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Social Networking Addiction Helps Apprehend Burglar

Posted 09/18/2009 at 2:18pm | by Jason Barry

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Jonathan G. Parker of Fort Loudon, PA was arraigned on Tuesday on a single felony count of daytime burglary. He is being held for $10,000 dollar bail and if convicted, could be sent to prison for up to10 years. That is where the seriousness ends, and the hilarity begins.

When he broke into the victim’s house, he was looking for jewelry and apparently had a hankering for some casual Facebook-ing. Parker evidently used the victim’s computer to log into Facebook. The sly fox that Parker is, he didn’t log himself out before leaving the scene with $3,500 worth of jewelry.

Deputy P.D. Ware from the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department responded to the incident where the victim realized Parker’s mistake. He was arrested after the police department spoke with some of his friends.

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Livid Villagers Drive Google Street View Car Out of British Village

Posted 04/03/2009 at 4:52pm | by Pulkit Chandna

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A Google Street View vehicle came up against a tempestuous, unyielding mob in the British village of Broughton. The Street View car had gone there to collect photographs to be used by the Google Street View service. Google’s ingenious camouflage tactic of leaving the car unmarked failed miserably as its peculiar rooftop camera betrayed the vehicle’s identity and purpose of visit.

When a local resident, Paul Jacobs, discovered the vehicle ambling in his languid village, he rushed towards the car’s driver to deliver his sermon about the privacy rights of villagers in quiet British villages. It did not take long for other villagers to rally behind Jacobs.

Their protest eventually paid off as the vehicle had to leave. The locals are worried Street View may help thieves plan burglaries; Broughton has witnessed three burglaries in the past six weeks.

'I don't mind estate agents taking pictures but this shows people how to get in and how to get out. I was determined to make a stand so I called the police,’ said Paul Jacobs.

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