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Pele attacked and robbed at gunpoint
What is this world coming to? At least the legendary soccer player wasn't hurt. He did loose some cash, his watch (which was a nice one I bet) and his mobile phone. Duder, there's two things to remember here... one, don't steal from Pele. I mean come on, it's Pele for chrissakes. What is this world coming to? At least the legendary soccer player wasn't hurt. He did loose some cash, his watch (which was a nice on... more
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Football legend Pele is robbed on his way home
Former Brazilian football star Pele has been robbed by an armed gang while on his way to his seaside home.
As many as 10 people were reported to have been involved in the robbery, but Pele was unhurt in the incident. Pele, who is said to have remained calm during the robbery, apparently believed the men were high on drugs.
He was on his way from the city of Sao Paulo to a house he owns on the coast when the robbery happened at the entrance of a tunnel. Former Brazilian football star Pele has been robbed by an armed gang while on his way to his seaside home. ... more -
A video is worth a thousand words
(NECN/ABC) - Local businesses are often the victims of crime and one Web site just arrived on scene, aiming to help stores find the criminals.
PostACrime.com hopes to use security camera images to help fight crime. The site has posted over 100,000 crimes nationwide and it is only six months old.
David Stone created the site.
Anyone can sign up for the free service. Members of the site also get e-mails notifying them when crimes occur. Anyone can post or review a crime, and that, has police worried.
Police say posting potential criminal images online too early could harm their investigation. But, Stone says the site's administrators can remove any information police want so they can do their job.
KESQ Reporter Rodney Wardle has more from Palm Springs, California.
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Smile, your community is watching! Post Video & Pics. of Local Crime
You own a mom n' pop shop and someone broke into your store. They jacked $1,200 worth of equipment and product. You have a video of the guy and can see his face, but how will he ever be caught?
Why not make his face visible to the world and give a reward for a tip leading to his arrest? That's the intention of postacrime.com.
The site was created to foster a business/community watch on the internet. All you do is upload your surveillance videos, pictures and crime description to share with others. People can also search the crime database to view crimes committed around their home or work and submit tips about a specific crime. Money is rewarded to people who give information leading to the arrest of the perpetrator.
Post a Crime hopes to create a greater sense of community in neighborhoods and local business, where crime hurts most. Take a look at the site and see if you can help someone in your area.
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Robbery attempt ends in death for suspect in Houston
"A roofer fatally shot a suspected robber on Sunday only minutes after the man shoved a pistol in his back in the parking lot of a southeast Houston townhouse complex. Identified by his employer as Juan Ibarra, the roofer was hitching a trailer to his pickup truck about 9 a.m. when the robber moved up behind him, police said.
Ibarra "was ordered to go around to the cab of the truck and give him his money," said Ramon Cervantes, a Houston police homicide detective. The robber grabbed Ibarra's wallet and cell phone then began walking away. Police said he stopped after noticing that some of the cash and fallen to the pavement. He again pointed a pistol at Ibarra, police said, then reached down for the money.
That's when Ibarra pulled out his revolver and began shooting, firing at least three times, police said. The robber was struck in the left chest area and fell to the ground, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A handful of residents watched Sunday as police placed several evidence markers around the white Ford pickup truck.
"If it's a robber who got popped, that's his problem," said John Andre, who lives a couple of houses away.
Police said Ibarra has a license to carry a concealed handgun.
The robber, 21, lived in the area, said police who declined to identify him until his family is notified.
"He (the robber) did have a weapon and we have taken that into evidence," Cervantes said.
Ibarra had been working on the roof at the complex but decided to pick up the work trailer on Sunday so it wouldn't remain unattended for the remainder of the long holiday weekend, his employer said. Ibarra called his boss, Jesus Balleza, soon after the incident.
"He's one of my best guys," Balleza said. "I got into my truck and drove over here."
Ibarra was shaken up, Balleza said, but otherwise not harmed during the ordeal. He was questioned at the scene but later taken to HPD headquarters, police said.
Ibarra was not charged in the fatal shooting. The case will be referred to a Harris County grand jury, police said." "A roofer fatally shot a suspected robber on Sunday only minutes after the man shoved a pistol in his back in the parking lot of a sou... more -
It's hard to be discreet in a fire truck
Florida firefighters were 'hot' on the trail of fleeing suspects and followed their getaway vehicle until the suspects crashed their SUV and were taken into custody by police. Florida firefighters were 'hot' on the trail of fleeing suspects and followed their getaway vehicle until the suspects crashed their ... more
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Teen arrested for killing his identical twin
The death of Dennis Lewis was shocking enough: the National Honor Society student and marching band member was shot in his bedroom while masked robbers held a gun on his mother in another room.
Then police arrested his identical twin, an advanced placement student also active in their high school band. Authorities are accusing Derris Lewis of taking part in the attack and being an accomplice in his brother's death, saying his bloody palm print was found in the bedroom where Dennis was killed.
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Man charged in theft left his son
Police near Cincinnati have charged an Indiana man with theft based partly on what he left behind when he ran from police — his 12-year-old son.
Brent Leisgang, 30, of Cedar Grove, Ind., was arrested Wednesday and has been charged with child endangering, possession of criminal tools, possession of drugs, criminal trespass and two counts each of theft and criminal damaging.
Leisgang is accused of trying to steal catalytic converters from a car lot in Harrison last week. The converters are popular targets of thieves because they can be sold to scrap dealers. He is being held on $80,000 bond.
His son was found at the scene and police believe Leisgang brought him along to help in the theft. Police near Cincinnati have charged an Indiana man with theft based partly on what he left behind when he ran from police — his 12-yea... more -
When crime becomes funny
It never hurts to learn that teaming up with a buddy and robbing an Aussie sports club that's packed with 50 angry bikers is a bad idea.
Nope... wait. It does hurt. It never hurts to learn that teaming up with a buddy and robbing an Aussie sports club that's packed with 50 angry bikers is a bad ide... more -
"Next Stop" - a short film by Joselito Sering
Synopsis: A young man wakes from a nightmare and finds a camera with footage of what appears to be his own death. (Suspense)
Actors/Models: Beau Ballinger, Maggie Vandehnberg, Amber Alexander, and Robert S. Wilson.
Music: 1) Joselito Sering, original score (dream sequence); and 2) Daniel Peterson, original thematic score.
This is a student short film I directed and produced in 2005-2006 which featured my own original music soundtrack along with collaborator Daniel Peterson. It was shot in San Francisco BART Montgomery and Civic Center station during ORANGE ALERT. We were stopped the first day by BART Police and SWAT showed up. We lied and said we applied for a permit and that the TV/Film Liaison department of BART said to "go ahead" and shoot our "tech rehearsal."
On the second shoot day, we tricked the new SWAT guys into letting us shoot the rest of our "tech rehearsal" and name dropped Officer Washington, their commander, so they did. They jumped off their seats when we told them there was a gun involved.
The SWAT guys were real accommodating and even offered to guard both ends of the hall to warn the public that it was a "tech rehearsal" for a student film about what to do when you find suspicious bags lying around. PERFECT!
This was the second student film I made with actor Beau Ballinger after talking about writing a story that had no dialogue for the main actor and tell the story with his face. I brainstormed with my team about making an existential movie about the dichotomy between destiny and free will while making a dark suspense thriller.
Using the current scare associated with terrorism and bombs, we decided to develop the story around the plot of finding an unattended bag. We used the camera footage plot to twist the existential question and the footage worked as the device for suspense.
This film was praised in several international short film festivals and enjoyed a brief but strong run.
Synopsis: A young man wakes from a nightmare and finds a camera with footage of what appears to be his own death. (Suspense) ... more -
Five jailed in multi-million heist
The notorious raid on a Kent Securitas depot in which 53 million GBP was stolen at gunpoint has today come to a close with five suspected men being jailed for sentences between 10 and 15 years.
