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...

Are you sure you've checked *all* your Facebook settings? The last time they updated their privacy rules, they reverted a lot of settings back to Default, which means *everyone* (even if not on Facebook) can view your profile and everything in it. To make changes, do the following: Go to Account, then Account Settings, then under the Settings tab click on Account Security. This one it totally up to you, but if you login to Facebook from one computer all the time and not your smartphone/cell, you may want to turn this ON. It's also interesting to check this to see when you last logged in and from where. Under the Notifications tab, uncheck any you don't want to get an email or text/SMS about Under the Facebook Ads tab, Change the pulldown menu from My Friends to No One Now go to Account at the top right of the browser, then Privacy Settings. Under Basic Directory Information, click on View Settings The default is Everyone. Change this to what you prefer, usually Friend...

I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .Wow Conn. man stole flag, put up hippo toy http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100924/ap_ on_fe_st/us_odd_flag_theft Call it the case of the flying hippo. Connecticut police said a man stole an American flag from Waterbury's Town Plot Park and hoisted a stuffed hippopotamus toy in its place. Twenty-three-year-old Jeffrey Kovic, of Waterbury, was arrested and was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail on misdemeanor larceny, criminal mischief and conspiracy charges. Kovic was arrested Tuesday. A message left for his public defender Friday wasn't immediately returned. City police told the Republican-American of Waterbury that they're also seeking arrest warrants for several minors suspected of taking part in last week's prank and for damaging park bleachers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit WHOA on the web at http://www.haltabuse.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ...

The first flight from Portland, ME to Charlotte, NC was Flight 815. Eeek! (If you're not a LOST fan, you won't understand). It was a very bumpy ride and I kept looking for Hurley and Jack on the flight, haha! The flight from Charlotte was much better. When we landed in Huntsville, AL, it was HOT. 95 degrees. And humid. Yuck! Ranae, who booked me for the conference, picked me up, took me to the visitors gate at Redstone to get my badge, then left to get lunch. She said the average time to wait was an hour or two. Oh joy. So I waited and waited and about a half hour later, my number was called (yes, it was like being in a deli, where you get a number). The girl pulled up my info, looked up at me, a little oddly, then asked if I was with the same company. I said yes (I'd spoken there in 2006). She shrugged, printed out my badge and gave it to me. I went outside to call Ranae and let her know I was already done. While I waited for her to come get me, I looked at my badge and...

Looking for cyberstalking victims where it crossed over into real life for a new Discovery special to air in January for Stalking Awareness Month. Please contact me with a brief description of your situation (which must be within the past three years) at whoa@haltabuse.org

I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .The Force Was Not With him Cops nab 'Darth Vader' robbery suspect after goof http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100917/ap_ on_fe_st/us_odd_darth_vader_robbery Police arrested a resident they said wore a plastic Darth Vader mask before pulling a butcher knife and robbing a convenience store. Police in the Detroit suburb said the man fled Monday after demanding all the cash from the register. Lt. William Wilson told The Daily Tribune of Royal Oak the suspect goofed by putting on the mask while in range of a store surveillance camera. Forty-one-year-old Jamie C. Hernandez was arraigned Thursday. District Court Magistrate James Brennan set his bond at $50,000. Hernandez was in the county Thursday night, and it wasn't known if he has a lawyer. Wilson said Hernandez got the mask from one of his children. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit WHOA on the web at http://www.haltabuse.org * * * * * * * *...

I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .Never, ever use a flash drive you store porno on Pa. students shown X-rated photos in assembly http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100911/ap_ on_fe_st/us_school_assembly_porn Officials in a western Pennsylvania school district are apologizing after they say students at a local high school were accidentally shown pornographic pictures during a school assembly. More than 400 seniors at Norwin High School, about 25 miles east of Pittsburgh, were watching a presentation Friday on the importance of donating blood. School officials say "a few pornographic pictures" on a personal flash drive of a Central Blood Bank representative appeared on the screen. The Central Blood Bank apologized and said the unnamed employee was suspended indefinitely. School officials apologized and said the police department and prosecutor were notified. A blood-donation presentation for the junior class was canceled. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *...

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I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .How shocking Pa. woman zaps self, brother with stun gun http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_ on_fe_st/us_odd_woman_stuns_self Police said an Erie-area woman somehow managed to zap both herself and her brother with a stun gun during a drunken dispute. Darlene Newara, 45, will have a hearing Oct. 18 on charges including driving under the influence, disorderly conduct for fighting, and public drunkenness in the Aug. 8 incident. State police said they responded to a disturbance outside an Erie-area store about 6 p.m. to find that Newara had been arguing with her brother and stunned him with the device, then accidentally shocked herself with it. Police said she was intoxicated and had several unopened bottles of liquor in the vehicle with her three sons, who were not hurt. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit WHOA on the web at http://www.haltabuse.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *...