Don't Call Tech Support

From Slashdot -

Timothy Short must have thought he'd hit the mother-lode when he stole a PC and a Digimarc printer from the Missouri Department of Revenue, perhaps with dreams of cranking out thousands of fake ids. Problem was he could not unlock the computer he stole and without the necessary drivers, he couldn't use the printer. Ever resourceful, Short called Digimarc tech support a couple of days later, which brought him to the attention of a Secret Service agent, who recognized his voice from a recording of the calls.

Short now faces a $250,000 fine and up to 10 years in prison.

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Thief manages to lift about 350 bras

From Dave's Daily -

Wed Sep 26, 4:07 PM ET

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - A thief slipped off with hundreds of bras from a Victoria's Secret store in broad daylight. Police say they're taking a close look at how the thief managed to take off with about 350 bras while the store was open. The anti-theft tags hooked on the bras did not trigger a store alarm.

The theft was also not captured by surveillance cameras. Police suspect the items may be resold, and are monitoring Internet auction sites.

The bras are worth an estimated $15,000.

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The Making of the Erbert and Gerbert Commercial

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The Erbert and Gerbert Commercial

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Reporter caught lying - funny!

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A funny slip up of a news reporter

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New York robber wanted $4, and not a penny more

From Chron -

Aug. 28, 2007, 8:15PM, GREENBURGH, N.Y. — A knife-wielding robber, James Mitchell, 48, needed only $4, so he refused to take a $10 bill from his victim and waited while the man made change at a pizza parlor. He then took the $4 and ran off, only to be captured a few blocks away.

Police Capt. Joseph DeCarlo said it "really is an odd case, but it is a robbery." The confrontation began over an artificial rose that the 18-year-old victim had just bought.

"He came out of the store and was approached by the suspect, who said, 'Give me the rose,'" DeCarlo said. "The kid told him, 'Go in there and get one.' But the suspect says, 'I want that one, and your money, too,' and pulls out a knife.

When the teen said all he had was $10, the suspect said he wanted only $4. "He tells the kid to go into the pizza parlor and get change," DeCarlo said. "Then the kid comes out, he takes his $4 and he leaves."

The teenager and his mother, who was across the street, called police and led officers to Mitchell, DeCarlo said. He couldn't say why Mitchell wanted only $4.

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