A heavily-armed gang carried out the raid in February 2006 following the 'tiger' kidnapping of the depot's manager and family. Details of how the gang went about the complex raid would make a great story for a film, although the depot manager would no doubt give it a miss after calling it the "worst night of his life."
The Guardian gives a detailed account of what happened in the infamous raid:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,,2248244,00.h...
The notorious raid on a Kent Securitas depot in which 53 million GBP was stolen at gunpoint has today come to a close with five suspec... more -
O.J. In Custody; May Go Back To Jail
O.J. Simpson was taken into custody in Florida on allegations that he violated terms of his bail by trying to get in touch with a co-defendant in a Las Vegas armed robbery case, according to court documents. O.J. Simpson was taken into custody in Florida on allegations that he violated terms of his bail by trying to get in touch with a co-d... more
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Thieves Steal a Bridge!
Russian thieves have taken stealing to a monumental level by stealing a 200-tonne steel bridge without anyone batting-an-eyelid.
The 38ft structure in Khabarovsk in the east of the country, allegedly vanished overnight.
A Russian heating plant that used the bridge as it's sole entrance and exit route have responded by saying that replacing the bridge would be ten times the value of the scrap metal that had been stolen. They plan to replace the bridge with one made of concrete.
If the thieves can steal 200 tonnes of metal, I don't think a concrete one is gonna be that much of a challenge for them! I want to know how they did it, it's not the sort of thing you can slip up your jumper and skirt past security. Russian thieves have taken stealing to a monumental level by stealing a 200-tonne steel bridge without anyone batting-an-eyelid. ... more -
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper 2: Electric Boogaloo
How's this for a New Year's resolution? After 36 years, hundreds of suspects and thousands of leads, the FBI still wants to solve the case of D.B. Cooper.
On Nov. 24, 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper hijacked a passenger plane, traded most of the passengers for $200,000 in cash and then - en route to Mexico - parachuted from the plane in the pitch-black night, in a driving rain, wearing loafers and a trench coat at 5,000 feet.
Just like Bigfoot, this is one mystery I want to see remain unsolved.
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Lancashire Police Shooting
Following the shooting of a woman officer during a pub robbery, a man has been arrested and detained whilst investigations are under way.
Police dog handler, Katie Johnson had been sent to report on a raid at Preston's Hosptial Inn, when she was shot at repeatedly, suffering 12 pellets to her leg by a man in a balaclava who had ignored her colleagues orders to drop his weapon.
Searches are under way for a second man in what police say is "an incredibly serious situation". With Lancashire Police's Acting Assistant Chief Constable Jerry Graham saying: "This was an incredibly violent incident - the level of violence was extreme." Following the shooting of a woman officer during a pub robbery, a man has been arrested and detained whilst investigations are under w... more -
Man is saved by his wedding ring?
Man gets robbed. Man then gets shot. Man deflects bullet with Wedding ring?! Say what?
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OJ in a Vegas Court Room
A judge is trying to decide whether there is enough evidence to put OJ and two other men on trial for 12 criminal charges including armed robbery, kidnapping with a weapon and conspiracy.
OJ says he never saw any guns, and never suggested they be used.
The two other dudes? Say he saw them for sure...especially since they were his idea.
A classic he-said, he-and-he-said. A judge is trying to decide whether there is enough evidence to put OJ and two other men on trial for 12 criminal charges including ar... more -
O.J. Simpson in Las Vegas court - CNN.com
The juice is back in court!
From CNN:
The first witness, Bruce L. Fromong, described himself as a semi-retired dealer in wholesale sports memorabilia who has known Simpson since the early 1990s.
Simpson is accused of bursting into a Las Vegas hotel room on September 13 with five other men and taking sports memorabilia at gunpoint from two dealers.
The 60-year-old Heisman Trophy winner -- nattily attired in a light-gray suit, silk pocket square, white shirt and striped tie -- sat with his table of attorneys as Judge Joe M. Bonaventure opened the two-day hearing. The juice is back in court! From CNN: ... more -
D.B. Cooper mystery solved?
A man claims to be his brother in this article
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