Net Crimes & Misdemeanors

A writer for Rolling Stone magazine is looking for an online victim, male or female, 18-25 years old, who would be willing to be interviewed about what happened to them online. Contact WHO@ President, Jayne Hitchcock, at whoa@haltabuse.org for more info.

I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .Ahhhh, dumbass Break-in suspect reports his car was stolen http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101021/ap_ on_fe_st/us_odd_suspect_calls_cops A Connecticut man was arrested after police said he burglarized three condos then called officers to report that the car he allegedly used in the break-ins had been stolen. Police said 33-year-old Geraldo "Tito" Figueroa, of Waterbury, reported late Monday to Fairfield police that his car had been taken. An officer responding to the burglaries in Old Saybrook, Conn., just hours before said he had spotted Figueroa fleeing the sceene with a pillow case full of items. Police said a car linked to Figueroa was left at the condo complex with items inside that had been reported stolen there. Figueroa was arraigned Wednesday on burglary and larceny charges and was ordered held on $300,000 cash bond. It was unclear if Figueroa had hired an attorney. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ...

My organization, WHOA, is looking for new advocates. Please see http://www.haltabuse.org/about/apply.php

Official Mascot of WHO@-KTD (Kids/Teen Division at haltabusektd.org), she is on page 34 of the Winter 2010 issue, available online now and in bookstores/newsstands on November 1, 2010: http://www.bluetoad.com/publication/?i=49772&p=34

I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .It's actually a great idea! http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101014/od_ nm/us_germany_shoes Stumbling out of a nightclub and walking home barefoot with aching feet after dancing all night in killer heels could be a thing of the past for women thanks to new vending machines which sell disposable shoes. German student Isabella Fendt came up with the idea "Ballerina to go" -- ballerinas are flat shoes -- after too many nights of aching disco feet. Machines selling the shoes are already installed in four clubs in the south German city of Munich. A pair of the disposable shoes costs 7 euros ($10) and comes with a bag in which to put the high heels. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit WHOA on the web at http://www.haltabuse.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NEWS TO USE AND PASS ALONG! (DISCLAIMER: The following news items were found on the web and w...

I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .Need I say more? Wanted woman flags down police: Am I wanted? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101009/ap_ on_fe_st/us_odd_woman_with_warrant Police in suburban Cincinnati arrested a woman after she flagged an officer down and asked if there were any warrants out for her arrest. The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Friday that after Lockland police officer Dan Lyons informed 44-year-old Selma Elmore she did have an outstanding warrant, the woman ran off. The chase ended when Elmore pushed Lyons into a building, injuring his elbow. Other officers responding to a call for backup later apprehended the woman. Elmore, wanted for allegedly failing to pay a fine as a result of a drug conviction, now faces a charge of resisting arrest. Hamilton County Jail records did not list an attorney for Elmore. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit WHOA on the web at http://www.haltabuse.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ...

I could't make this up if I tried. . ."Hey mom, what's a sex chat line?" Celebrity's cereal box lists sex line instead of charity http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101001/od_ nm/us_cereal_sexline The telephone number pasted on boxes of cereal named for Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco was supposed to be for a charity -- but mistakenly directed callers to a sex line, the player's agent said on Thursday. "The wrong number was given by the Feed the Children charity," Ochocinco's agent Robert Bailey said. "It's a shame because it's a good cause." The outspoken Ochocinco said he was confident the mistake -- an 800 area code was substituted for 888 -- would be corrected by PBL Sports, the marketing company behind "Ochocincos" cereal. A portion of the $5 price of each box goes to the Feed The Children organization, according to PBL's website. In a tweet, the football player had directed fans to his own website a...