Crime

Facebook Update Provides Alibi in Brooklyn Robbery

By Roy Edroso, Wednesday, Nov. 11 2009 @ 1:28PM
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Categories: Featured, Technology
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​Addicted to the internet? There's an upside: it can save you from prison. Rodney Bradford of Farragut Houses was at his father's place in Harlem, the Times' Fort Greene blog tells us, when he updated, "Where's my pancakes," on his Facebook page. Around that time there was a robbery in Brooklyn, on suspicion of which Bradford was picked up. When Facebook confirmed that his message came from West 118th Street, making Bradford's participation in the crime logistically impossible, the cops let him go. "This is why I constantly tweet," responds janestreet, "to avoid false accusations."

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Moncherion says:

http://www.freepspwallpaper.org

Posted On: Thursday, Nov. 12 2009 @ 11:52AM
Chrystal K. says:

Well I'm glad the truth was discovered.

Posted On: Thursday, Nov. 12 2009 @ 6:45PM
Mike Bates says:

Well he got away with murder basically so now he has to think of the next big plan but trust me they will be watching him closely to see if he breaks...

Posted On: Friday, Nov. 13 2009 @ 3:32PM
Anonymous says:

There's no way someone (like a family member) could log into his account and do the update. That would require some sort of criminal genius to figure that out wouldn't it? ;)

Posted On: Saturday, Nov. 14 2009 @ 1:06PM

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