Feds: Con Sent Obama Threat to Wrong Address

(Newser) – President Obama might currently have one of the better-known addresses in America, but that piece of trivia was apparently lost on the Pennsylvania inmate charged with trying to send him a threat. Joseph Savage gets his latest day in court today, and prosecutors allege that, while cooling his heels in Fayette County lockup in late 2012, the 34-year-old convicted child molester sent Obama a letter threatening "to kill and to kidnap and to inflict bodily harm" on a member of the president's family and to "torture and murder the president upon being released from prison." Problem? He mailed it to 1400 Pennsylvania Ave., and Barry lives a couple of doors up the street. Delivery challenges aside, the letter arrived and was promptly turned over to authorities, the AP reports.

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Groom Forgets to Book Venue, Freaks, Calls in Bomb Threat

(Newser) – The BBC and AP provide the details on a tale of wedding-day craziness in Britain:
Problem: The day before he was supposed to get married in Liverpool's St. George's Hall, Neil McCardle realized he had forgotten to actually book the place.Solution: He sat on this nugget of information until the next day—his wedding day—then phoned in a bomb threat to the venue.Success: The ploy, coming less than two weeks after the Boston Marathon bombing, worked like a charm as police evacuated the building. (This resulted in McCardle's would-be bride standing in a street in her wedding dress.)Failure: Police traced the call to McCardle that same day, and he confessed and apologized. A judge yesterday sentenced him to a year in jail.So true: "If it wasn't so serious, the facts of this case have all the markings of a comedy," said his lawyer in court.Love endures: The couple is still together, though apparently still unwed.

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The Best Way to Keep Your Children From the Threat of Cyber Crime

In this article, you will learn the best way to keep your children from the threat of cyber crime. You'll also discover about protecting your children from cyber crime. The internet can be regarded as a two sided blade. It can be used for positive things, but on the other side, the internet could cause users to get caught by cyber crime. Crime on the internet is increasingly dangerous if it threatens the children. Because they are still too young to monitor suspicious things around them. So it is your duty as a parent to always keep an eye on the children. Let's begin by discussing what you should do to keep children from the threat of cyber crime.

How to Keep Children From The Threat Of Cyber Crime:

* Encourage children and their friends to look after each other - this way will drastically reduce the possibility that they were used as targets.

* Put the family computer with internet connection and toys in the middle of the house to facilitate the supervision of children online activities.

* Ask children what they were doing when you are online, and try to get a detailed answer. Ask them to give 'tour online' on the sites they visit frequently, and other online activities in which they participate.

* Make in-depth discussion about cyber crime with older children, who may access the internet at different places, including outside the home, where they are not always supervised.

* Make sure children feel comfortable reporting crimes they experience to you, promise you will report any incidents, if they want - and do it. For example, the parents approached the crime perpetrators, teachers, or any other person who has the potential to make things worse. Think about the best strategy to train your child.

* Give a clear picture of the children, about the things they will face when the crime's involvement in the virtual world with other people.

To prevent your children from becoming a victim of cyber crime keep in mind these 5 basic tips, be vigilant and conscious of the information you and your children share through the intranet connection.

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