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Q&A: Craig Newmark focuses gifts on journalism, cyberdefense
Read full article: Q&A: Craig Newmark focuses gifts on journalism, cyberdefenseCraig Newmark talks about getting focused, even as he is momentarily distracted by his beloved birds flying away from the numerous feeders in his courtyard to go visit some of his Manhattan neighbors.
U-M warns of off-campus housing scams on social media
Read full article: U-M warns of off-campus housing scams on social mediaANN ARBOR – The University of Michigan Division of Public Safety & Security warned Tuesday afternoon of subletting scams in Facebook groups for off-campus housing. In a Facebook post on its page, DPSS said that scammers typically create fake ads, or hijack existing ones. “If you can’t meet in person, see the rental or sign a lease before you pay, keep looking,” reads the post. There have been reports of subletting scams in off-campus housing Facebook groups. For more information and to spot signs of a scam, DPSS recommends visiting the Federal Trade Commission’s Rental Listing Scam website.
Garden City man charged after post seeking sex with dogs triggers undercover investigation
Read full article: Garden City man charged after post seeking sex with dogs triggers undercover investigationGARDEN CITY, Mich. – A Garden City man was charged after posting an ad seeking sex with dogs that triggered an undercover investigation and led to the discovery of an injured rabbit, according to authorities. Elise Ramsey, an investigator with the Michigan Humane Society, said she’ll go anywhere to stop animal cruelty. A recent case in Garden City was incredibly disturbing, she said. Ramsey answered the ad and began an undercover text exchange with the poster, exposing sickening and exhausting evidence, she said. The big picture is going to be much better.”Charges in the case were approved last Friday against Jacob Peltz, 27, of Garden City.
Garden City man charged after post seeking sex with dogs triggers undercover investigation
Read full article: Garden City man charged after post seeking sex with dogs triggers undercover investigationGarden City man charged after post seeking sex with dogs triggers undercover investigationPublished: July 21, 2020, 6:40 pmA Garden City man was charged after posting an ad seeking sex with dogs that triggered an undercover investigation and led to the discovery of an injured rabbit, according to authorities.
Woman wins endurance race with free horse from Craigslist
Read full article: Woman wins endurance race with free horse from CraigslistGoober isn't the only horse her family has found on Craigslist, Sanoma Blakeley says. AUBURN, California (CNN) - After 16 hours pushing through the world's most rigorous endurance horse race, 18-year-old Sanoma Blakeley and her horse Goober were sprinting all-out under a black sky in California's Gold Rush country. Blakeley, meanwhile, was striding atop a horse her family found for free on Craigslist. 'You get out what you put in,' Blakeley saysEight years ago, Blakeley's father Wasch answered a Craigslist ad offering the horse up for free. The family owns Blakeley Endurance Stables, where Goober is one of seven horses under their care.