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Adam Lambert Explains Recent Arrest in Finland

Adam Lambert was arrested in Finland yesterday, after getting into a very vocal and, as per reports, allegedly physical argument with his longtime boyfriend Sauli Koskinen. He's already explained the whole incident on Twitter. News of the arrest broke on Perez Hilton's blog but, since he's not the most...

23 December 2011
08:30 GMT

'Stolen' iPad Sting Operation Ends with 141 Arrests

NYPD officers posed as sellers of stolen iPads and iPhones to bust 141 people in a sting operation that unfolded last Friday, the police department said.Per an NBC New York report, the cops approached specific businesses around the city, including some suspected of buying stolen goods in the past.The undercover offic...

19 December 2011
10:23 GMT

Miss USA Rima Fakih Was 'Hammered' at the Time of DUI

Only a couple of days ago, Miss USA Rima Fakih was arrested on suspicion of DUI and then made headlines for trying to lie about it. A new report explains why she might have wanted to keep the arrest a secret: she was completely “hammered.”Fakih held on to the title of Miss USA until this summer. She is al...

7 December 2011
09:21 GMT

Brooke Mueller Arrested in Aspen for Possession, Assault

Charlie Sheen's ex wife Brooke Mueller is in serious trouble again: shortly after completing rehab and vowing to stay clean for the sake of their two kids, she fell off the wagon and has been arrested again. She was charged with possession and assault. It all went down in Aspen, People magazine informs. Frida...

5 December 2011
05:23 GMT

Miss USA Rima Fakih Arrested for DUI

Former Miss Michigan Rima Fakih, who became the first Arab American to win the title Miss USA, was popped over the weekend on suspicion of DUI. She was arrested, booked and released. While driving under the influence is not a major crime, Fakih is now getting headlines because she initially tried to lie about it, in ...

5 December 2011
03:56 GMT

Computer Hacker Arrested in NOTW Scandal

Since investigators started suspecting that not only phones had been hacked by members of News of the World, they launched a new operation called Operation Tuleta, which targets computer hackers instead of voicemail hackers. The operation showed its first results after a 52-year-old man, whose name was not made publ...

25 November 2011
05:51 GMT

Terrorist-Funded Filipino Hackers Arrested

In a joint effort, US and Philippines authorities managed to arrest four members of a hacker collective that are suspected to have attempted a hack on AT&T. The investigation that led to the arrest of the Filipinos started back in March when the FBI requested the aid of Criminal Investigation and Detection Group...

25 November 2011
04:23 GMT

Seattle Superhero Phoenix Jones Reveals His Identity

Phoenix Jones, the masked superhero / vigilante from Seattle, has long become a household name. He walks the streets of the city at night, preventing crime and, apparently, getting into legal trouble. Now, the people of Seattle have a name and a face to assign to the image of the crime-fighter.Jones was in court the ...

18 October 2011
06:25 GMT

Phoenix Jones Superhero from Seattle Unmasked

Superheroes don’t exist only in comic books, cartoons and the movies: in Seattle, they actually roam the streets at night, fighting crime and risking their own lives in the process. Just ask Phoenix Jones, who was recently arrested for assault. Phoenix Jones is a fixture on the streets of Seattle, being a part ...

11 October 2011
06:12 GMT

DJ Qualls Gets Beaten Up by Police Officer – Video

Actor DJ Qualls was just involved in an incident that prompted him to cry police brutality and contact the Vancouver Police Department in order to file a formal complaint. He wasn’t even guilty of anything, he says on Twitter.The whole thing went down outside a café in Vancouver, where Qualls was shootin...

26 September 2011
08:18 GMT

Twelve Defendants Arrested for Misbranded Pesticides Sold in NY Chinatown

Following various severe cases of poisoning, various law enforcement agencies began a joint undercover investigation of the illegal sale of toxic pesticides in and around New York City. That ended today with the arrest of twelve defendants charged for illegal distribution and sale of unregistered and misbranded p...

20 September 2011
03:00 GMT

Police Arrests Man for Threatening British MP Online

The UK Metropolitan Police has arrested a man believed to be responsible for Anonymous-signed email threats sent to Louise Mensch, a member of the British Parliament's House of Commons.A Conservative Party politician, Mensch, 40, announced on Twitter earlier this week that she received an email from an Anonymous...

26 August 2011
10:59 GMT

New Anonymous Suspect Arrested in UK

The UK Metropolitan Police Service has arrested and charged a new suspect as part of its investigation into the distributed denial-of-service attacks launched by Anonymous.Peter David Gibson, 22, a student from Hartlepool, Cleveland, was charged with "conspiracy to do an unauthorised act in relation to a computer, wi...

