Effingham County police reports (Credit Card Protection)

Effingham County police reports  (Credit Card Protection)

Effingham County police reports 
Rincon-Murphy Marty Evans, of W. 7th Street, is a suspect in a theft incident that occurred on Dec. 25. Katherine Pelote reported a $700 pressure washer had been stolen from her residence on Stokes Avenue. Pelote said Evans was at her residence and that when he left, she noticed that the pressure washer was missing from the shed.

Conviction in robbery of john in Harding 
A Morris County jury yesterday convicted a 28-year-old Bronx man of robbing a Harding resident with a penchant for prostitutes. Shakur Carrasquillo's defense attorney said his client did himself in with letters he wrote in prison to his prostitute wife and accomplice in the April 9, 2003, robbery.

New laws to help combat identity theft 
Three laws aimed at fighting identity theft take effect today, including one that allows victims in Hawai'i to freeze their consumer credit reports to prevent further exploitation.

VOIP5000 Begins Development on Secure Transaction Processing Solution for E-Commerce 
VOIP5000, Inc., a provider of click to call services under the Clixme name as well as other VoIP applications for online businesses, announced today that it has begun development of a new secure transaction processing service that will allow online merchants to accept credit card transactions without putting any of the buyer's card data at risk.

Stafford grand jury indictments 
Stafford grand jury indictments

Prostitute's boyfriend guilty in Harding beating 
A 29-year-old Queens man was found guilty Tuesday of kidnapping, robbing and pistol-whipping a wealthy Harding resident who hired the defendant's prostitute girlfriend in 2003 to entertain him in his home.

Identity Theft Prevention - Three candidates vie for speaker's post

Identity Theft Prevention - Three candidates vie for speaker's post 

Three candidates vie for speaker's post 
UNDATED Here's a look at three candidates for speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.

Identity Thieves Use E-Mail 
E-mail phishing is the newest method for thieves to gain personal information.

Spamming Stock Scams Spreading Fast 
Sifting through your e-mail recently, maybe you've come across this stock pitch:

Top Ten Viruses Most Frequently Detected by Panda ActiveScan in 2006 
A report by Panda Software, US, finds that the absence of large-scale virus epidemics has, once again, been the most notable characteristic of the year. In fact, the list of frequently detected viruses during 2006 has varied little throughout the year.

Credit Card Protection - Home affairs combats ID theft

Credit Card Protection - Home affairs combats ID theft 

Home affairs combats ID theft 
The start of the school year often provides syndicates with a golden opportunity to take advantage of thousands of applications for birth certificates - but things are going to be different in 2007, according to Home affairs officials.

Police reports - Boone County 
Nicholas Cunningham, 24, Florence, DUI, operating on suspended, refusal, disorderly conduct, Dec. 11.

Police Reports - Campbell County 
Jason C. Snyder, 19, of 151 Breckenridge Drive, receiving stolen property under $300, alcohol intoxication in a public place (first and second offense), Nov. 11.

Police Reports 
Juan Pacheco 9/12/56 was arrested at 2300 15th St. on a warrant out of Douglas JP#2 for Failure to Pay Fines for DV-Assault and DV-Disorderly Conduct. Pacheco posted bond and was released.

Police Reports - Campbell County 
Roy T. Johnson, 49, of 1026 St. Martin Ave., Lexington, theft by unlawful taking or shoplifting, Dec. 14.

Kenton County Police Reports 
Tonya L. Brown, 712 Greer St., second degree assault, Nov. 20.

Much ado about nothing?

Much ado about nothing?

Much ado about nothing?
The Age, Australia - Dec 1, 2006... She has then given this experience to the central character in The Secret River. Is this, too, a sort of plagiarism, a small theft of identity? ...

News of record
State-Journal.com, KY - Dec 28, 2006... charged Friday with 15 counts of theft by deception, 13 counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument and three counts of theft of identity of another ...

Ridgecrest Police
Ridgecrest Daily Independent, CA - Dec 27, 2006... an outstanding warrant. � A theft of identity report was taken at 12:47 pm in the 1200 block of North Inyo Street. � A man was ...

Column: Greg Sagan: Throwing taxpaying babies out with thieving ...
Amarillo.com (subscription), TX - Dec 18, 2006... to be in this country illegally to their nations of origin and incarcerating here in America those whose offenses (like felonious theft of identity) are more ...

Suspect charged with murder in drive-by shooting
Murfreesboro Post, TN - Dec 15, 2006... Darrell R. Ashford, vandalism over $10,000, burglary, attempted theft. Fernando Artur Barrios-Vazquez, theft of identity, forgery. ...

Show your ID, and have it stolen (Credit Card Protection)

Show your ID, and have it stolen (Credit Card Protection)

Show your ID, and have it stolen
News.com.au - Federal Police yesterday issued a strong warning to consumers against allowing any business to take a copy of their licence without good reason, saying identity theft was "one of the fastest growing crime types around the world". "Every time you give

New driving laws take effect New Year's Day
KPUA.net - the driving privileges of any person under 21 years old who illegally consumes, purchases or possesses alcohol. Other new state laws will raise the minimum wage to seven dollars and 25 cents per hour and provide protections from identity theft.

Tax Forms Mailed With Soc. Sec. Numbers
Newsday - We want to prevent any chance identity theft might occur," department spokeswoman Meredith Helgerson said. An agency news release included an apology to taxpayers and a statement that steps were being taken "to make sure that this will never happen

Identity theft is another reason to enforce immigration laws
Nevada Appeal - When federal immigration agents detained more than 1,200 workers at Swift meat packing plants in six states in mid-December, so-called "immigration advocates" started yelling and screaming about alleged violations of the illegal immigrants' "rights

Grant will boost Internet crime center
Times-Argus - BURLINGTON — Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., has secured a federal grant to fight identity theft and other crimes perpetrated through computers, the Internet and digital technology. Known as cybercrimes, the thefts are the fastest growing form of crime

Online banking sites add security ahead of deadline
Seattle Post Intelligencer - The recommendation follows a 2004 study by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and a subsequent meeting by FFIEC officials last year that showed a rise in online phishing and identity theft attempts. In effect, regulators told banks the basic user ID