Facebook helps police crack Philippines murder case
Mark Dizon,28, who is accused of murdering nine people including three foreigners and six Filipinos in Angeles City was arrested later this week.
He was reportedly identified through his photos in Facebook by a niece of one of the murder victims and law enforcers posed as New People’s Army (NPA) to lure him. He was apprehended him when he surfaced in San Fernando City to meet the so called communist rebels.
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Cops in Delhi falls into their trap
While on a lighter side, policemen in Delhi, India, are on the receiving end for violating traffic rules according to a report by Hindustan Times.
Delhi Traffic Police set up a Facebook page in May promising to take immediate action to complaints posted on its fan page. Three months later, as many as 29 police vehicles were found guilty of violation of traffic rules through photos uploaded by eager Delhiites, and disciplinary proceeding against the violators have been launched.
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Couple Reunites After 53 years Through Facebook
In yet another story of reunion through Facebook, Melody Longino found her lost flame after 53 years. When she opened her Facebook account on May 11, 2010, she saw a notification from Facebook – a friend request from William McCrary, a name Melody had not heard in more than fifty years.
The two meet for the first time, way back in 1957, when a handsome 17-year-old Marine got on the Greyhound bus to Texas that Melody was traveling in.
“He left to go on to California and I went up home. We kept in touch for a couple years by mail and we went our separate ways. We were young,” Longino said.
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Law student gets £10,000 after being branded a paedophile on Facebook
Raymond Bryce, a law student of Stanford, was awarded a £10,000 in libel damages after he was branded a paedophile on Facebook by his friend Jeremiah Barber.
Barber reportedly posted child porn on the Facebook page of Bryce with a comment saying, “Ray, you like kids and you are gay so I bet you love this picture, Ha ha,” over a £80 debt. Though the post was removed within 24 hours of posting it, Mr. Barber later pleaded guilty and was ordered to carry out 150 hours unpaid work along with a £1,200 costs bill.
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