Posts tagged theft
SOPA ^ H.R.3261 – Stop Online Piracy Act; editorial by Jann Scott
Jan 11th
Below is the actual bill before congress. You can read it for yourself. In Boulder there is a severe reaction to this bill by techies led by tech entrepreneur Brad Feld. In a tweet to me he said that he does “not support Piracy or Hacking or theft:” so why is he against this bill??
Privately most techies are hackers, steal songs and movies and feel the internet should remain a lawless wild west. They think everything on the Internet should be in the public domain. They are anti-business anti capitalist though many of them work in so called Start-up business’s. They are anti-protected rights though all techies demand it for themselves. We have come to a cross roads where the US Congress has now taken up the cause of protecting artists and film makers from world wide internet Piracy and Organized crime.
At Boulder Channel 1 we see both sides of the issue. We are concerned about censorship and the far reaching arm of a bad law. We have been victims of it many times. So we don’t like the idea of government reaching into our television channel or newsroom. On the other hand we don’t steal movies or music. We don’t allow criminal enterprises to advertise with us. So we are pretty clean.
Other issues at hand are hacking, corporate espionage, identity theft, credit card theft and theft of anything online. This now becomes a moral crisis for all in the Boulder tech world.
Boulder police: credit card theft suspects caught on film
Dec 28th
Boulder police are trying to identify the male and female in the attached photos. Police believe the two were using a stolen credit card to make purchases at the King Soopers store located at 1650 30th St. in Boulder
The credit card was among items reported stolen from a vehicle in the 2800 block of Springdale Lane on Dec. 22. The victim had parked his vehicle around 9:00 p.m. on Dec. 21. When he returned to the vehicle the next morning, he found that the vehicle’s passenger window had been smashed. The suspect or suspects took the credit card, electronics and cash.
Police are looking for the male and female captured on security video from King Soopers. Both suspects are white. The male was wearing a white T-shirt, jeans, a dark baseball cap and was carrying a red backpack. The female was wearing a white jacket, a hat with earflaps and sunglasses.
The case number is 11-16505.
Also, during the overnight hours of Dec. 27, there was a series of vehicle trespasses in which windows were smashed and items stolen from a number of vehicles in the Boulder area. Investigators haven’t determined whether the cases from last night are related to the case from Dec. 21.
To keep your valuables safe, police offer these safety tips:
- Always lock your car
- Park in well-lit areas
- Don’t leave any valuables in the car – take your cell phone, laptop, camera, iPod and cash/credit cards, etc. with you
- The trunk isn’t always safe; thieves often smash windows, enter the vehicle and pop the trunk
Anyone with information about these cases is asked to call the Boulder Police Department’s Tip Line at 303-441-1974. Those who have information but wish to remain anonymous may contact the Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or 1-800-444-3776. Tips can also be submitted through the Crime Stoppers website at www.crimeshurt.com. Those submitting tips through Crime Stoppers that lead to the arrest and filing of charges on a suspect(s) may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000 from Crime Stoppers.