Craigslist

For sale: painstakingly restored Vietnam War-era Marine helicopter. Records missing, but mounts, gun replicas and rocket pods included. The blades spin, but the 1965 UH-1E Huey gunship is not flyable. To view, visit Cevon McLean's backyard in Lothian. "Everyone said, 'Why'd you buy that?'" McLean said. "Well, because I could. " Last month, McLean posted the "pinnacle" of his collection on Craigslist for $175,000. So far, a man has offered to trade him a Learjet for McLean's piece of military history.

A 16-year-old Belcamp boy has been arrested and charged as an adult in connection with a Craigslist robbery earlier this month. Rodney Parker Jr., 16, of the 1300 block of Liriope Court, is charged with armed robbery, robbery and theft. He was arrested near his home by detectives at about 6 p.m. Wednesday, according to a press release from the Harford County Sheriff's Office. On April 6 at 11:30 p.m., sheriff's deputies were sent to the 1300 block of Riverside Parkway and met with a Baltimore man who said that earlier in the day he had responded to a Craigslist advertisement in which he offered to buy a cell phone listed for sale, according to the release.

Shopping on Craigslist can yield bargains, but here are two tools I discovered via Lifehacker to help with your search. Rather than click through each individual listing that shows up in your search, use Craiggers to quickly navigate. The site displays your results in the same window, so you can quickly click down the list until you find a viable option. Lifehacker also recommends HeyCraig , a site that lets you set up email alerts for searches in your city.

For sale: painstakingly restored Vietnam War-era Marine helicopter. Records missing, but mounts, gun replicas and rocket pods included. The blades spin, but the 1965 UH-1E Huey gunship is not flyable. To view, visit Cevon McLean's backyard in Lothian. "Everyone said, 'Why'd you buy that?'" McLean said. "Well, because I could. " Last month, McLean posted the "pinnacle" of his collection on Craigslist for $175,000. So far, a man has offered to trade him a Learjet for McLean's piece of military history.

A 34-year-old La Plata man pleaded guilty Friday to peddling phony Viagra on Craigslist, after the four-month scheme was discovered by an undercover investigator working for pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Corp. Dwayne Alan Skiles faces up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine at his sentencing, scheduled for Dec. 20, the Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office said. His 28-year-old co-defendant, Sarah Ann Basley Knott, of Waldorf, was sentenced to two years probation in August.

BOSTON - - A former medical student accused of killing a 25-year-old masseuse he met through Craigslist has been indicted by a grand jury. Philip Markoff's indictment on charges of first-degree murder and other crimes moves his case from district court to Superior Court, where he is scheduled to be arraigned today. The indictments were returned late Thursday and announced Sunday. He was indicted for the April 14 shooting of 25-year-old Julissa Brisman of New York, who advertised on the "exotic services" section of Craigslist at the Boston Marriott Copley Place hotel.

A 20-year-old man was assaulted and robbed at gunpoint of $4,500 in cash after responding to a Craigslist advertisement for a vehicle for sale Saturday, according to police. After communicating with the person who posted the advertisement, the man and two of his adult male relatives arrived about 3 p.m. at the intersection of Eutaw Place and Laurens Street in the Bolton Hill neighborhood for an arranged meeting, police said. There, two men with guns robbed the man of the cash and assaulted him and his two relatives, police said.

A pregnant woman and her husband have been charged with prostitution after advertising sex on a popular Web site with the mother-to-be for $300, Anne Arundel County police said yesterday. Diane Carmine Cornwell, 34, and Jesse Woodrow Cornwell III, 32, had posted an ad on Craigslist that described the woman as pregnant, said Cpl. Sara Schriver, a police spokeswoman. An undercover officer arrested the couple Monday after Jesse Cornwell welcomed him into their Pasadena home. The arrests stemmed from one of two prostitution stings set up by the department's vice unit that day. Craigslist and other online classified sites have become a popular marketplace for sex workers and their clients; fees are established after the two parties make contact.

Wesley Myers used Craigslist to sell his $8,000 Honda motorcycle and watched as the man who came to buy ended up stealing it. The victim's mother, Barbara Myers, used Craigslist to get the bike back a few days later. The middleman was a Baltimore County police detective who uses the Internet swap-shop to hunt for tips on everything from stolen cars to stolen tractors, finding a treasure-trove of pilfered vehicles popping up for sale in the unregulated world of cyberspace. "People steal and post it on Craigslist," said Cpl. Steve Sunderland of the Baltimore Regional Auto Theft Team.

