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Published on: January 5, 2023

Man Used “Office Space” Scam to Steal from Employer

A software engineer from Seattle who was reportedly largely influenced by the movie “Office Space” is facing charges after he allegedly pilfered over $300,000 from his former employer by editing the software.

Last Spring, Zulily.com noticed that there was an issue with the way their checkout system was operating.

According to reports, they learned that some of the charges from purchases and shipping fees were incorrect. They also found that the price of some of their merchandise had been lowered.

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Published on: April 11, 2022

Southwest Passenger Openly Masturbated for an Hour During Flight

by Staycie R. Sena

A man allegedly masturbated on a flight in front of the woman in the seat next to him for about an hour and reportedly said that he did not think it was wrong for him to do so.

On April 2, Antonio Sherrodd McGarity was taking a two-and-a-half-hour flight from Seattle to Phoenix.

At the start of the approximately two-and-a-half-hour flight, McGarity was sitting next to a female passenger.

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Published on: October 23, 2021

Store Owner’s Lego Theft Scheme Blocked by Police

by Staycie R. Sena

The owner of a store in Seattle is facing charges after allegedly taking part in a theft scheme involving more than $10,000 in stolen LEGO sets.

Last July, the authorities were alerted about a string of thefts taking place at a store in downtown Seattle. The suspect reportedly stole pricey LEGO sets each time they came into the establishment.

Most of the sets were from the Star Wars “Mandalorian” collection. The store estimated the value of the allegedly stolen goods at over $10,000.

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Published on: September 13, 2017

California Flight Passenger Fortuitously Outs Alleged Child Molester

by Staycie R. Sena

Authorities reported that an observant airline passenger aboard a flight from Seattle, WA to San Jose. CA spotted a man sitting in the seat in front of her allegedly sending alarming texts regarding child sexual assault. The screen display was large enough that she was able to capture photographic evidence of the conversation, and she alerted the flight crew about the incident.

The suspect, 56-year-old Michael Keller, was spied sending text messages to 50-year-old Gail Burnworth consisting of details about molesting children. Both Kellar and Burnworth are residents of Tacoma, Washington where Burnworth provides babysitting services. Police speculated this is what gave Kellar access to the victims: two children ages 5 and 7. The relationship between the suspects currently remains unknown.

After the passenger, who has chosen to remain anonymous, spoke with the flight attendant on board the law enforcement at the San Jose airport was notified. When Kellar disembarked the plane he was taken into custody immediately. Seattle police arrested Burnworth.

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