Monthly Archives: March 2010
Teenage girl sold her seven-year-old stepsister for sex at party
By Calvin Palmer A 15-year-old girl sold her seven-year-old stepsister for sex at a party in a high-rise apartment block in Trenton, New Jersey, on Sunday night. The teen had sold herself for sex with party guests and then handed … Continue reading
Thieves tunnel into bank vault and ransack safe deposit boxes
By Calvin Palmer French police are hunting a gang of thieves who raided the vault of a Paris bank undergoing renovation, by tunneling through from an adjoining cellar. About 100 safety deposit boxes were ransacked and police say identifying and … Continue reading
Members of Christian militia group charged with seditious conspiracy
By Calvin Palmer Nine members of a Christian militia have been charged with plotting to kill police in Michigan and trying to wage war on the United States government. After FBI raids in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana, nine members of … Continue reading
Technology aims to identify online pedophiles by the way they type
By Calvin Palmer Research being carried out in America by a professor at Newcastle University could track down pedophiles targeting children online by the way they use their computer keyboard. Professor Roy Maxion’s research at Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh, … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, Education, News, Technology
Fugitive found running wedding chapel after skipping parole 38 years ago
By Calvin Palmer A man who skipped parole in 1972, after serving just 15 years in prison for the murder of a Montana driver who picked him up during a blizzard, has been found running a wedding chapel in Arizona. … Continue reading
Retirees in kidnap of financial adviser get prison terms
By Calvin Palmer When four German retirees lost $1.4 million in the financial crisis, they sought retribution and kidnapped their American investment adviser, a court in Traustein, Germany, heard today. James Amburn, 57, a financial adviser who worked out offices … Continue reading
Judge rules public must pay court costs for Casey Anthony
By Calvin Palmer A Florida judge ruled today that the public must pay court costs for Casey Anthony, the woman accused of murdering her two-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony. Earlier, Anthony’s lawyers told Circuit Judge Stan Strickland that Anthony had … Continue reading
Fired employee accused of accessing computer system to disable vehicles
By Calvin Palmer A former employee of a Texas auto dealership was arrested yesterday after the owners of more than 100 vehicles in Austin reported their ignition systems had been disabled and the car horn set off. Omar Ramos-Lopez, 20, … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, News, Technology, Transport
