One morning, a California couple took their dog for a walk around their property – something they’d done many times before. But on this morning walk, one of them noticed something strange. The woman spotted a rusted tin can sticking out of the ground. As they dug the can out of the dirt, the couple […]

If you’ve ever done an internet search on your own name, and city where you live, you may have been surprised. Most people are shocked to find out how much information about them is freely available online. Not to mention, the amount of that information that is wrong. “People search” websites such as Spokeo, White […]

An unreliable trigger can be frustrating to a shooter, create accuracy problems, and in rare occasions, be deadly. For example, in the summer of 2011, Zachary S. and his younger brother Justin were alone at home in Columbia, Miss. Zach was holding his Remington Model 700 deer rifle, which was loaded. Justin was sitting in […]

Imagine getting an invoice from the IRS claiming that you owe $100 in taxes for Covid-19 tax relief. The e-mail might read something like, “You have been awarded a $10,000 government grant.” It may go on to say that to get your grant you must provide your banking account information and pay a $100 tax. […]

Garrison Courtney worked for the federal government as a public affairs official. But Courtney, along with his five aliases, will now spend the next seven years in federal prison. His crime? He lied about working on a highly-classified intelligence program. He told people he was a covert CIA officer engaged in significant national security work. […]

The Nest Thermostat is a smart thermostat that is Wi-Fi enabled. It allows users to control it from their smartphone, tablet, or computer – even when they aren’t home. Unfortunately, Nest users learned how smart devices can fail the cold, hard way. One evening, Nest’s thermostats suffered a software bug that drained the battery on […]

Carol and Alan C. live in a quiet neighborhood in Modesto, CA. One weekend, they had visitors in town who were staying in an RV parked in the driveway. Around 5 a.m. one morning, an intruder broke into the motorhome through the main door. The RV was equipped with an alarm system that woke the […]

Frank T.’s beloved 17-year-old, long-haired dachshund dog had recently died, and he wanted a new puppy. But, he couldn’t find any local breeders with puppies available. So, he began scrolling through pictures of puppies for sale online and found a dachshund puppy named Pippa. At first, the seller responded to Frank’s e-mail with follow up […]

In September 2020, Paul C. and his wife, Barbara were arrested after an armed standoff at their Utah home. The couple were evicted from their home, but moved back in without permission, and said they would never leave. It all started because the pair did not file tax returns from 1999-2005. They owed more than […]

The The Clark County School District is the fifth-largest school district in the U.S. with about 320,000 students. This year, because of the pandemic, the first day of school was supposed to consist of online classes. But the first day was nothing but anxiety and frustration for many students and parents. Many students were unable […]