Woman fends off $109,504 phone bill shock
Bedford New York woman Jane Landenberger faced a massive 2,578 page bill after a phone company mistake linked calls to Libya England Japan and other places. New York Telephone canceled 109,457.83 worth of illicit charges and changed her credit card number. The company probes who made the calls and suspects pranksters or drug dealers.
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Thieves target elderly Milwaukee woman in staged illness scam
An 83 year old Milwaukee resident foiled three intruders who broke in through a basement window at 9 am. One carried a knife briefly to the victim's throat while another summoned paramedics before fleeing with two accomplices. The robbers exploited a phony illness tale and later harassed the victim with international telephone scams. The caller claimed to be Magdaline, Teresa, or Sandra, demanding information. after tracing attempts, the victim said the calls stopped.
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Drunk burglar found asleep beside tools in Denver office
Denver police arrested 24 year old Richelle Martin after a security guard found him snoozing beside a safe and wine bottle in a north Denver office. Martin, jailed for burglary suspicion, entered by breaking a door window and unlocking the door, with a halo knocked in the safe side. Another guard, Rodger McDowell Jr., said Martin claimed to be a construction worker running wire.
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