crime
Cracking Open A Cold Case: The Golden State Killer and The Legacy of Michelle McNamara
Joseph DeAngelo. If you don’t know that name, you will soon enough. Yesterday, April 25th, 72 year old Joseph DeAngelo was arrested in connection with a cold case that rocked the Bay area for a decade from 1976 to 1986. For a decade, the man known as The Original Night
Guy Returns $15,000 In Lost Checks to Laundry Locker, Gets Nothing
It’s not every day you find $15,000 worth of other people’s checks randomly sitting in a recycling bin. It’s even more unusual when you happen to be living in a van. But that’s exactly what happened to BrokeAssStuart.com reader Jacob Young, who did promptly return the entire 15 grand of
Fraud, Identity Theft & the Dark Side of the Sharing Economy
Fraud, Identity Theft & the Dark Side of the Sharing Economy or How I invited a thief into my home with an app Guest post by Johnathan Crawford We put a lot of trust into the services & apps we use. When you think about it, we let strangers into our homes
Founder of Rocket Dog Rescue Mugged, Thieves Steal Donations Meant for Rocket Dog
I got a message from a reader today informing me that Pali Boucher, founder of Rocket Dog Rescue, was violently mugged last night. Besides her personal belongings the thieves also got away with all the donations she’d collected at a Rocket Dog fundraiser earlier in the evening. For those unfamiliar, Rocket