craigslist crime blotter 5/23/09 – Weekend grab bag edition

Redwood City man pleads not guilty to Craigslist robberies:

26-year-old Kirk Anthony Williams of Redwood City, California has pleaded not guilty to charges that he robbed several women that he met over craigslist.

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Craigslist and prostitution may go hand in hand:

Just wanted to include this quote from the Huntsville, Alabama Police Department about craigslist prostitution to explain to Jim Buckmaster why he thinks craigslist is being persecuted…

“Craigslist made it easier, made it more accessible, made it more of a popular place on the internet for people to go and find it,” said DeWayne McCarver with Huntsville Police’s STAC unit.

And what do the police there think of the new changes?

“Those are directions they’re going, so they can limit their liability the best they can,” said McCarver.

As in it’s not about responsibility to their users but covering their own collective asses.

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Coventry man charged with threatening deputy on Craigslist:

30-year-old Jason McClanahan of Coventry Township, Ohio has been arrested for threatening a police officer on craigslist, more than likely in the rants and raves section. McClanahan was upset with local police because they gave his mom a citation because she let her boxer run loose.

”Summit County apparently has bunch (sic) of bored pigs around,” the post read. ”So I think we need to start shooting them.”

”She needs a good beating . . . and then take her weapon and shoot her co-workers,” the post read. ”Happy Cop Killing. I love Pig.”

craigslist is never short on crazy.

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Wash. state man arrested in Conn. harassment case:

Remember crazy harassment pharmacist Jonathan Medina? He was the one who used confidential information to post a harassing ad on craigslist about a customer who complained about his service.Anyway he turned himself in to police.

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