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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Game Wardens Using Social Media to Catch Poachers

Via HuntingClub.com we get this interesting story. Apparently game wardens are catching up to the rest of the LE community and using Facebook to catch poachers:

You’d think even lowlife game-law violators would know better than to post the results of their dirty deeds on Facebook. Well, they apparently don’t, and that’s why a growing number of state game agencies are successfully using the Internet to track down game and fish bandits and bring them to justice.

It seems that criminals across the board tend to be not too bright no matter what the crime of choice is. There is more:

Authorities say convicted felon Darin Lee Waldo, 43, posted photos of his poaching exploits on his Facebook page, where he got the attention of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Internet Crimes Unit. As a result, Waldo was charged with seven felonies and six misdemeanors related to his illegal activities.
The article goes on to cover more of the dumbest exploits of poachers in 2011... stupid criminals indeed!

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