25 August 2011
12:44 GMT

Hong Kong Authorities Arrest Suspect in HKEx DDoS Investigation

Hong Kong police has arrested an individual suspected of being responsible for the recent distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx).Two weeks ago, HKEx was forced to suspend trading for seven stocks including HSBC, Cathay Pacific, China Power International and the exchan...

24 August 2011
02:44 GMT

Ukrainian Authorities Dismantle Credit Card Fraud Gang

The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) arrested four alleged hackers suspected of being members of a credit card fraud gang, responsible for damages of over $20 million. The four suspects are believed to have hacked into computer systems belonging to Ukrainian and international financial institutions from where they...

23 August 2011
07:07 GMT

Big Boi Arrested for Drug Possession

Big Boi from Outkast has been arrested in Miami over the weekend, after he was found in possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. The rapper has been released on bail, it has emerged. The star was taken into custody in Miami where, upon a search on his person, police officers found drugs and drug p...

8 August 2011
08:28 GMT

Samantha Ronson Arrested for DUI

DJ Samantha Ronson, sister of Amy Winehouse producer and collaborator Mark Ronson, and ex-lover of Lindsay Lohan, was arrested the other day for driving under the influence. She was extremely cooperative, reports say. Ronson was leaving a party when she was pulled over by police officers outside Baker, California. Ac...

2 August 2011
09:19 GMT

UK Metro Police Claims It Arrested Anonymous and LulzSec Spokesman

The UK Metropolitan Police Service announced the arrest of a 18-year-old man who is believed to be a spokesperson for both Anonymous and LulzSec.The hacktivist, known online as "Topiary," was arrested in Shetland Islands, Scotland, following an investigation by the Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU). He was transport...

28 July 2011
03:42 GMT

Notorious Serial Hacker Arrested in Australia

Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested a 25-year-old unemployed truck driver yesterday who is accused of hacking into the servers of many companies and organizations.Authorities started the investigation that led them to David Cecil, 25, of Cowra, six months ago after an attack against the University of Sydney'...

27 July 2011
04:15 GMT

Japanese Man Arrested for Possession of Malware

A 38-year-old Japanese man was arrested for storing a virus on his computer without a legitimate reason, marking the first enforcement of the country's new anti-malware legislation.Last month, the Japanese parliament gave a favorable vote to a revision of the Penal Code that added offenses related to the cr...

23 July 2011
06:54 GMT

Weston Cage Arrested for Domestic Violence Again

Nicolas Cage’s son Weston is in trouble with the law again, the second time in a month. The actor’s son has been arrested for domestic violence after another altercation with his wife of just a few months, and is believed to be still in police custody. Weston and Nikki Williams were also arrested earlier ...

22 July 2011
03:18 GMT

CME Group Employee Arrested for Stealing Source Code

The FBI arrested a CME Group employee late last week for allegedly stealing proprietary source code from his employer and sending it to China.The suspect, a 49-year-old Chinese-born US citizen named Chunlai Yang, from Libertyville, IL, was charged with one count of trade secrets theft, a felony offense carrying a max...

8 July 2011
10:41 GMT

Weston Cage Rants on Facebook About Jailed Wife, Recent Arrest

Nicolas Cage’s son Weston was arrested the other day after getting into an explosive argument with his new wife Nikki Williams. Both were booked on felony domestic violence but, even before bailing her out, Weston was on Facebook to rant about the incident. Before the violent fight, which resulted in visible in...

6 July 2011
04:16 GMT

New Major Botnet Crippled

Security experts are working on shutting down a new botnet based on a modified Palevo version whose creators were arrested last week in Europe.According to a security firm called Unveillance which is involved in the effort, the new botnet affects computers in over 172 countries, including the United States, Russia, B...

5 July 2011
11:52 GMT

Weston Cage, Wife Arrested for Felony Domestic Violence

Nicolas Cage’s son Weston can’t keep himself out of trouble, it would seem. Less than a month after being committed on involuntary hold for psychiatric evaluation and going to rehab immediately afterwards, he’s gotten himself arrested for domestic violence.Only hours after telling TMZ photographers ...

5 July 2011
05:34 GMT

Paulina Rubio Involved in Minor Car Accident, Arrested

Mexican singer Paulina Rubio found herself on the wrong side of the law over the weekend when, because of her unruly behavior following a minor car accident she was involved in, she got herself arrested and summoned to court. Though she wasn’t to blame for the accident, which was not even that serious to begin ...