Since opening his Dreamteam Ink tattoo and piercing studio in 2009 in Randallstown, James "JJ" Joseph, 26, has kept an open mind as to what customers could use for payment. In addition to cash, he's received flat-screen TVs, car audio equipment, jewelry, laptops, cell phones and more. About four weeks ago, a happy client not only helped spread the word on his business, but gave him a $1,200 Teacup Yorkie puppy he named Tank. This does not strike him as unusual. "Bartering has become very popular lately.

A woman who police said ran down a Bolton Hill street firing a pistol into the air while chasing a man who had just robbed her boyfriend at gunpoint was ordered jailed Wednesday on $35,000 bail. The .40-caliber Beretta that Keyna Oduyoye told police she used to scare off two attackers Monday night on Bolton Street was registered legally, authorities said, but the Randallstown woman lacked a permit to carry the weapon. The couple had set up a meeting with the men to buy a car advertised on Craigslist.

The couple in search of a car found the sedan they wanted for sale on Craigslist for $4,000. They arranged a meeting Monday night on a street in Bolton Hill lined with 19th-century rowhouses. But Baltimore police said both the seller and the buyer took guns to the transaction. And when one of the men who posted the ad drew his weapon and demanded money from the prospective buyer, police said his female acquaintance pulled her own gun and fired into the air. The gunman dropped his weapon on Bolton Street and the woman gave chase, "firing her weapon numerous times indiscriminately in the air," said city police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.

A 20-year-old man was assaulted and robbed at gunpoint of $4,500 in cash after responding to a Craigslist advertisement for a vehicle for sale Saturday, according to police. After communicating with the person who posted the advertisement, the man and two of his adult male relatives arrived about 3 p.m. at the intersection of Eutaw Place and Laurens Street in the Bolton Hill neighborhood for an arranged meeting, police said. There, two men with guns robbed the man of the cash and assaulted him and his two relatives, police said.

A man suspected in a rash of recent Craigslist robberies was taken into custody at a downtown library, where police say he was using a computer - possibly to set up more attacks. David E. Brown, 26, is accused of orchestrating at least four robberies that took place in the 3500 block of Callaway Avenue, a residential street in Northwest Baltimore. Two attacks occurred last year, in August and November, but two others were reported to police this month. Detectives were interviewing Brown to determine if he was involved in any other incidents, and charges were pending.

A man claiming to be selling watches, coins and other items on Craigslist - the Internet version of classified ads - has lured four people to a residential street in Northwest Baltimore and robbed them at gunpoint, according to city police. Two attacks occurred last year, in August and November, but two others were reported to police this month. Police said they believe all the hold-ups are linked - they're occurring in mid-afternoon in the same block on Callaway Avenue, lined with single family homes and green lawns near Ashburton.

Bellemore Road 900 block at 1 p.m. Feb. 29. Jewelry, silverware stolen from residence by babysitter and pawned. East Belvedere Avenue 1100 block, between 3 48 and 5:20 p.m. Feb, 29. Cash stolen from residence. Method of entry unknown. West Belvedere Avenue 2400 block, between 6:40 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Feb. 28. Garmin GPS stolen from vehicle. 2400 block at 7:58 a.m. Feb. 29. Tom-Tom GPS stolen from vehicle. Incident recorded on video surveillance camera.

Since opening his Dreamteam Ink tattoo and piercing studio in 2009 in Randallstown, James "JJ" Joseph, 26, has kept an open mind as to what customers could use for payment. In addition to cash, he's received flat-screen TVs, car audio equipment, jewelry, laptops, cell phones and more. About four weeks ago, a happy client not only helped spread the word on his business, but gave him a $1,200 Teacup Yorkie puppy he named Tank. This does not strike him as unusual. "Bartering has become very popular lately.

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Since opening his Dreamteam Ink tattoo and piercing studio in 2009 in Randallstown, James "JJ" Joseph, 26, has kept an open mind as to what customers could use for payment. In addition to cash, he's received flat-screen TVs, car audio equipment, jewelry, laptops, cell phones and more. About four weeks ago, a happy client not only helped spread the word on his business, but gave him a $1,200 Teacup Yorkie puppy he named Tank. This does not strike him as unusual. "Bartering has become very popular lately.

Since opening his Dreamteam Ink tattoo and piercing studio in 2009 in Randallstown, James "JJ" Joseph, 26, has kept an open mind as to what customers could use for payment. In addition to cash, he's received flat-screen TVs, car audio equipment, jewelry, laptops, cell phones and more. About four weeks ago, a happy client not only helped spread the word on his business, but gave him a $1,200 Teacup Yorkie puppy he named Tank. This does not strike him as unusual. "Bartering has become very popular lately.