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Teens Blame Grand Theft Auto For Their All-Night Crime Spree
It seems that this little video game out in the world known as Grand Theft Auto tends to get people riled up — just check the comments on this post and that post, and it turns out that the game also riles people up in the real world, and has turned into an inspiration of sorts.
Just ask the group of teen boys who went on an all-night crime spree of mugging and bashing cars with baseball bats and crowbars. After they were apprehended, a police spokesman for Nassau County, New York, said that the boys admitted they were "emulating the character in that Grand Theft Auto game" (oh, that naughty Nico!).
Website of the Day: SpotCrime
I hate to be a Debby Downer with all the crime websites that I post, but if I can help keep my loyal geeksugar readers informed about the best of the best (even when it is related to burglary and assault), I gotta deliver the goods!
Remember Post a Crime? The site that rewarded people for posting crime incidences?
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Facebook Status Message Proves Teen's Innocence
While some may consider frivolous Facebook status updates annoying, there's definitely one New York City teen who probably doesn't agree. He was recently arrested and charged with robbery, but charges were dropped once he was able to prove his alibi — via a Facebook status message. The teen claimed he was miles from the scene of the crime as it happened, but no one could corroborate the story.
Connect With More People With Loopt Mix
I like using Loopt because it connects me to my other Loopt buddies in a snap. Plus, it shows me their reviews and favorites so I know what bar to hit up on my next girls' night out, or where to go for the best cup of coffee in the city. I loved the Loopt update from a few months ago, which made the easy to use app even slicker, but now with their next venture, it will be even easier to meet new people and expand your social circle.
Should 'Stealing' Wifi Be A Crime?
A few months ago British police were cautioning people who steal Wifi, now it seems they are really cracking down - even arresting a man for picking up an unsecured Wifi signal. According to the Daily Mail, a 39-year-old man was held after two police community support officers became suspicious when they spotted him using a laptop computer on a garden wall (sounds a little like Humpty Dumpty, doesn't it?).
When questioned, the man admitted to using someone else's unsecured wi-fi broadband connection outside a house.
Google Search Results Are Putting People Behind Bars
In early 2005, Lee Harbert, an investment banker from Oakland, CA, fled the scene of a hit-and-run accident and was later sentenced to three years in prison. Aside from finding one of the woman's earrings between his car hood and windshield, police also found incriminating evidence on his computer when they searched his house. His Google Search queries showed terms like "hit and run," "auto parts" and "auto glass reporting requirements to law enforcement," only a few short days after the incident — enough evidence to help convict Harbert once and for all.
Printed Camera Shirt: Love It or Leave It?
It's not a crime to have gotten into photography because you secretly thought you would look cool snapping photos.
Sometimes you even look cool with the camera strap around your neck, tourist style (though Matthew McConaughey and Scarlett Johansson definitely make it look cool). But is it so cool that you'd rock this Printed Camera T-Shirt ($20)?
Demi Moore Is Feeling the Twitter Love
I seriously thought my life was complete when I realized I could follow my favorite Mad Men characters on Twitter (hehe). Guess again! In the last forty-eight hours, Senator John McCain started tweeting to his heart's content and now Demi Moore has jumped on the Twitter-train as well.
iPot: Not Made by Apple, But Still Rad. . . You Like?
I wonder if Steve Jobs loves that people keep appending an "i" to their products in an Apple-like fashion, or if he thinks they're stealing his thunder. Either way, you put an i in front of a simple word, and you suddenly have an attention-grabbing product name.
At least the latest perpetrator of this iCrime, the iPot, is actually pretty useful and attractive, not unlike Apple products in general, so it's not an offhand association.
Insecticide DS Review: Why Do You Build Me Up, Baby, Just to Let Me Down?
I was so excited to get my copy of Insecticide DS that I waited a whole day after getting it to start playing so I'd have time to take it all in. How could you not get excited about a cool, film noir-ish game about bugs?! Yes, bugs.
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