27 June 2011
04:05 GMT

ChronoPay CEO Arrested for Ordering Cyber Attack Against Competitor

Pavel Vrublevsky, CEO and co-founder of ChronoPay, the largest payment processing company in Russia, was arrested on the suspicion of hiring a hacker to attack a rival company.According to security researchers, Vrublevsky, 32, and his company are deeply involved in cyber crime. The Russian businessman is said to be b...

27 June 2011
00:41 GMT

Alleged LulzSec Arrest Used as Lure in Facebook Scam

Scammers have started capitalizing on people's interest into yesterday's arrest of a British teenager allegedly associated with the notorious hacking outfit LulzSec.Rogue messages posted on the social networking site yesterday read "The Creator of LulzSec arrested in London (PHOTO TAKEN BY THE POLICE) SEE T...

22 June 2011
07:03 GMT

Flo Rida Arrested for DUI in $1.7 Million Bugatti

Rapper Flo Rida has been arrested a few hours ago after being pulled over by police on suspicion of DUI. He was also driving on a suspended license in his $1.7 million Bugatti, it has emerged.The rapper failed a field sobriety test, and police instantly noticed that he had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol, Radar...

10 June 2011
08:34 GMT

‘Teen Mom’ Dad Gary Shirley Arrested after Explosive Fight

Two of the stars of MTV’s reality show “Teen Mom,” Amber Portwood and Gary Shirley, are again in trouble with the law – Shirley, in particular. He was arrested the other day for driving on a suspended license after he got into such a violent fight with Amber that a police officer intervened. P...

26 May 2011
03:50 GMT

Actress Estella Warren Busted for DUI, Assault on Cop, Escape

Actress and model Estella Warren can be very dangerous when under the influence, if her DUI arrest of the other night is any indication to that. The star got drunk behind the wheel, smashed into 3 cars and then fled the scene of the accident. And that was only the beginning, TMZ reports, citing police documents. Warr...

25 May 2011
05:23 GMT

Shauna Sand Gets Restraining Order, Files for Divorce

After getting arrested last week for Macing her husband during a fight that turned so violent that it required police intervention, Shauna Sand, the former wife of Lorenzo Lamas, wants a divorce – and a restraining order as well.TMZ informs that Sand, who is also known as a former Playboy bunny, is seeking prot...

23 May 2011
11:15 GMT

Shauna Sand Arrested for Domestic Violence, Macing Husband

Shauna Sand, Lorenzo Lamas’ ex wife, was arrested last night after getting into an argument with her husband, Laurent Homburger, and attacking him. She’s been booked for domestic abuse, it has emerged.The 36-year-old former Playboy bunny and glamour model got into a fight with her 25-year-old husband, and...

20 May 2011
07:58 GMT

Serena Williams Forced to Pull Twitter Photo of Herself

Serena Williams has been accused of being a hypocrite after she tweeted a revealing photo of herself. Because she made public the picture after a man was arrested of stalking her, she was forced to pull it from the social networking site, it has emerged. Just recently, a man has been arrested for stalking Serena, a j...

16 May 2011
10:37 GMT

Whitney Houston’s Daughter, Son Caught in Gun Battle, Arrested

Whitney Houston’s 18-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina (Krissi) and the 22-year-old adopted son Nicholas Gordon will soon have to appear in court after being involved in a violent brawl at the beginning of last month.Krissi was extremely drunk at the time of the altercation, while Nicholas took out a gun and wav...

7 May 2011
14:53 GMT

Police Launch Child Abuse Investigation into Nicolas Cage Arrest

A few days ago, actor Nicolas Cage was arrested in New Orleans, after getting in an altercation with his wife Alice over the address of their rental apartment. Police docs reveal there was much more going on that night – and that Cage’s son was also involved. As we also informed you at the time, Cage g...

26 April 2011
10:44 GMT

‘Bed Intruder’ Star Antoine Dodson Arrested for Possession

Antoine Dodson shot to fame when he was interviewed by a local news station over a break-in in his home and an alleged assault on his sister. Since then, he’s been working to launch his career in showbiz, which just came across an obstacle with his recent arrest. Dodson, the man responsible for the “b...

26 April 2011
02:46 GMT

Drunk Nicolas Cage Arrested for Assault on Wife

Actor Nicole Cage got into some trouble over the weekend, when he got into an argument with his wife in New Orleans, and then dared police officers to arrest him for it and for disturbing the peace. That, they did. TMZ reports that the actor had probably been drinking the entire night since, before getting into the a...

