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How to avoid the top 5 social media scams
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Tim Stadler specializes in cyber security, and hears stories from victims of social media scams all the time. "They can be devastating to their personal life," he said. So, what are the top five social media scams to watch out for? 1.
The top 5 Social media scams and how you can protect yourselfWXYZ

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Scam watch: Beware of online romance
NewsChannel 9 WSYR
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) - NewsChannel 9 has spent the week profiling scams that have been reported by people throughout Central New York. Some new data has recently emerged indicating which scams are the most effective in separating victims from their money ...

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Macon diner closes after copper thieves strike four times in less than a year
Macon Telegraph (blog)
Metal thieves took copper from her air conditioner on the roof of her restaurant several times, finally stealing the entire unit. WOODY MARSHALL — wmarshall@macon.comBuy Photo Spring Walston-Davis takes joy in seeing people eat food made from her ...

Suspects sought in home-invasion robbery
OCRegister
He is a suspect in a May 15 home-invasion robbery in which three victims were tied up and at least one was beaten, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department. Ginger is facing 22 felony counts, including first-degree robbery, assault with a ...

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Trial in Stuart home invasion case delayed until late July
TCPalm
By Jim Mayfield STUART — The unavailability of prosecution experts has bumped the trial of Stuart resident Ramiro Medrano, one of four men charged in the May 2010 armed home invasion of local real estate broker Patrick Stracuzzi, to late July.

Scam Artists Caught Heading for Hong Kong
Patch.com
Three women have been arrested and charged in connection with a scam targeting older Chinese women in San Francisco and other major cities around the US in the past few months, police and prosecutors announced Thursday at a news conference.
SFPD Bust Suspects in Weird Ghost Scam Targeting Asian WomenSF Weekly (blog)

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RPD warns of jury duty scam
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Allison said there are easy ways to combat this scam. First, Allison said to be aware that jury duty information is only dealt with by mail. If a person didn't receive a letter in the mail, they won't be getting a phone call either.

Four teens suspected in Ashland armed home invasion
MetroWest Daily News
By Norman Miller/Daily News staff Police are at an Oak Ridge Road home taking four teenagers into custody in connection with an armed home invasion earlier this afternoon on Meadowbrook Lane. According to police radio reports, two men armed with guns ...
Ashland police question 4 suspects after armed home invasionBoston.com
Police investigate armed home invasionWCVB Boston

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Sheriff's Dept. Warns of Scams Targeting Elderly Residents
Patch.com
Getty The Sheriff's Department is warning the community about a scam targeting elderly residents. The Sheriff's Elder Abuse Unit has learned of at least two recent scams, according to a news release. First a man called the Sheriff's Department claiming ...
Scammers posing as sheriff's deputies to prey on elderlyRancho Santa Fe Review
Scammers Posing as DeputiesNBC San Diego
Elderly residents warned of phone scamsU-T San Diego

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Marking the 20th anniversary of his assassination by Mafia hit men, a tribute was held at FBI Headquarters to remember Giovanni Falcone, an Italian judge, as a courageous opponent of the Mafia—and one of the earliest advocates of international cooperation in the fight against organized crime.

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Home invasion suspects sought in Fayetteville
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So, she's inside the house as they're trying to break in the front door." Police said the woman who was inside the house is OK and the suspects fled before they could steal anything. They said the two men got away in silver Nissan Altima. Home invasion ...

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Police: Home invasions could be connected
South Bend Tribune
SOUTH BEND — Despite a pair of home invasions being separated by four miles, police are looking into whether the incidents reported late Thursday could be related. Police say there are some similarities with the home invasions that occurred at 11 pm ...
Police investigating home invasionWNDU-TV

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Man accused in copper thefts receives 15-year sentence, will serve 12 years
Lancaster Eagle Gazette
LANCASTER — A Reynoldsburg man accused of operating a theft ring with three other people was sentenced to 15 years in prison, with three years suspended for community control. Timothy R. Harrington, 30, was convicted on one count of engaging in a ...

Man accused in copper thefts receives 15-year sentence, will serve 12 years
Lancaster Eagle Gazette
LANCASTER — A Reynoldsburg man accused of operating a theft ring with three other people was sentenced to 15 years in prison, with three years suspended for community control. Timothy R. Harrington, 30, was convicted on one count of engaging in a ...

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CBS Local
Copper Thieves Score Massive Haul in American Canyon
CBS Local
AMERICAN CANYON (KCBS) – American Canyon may have to spend as much as $7000 to replace the roughly 1000 ft. of copper wire snatched from Veterans Memorial Park sometime within the past week. A thief or thieves broke into a vault at the park, ...
Copper thieves hit American Canyon parkNapa Valley Register

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Deputies: Home invasion robbery suspect remains at large
Gainesville Sun
By Jon Silman One man is in jail and another remains at large after an attempted home invasion robbery Wednesday night, during which shots were fired. According to the Alachua County Sheriff's Office, the incident appears to be drug-related.

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Mo. River Water Rescue Shifts to Copper Theft Investigation
fox4kc.com
... he suspected were homeless and were trying to steal copper wire. Hendricks says that area has had several recent reports of copper thefts. The electrician suspected the men were using the boat he saw in the river to transport the stolen copper. boat.

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Alarm device leads to arrest of suspected copper thieves
Fremont Tribune
After obtaining a search warrant, deputies found copper wire in the car's trunk. Danker said Krings and Mohr were charged with theft-second degree and criminal mischief-second degree, both felonies, and sent to the Pottawattamie County Jail.
Omaha men arrested for alleged copper theftSW Iowa News

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Applied DNA Sciences smartDNA(R) System to Protect Against Copper Theft in Sweden
Energy Digital (press release)
STONY BROOK, NY--(Marketwire - May 17, 2012) - Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. ( OTCBB : APDN ) announces that its smartDNA anti-theft system will be used by police in Sweden to deter theft of copper wire and other copper electrical components in the Sweden ...

Vanderburgh County man who gave chase following home invasion charged in fatal ...
Evansville Courier & Press
By Jared Council, Richard Gootee EVANSVILLE — A Vanderburgh County resident's pursuit of a group of men reported to have invaded his Big Cynthiana Road home in February and robbed him at gunpoint led to his arrest Friday on charges of murder, ...
Former Club Owner Indicted on Murder ChargesTristatehomepage.com

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