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faceless
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 Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:38 pm Post subject: Burglars nabbed by the net |
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APRIL 1--A week after dozens of people ransacked an Oregon home in response to a Craigslist ad offering its contents for free, police have arrested a couple for orchestrating the online hoax as part of a bid to cover up an earlier burglary at the property.
Brandon and Amber Herbert were nabbed last night for allegedly posting the March 22 Craigslist ad, which claimed that the Jacksonville ranch's owner had to leave town so suddenly that his belongings--which included a horse--were available for the taking. The Herberts, investigators charge, did this to cover up their prior theft of several saddles and other items from the garage of the rural southern Oregon house, which is owned by contractor Robert Salisbury.
After learning of the Craigslist ad, Salisbury returned to his property to find about 30 people rummaging through his home and remaining belongings. After subpoenaing Craigslist records, Jackson County Sheriff's Office investigators traced the online posting to the Herberts, according to the below probable cause affidavit. As a result, Brandon, 29, and Amber, 28, were both hit with burglary and computer crime charges.
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That took a special kind of clever... the pair of bastards. |
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eefanincan
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 12:48 am Post subject: |
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| Some people will do anything not to get caught. |
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major.tom
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:04 am Post subject: |
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| eefanincan wrote: | | Some people will do anything not to get caught. |
The funniest thing is that they (apparently) had gotten away with the theft until they left the trail of bread crumbs back to them.
And all of this over saddle and tools? Far from a Pink Panther - like heist. |
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Bat
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 8:24 am Post subject: |
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April the 1st???????????????????  |
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eefanincan
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Bat wrote: | | April the 1st??????????????????? |
Good catch, Sherlock!!! |
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faceless
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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| If it's a hoax then it was pretty widely reported - methinks Sherlock should blow the cobwebs off his anti-macasser! |
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Brown Sauce
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| haven't these people ever heard of internet cafes, libraries or universities? |
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Bat
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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| It just seems pretty stupid that these criminals should advertise the fact AFTER the job. Maybe they are just stupid.......!!!!!!!!!! |
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