deal with what has been characterized as “relentless physical and cyber bullying.”
Noevir exec admits e-mail harassment - 02/04/10
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-b
The vice president of cosmetics maker Noevir Co. has been arrested for allegedly sending harassing e-mails to the husband of a woman he used to date.
Email threats to candidates in White Bear Lake prompt proposed change in election law - 02/04/10
http://www.minnpost.com/politicala
After filing for office last summer, three candidates for city office in White Bear Lake received threatening emails suggesting that they withdraw from the race or else.
Retired Texan millionaire held after the British wife he met online is knifed to death - 02/04/10
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/arti
Police were today questioning a millionaire Texan businessman over the killing of his wife, who was stabbed to death at their £800,000 British home. Lucy Landry, 38, stumbled outside to call for help after she was knifed repeatedly, neighbours said.
Hackers Steal Millions in Carbon Credits - 02/03/10
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/0
Credit card numbers are so passe. Today’s hackers know the real powerhouse data to steal is emission certificates. That’s exactly what hackers went after last week when they obtained unauthorized access to online accounts where companies maintain their carbon credits, according to the German newspaper Der Spiegel.
Banker red-faced over racy photo - 02/03/10
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100203/od_
A red-faced banker has been caught looking at racy near-nude photographs on his computer, with his actions broadcast live on Australian television.
Gothic kittens: Woman charged with animal cruelty for selling pierced cats online - 02/03/10
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/worl
Metal protrudes from their little bodies, pierced through their ears and necks with a 14-gauge needle - usually reserved for the thick skin of cattle.
And at least one of these 'maimed and disfigured' kittens also had an elastic band tied around its tail - an attempt to stem the blood flow so that the tail eventually falls off.
Child porn and rape victim, 19, seeks restitution from downloaders - 02/03/10
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/03/ch
Downloading a copy of "The Misty Series" is a felony. The girl whose sexual abuse began at age 4, and was documented in horrific detail in that child porn video series, is now 19. The pedophile uncle who raped her at age 8 and filmed the abuse is in jail. Now, the victim and her lawyer are now seeking monetary damages from every person who downloaded and sought pleasure from the internet videos that for her represent an inextinguishable, constantly circulating echo of the abuse.
Mother uses Facebook to 'con tens of thousands of pounds out of school friends by pretending to be dying from cancer' - 02/03/10
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/worl
A woman has been accused of conning tens of thousands of pounds out of school friends by pretending to be dying from cancer.
Dina Leone used the social networking site Facebook to get back in contact with her former friends and cheat them out of money.
Lonely divorcee kills himself after falling for £82,000 internet dating con - 02/02/10
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/arti
When lonely divorcee Philip Hunt fell for a beautiful woman on an internet dating site he thought all his prayers had been answered.
She convinced him she was young, fabulously rich and if he could help transfer $2.9million from Nigeria to the UK then they could start a new life together, an inquest heard today.
Pictured: The French woman accused of stealing British war medals...and the doctored photo that proves she is a phony - 02/02/10
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/worl
A French woman has been accused of insulting the memory of British soldiers who liberated her country by ‘stealing’ their medals.
Françoise Gondree-Anquetil, 65, is apparently posing as the founder of the world famous Pegasus Bridge museum in Normandy on a website.
Gangs using Facebook, Twitter more often - 02/02/10
http://www.suntimes.com/technology/2024
When a gang member was released from jail soon after his arrest for selling methamphetamine, friends and associates assumed he had cut a deal with authorities and become a police informant. They sent a warning on Twitter that went like this: We have a snitch in our midst.
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