18 April 2011
03:41 GMT

Arrest Warrant Issued for Michael Madsen

Actor Michael Madsen, known for his roles in Tarantino’s “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill,” is in trouble again. An arrest warrant has been issued for him after failing to pay approximately $570,000 in child support. This is not the first time that Madsen lands himself in troubled financi...

14 March 2011
06:34 GMT

Christina Aguilera Was So Drunk She Couldn’t Stand, Says Rep

When she was arrested for public intoxication, singer Christina Aguilera was so drunk she couldn’t stand without help, did not know where she was or her own address, a police spokesperson tells Us Magazine.As we also informed you earlier today, last night, Aguilera and her boyfriend Matt Rutler were stopped by ...

2 March 2011
10:58 GMT

Christina Aguilera, Boyfriend Arrested for Public Intoxication, DUI

This should set tongues wagging again about a supposed alcohol problem: last night, Christina Aguilera and boyfriend Matt Rutler were arrested after officers noticed he was driving erratically. Both were booked, but the singer will not be prosecuted. TMZ broke the news that the couple had been partying at a fancy res...

2 March 2011
03:07 GMT

Designer John Galliano Arrested for Assault, Anti-Semitic Tirade

John Galliano, the designer for the House of Dior, was arrested in Paris the other day after attacking a couple in a restaurant and making anti-Semitic comments about them. He has not been charged with anything. The eccentric designer seems to have been slightly intoxicated, but it wasn’t just this that made ...

26 February 2011
05:25 GMT

Mel Gibson Sought ‘Death by Cop’ with DUI Arrest

Mel Gibson’s DUI arrest in 2006, which ended with him hurling anti-Semitic insults at a female police officer, was not a reflection of his true character but rather his way of inviting “death by cop,” it has emerged. As fans must know, back in 2006, the actor was pulled over by police on suspicion o...

3 February 2011
11:11 GMT

Swiss Bank Whistleblower Arrested over WikiLeaks Data Handover

After being fined yesterday for violating Swiss bank secrecy laws, ex-banker Rudolf Elmer was arrested for recently handing over bank records to WikiLeaks.Elmer, 55, was received a fine of 7,200 Swiss francs (around $7,500), suspended for two years, for leaking information about the bank accounts of tax evading Juliu...

20 January 2011
08:39 GMT

Two Koreans Arrested for DDoSing over One Hundred Gambling Sites

Two Korean men were arrested last week for launching distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against a number of 109 online gambling websites on behalf of a criminal gang.According to prosecutors, 32-year-old Lee, the owner of a server co-location company, handled the hosting for a gambling website ran by an Inc...

11 January 2011
06:23 GMT

Miley Cyrus' Email Hacker Arrested for Possession of Stolen Credit Card Details

The teenager who took credit for hacking into Miley Cyrus' Gmail account and leaking risque photos of the underage actress was arrested last week for possession of unauthorized credit card information with intention to defraud.According to the criminal complaint [pdf], Joshua Holly has been investigated by the F...

6 January 2011
07:58 GMT

Anonymous Spokesman Possibly Arrested in Greece

An individual suspected of writing a recent press release on behalf of Anonymous was possibly arrested in Greece after the published document contained his name in the metadata.Last week the Internet was abuzz with news and discussions about distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against PayPal, Visa, Mastercar...

16 December 2010
09:49 GMT

Second Teenager Arrested in the Netherlands for Anonymous-Orchestrated DDoS

Dutch police have arrested another teenager accused of participating in pro-WikiLeaks DDoS attacks organized and carried out by members of the Anonymous group.The 19-year-old suspect was picked up by authorities last Saturday afternoon from his home in Hoogezand-Sappemeer, Groningen, and is said to have participated ...

13 December 2010
02:26 GMT

Credit Card Fraud Ring Busted in Australia

Australian authorities have arrested five men suspected to be members of a fraud gang that used false identifies and counterfeit credit cards to buy goods valued at over $1 million.The Age reports that over 70 police officers executed search warrants on Wednesday at multiple residences in New South Wales (NSW) and So...

10 December 2010
04:59 GMT

Dutch 16-Year-Old Arrested for Anonymous Attacks on MasterCard and PayPal

Dutch authorities have arrested a 16-year-old boy suspected of being involved in the recent Anonymous distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against MasterCard and PayPal.The Dutch Attorney General announced [Google translation] that Anonymous’ Operation Payback attacks were traced back to the Netherlands...

9 December 2010
13:28 GMT


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