John Ludwig goes to prison

Judge sentences him to three years in prison for violating probation

JANUARY 19, 2012 2:09 p.m. Comments (0)

John Ludwig avoided jail time when he plowed his Maserati through a house, killing the homeowner watching television on his couch. But a November argument with his wife is sending him to prison.

Circuit Judge C. Victor Pyle revoked Ludwig’s probation and sentenced him to three years in prison.

“It appears to me you have a very serious problem with anger,” Pyle told Ludwig before the sentence. Continue reading...

Greg Beckner / Staff

New Year’s DUI arrests increase here

Sheriff's office makes 29 arrests over the weekend

JANUARY 5, 2012 1:32 p.m. Comments (0)

Greenville County Sheriff’s deputies were out in full force over the New Year’s weekend to find people who partook in too much holiday fun.

And find them they did.

From Wednesday through Sunday, the Sheriff’s Office’s traffic division made 29 arrests for driving under the influence, according to spokesman Zack Hinton. That’s up from 18 DUI arrests during the same period last year. Continue reading...

Scammers dial in their caller ID skills

Illicit telemarketers use software to create false caller IDs

DECEMBER 21, 2011 6:01 p.m. Comments (0)

Scam artists increasingly are tapping into a growing trend by telemarketers to disguise their real identity and phone numbers by using computer software that enables them to generate a false caller ID.

It is illegal, under federal law, for telemarketers to use a false caller ID or robocalls. The federal trade commission has reported a spike in consumer complaints about robocalling. In September the agency got 140,000 complaints more than double the 61,000 of September a year ago.

Law enforcement officials say it is now easy to route a call onto the Internet and back into the public phone network. This masks the calls true origin. There is also free software or inexpensive services that can be used to create telephone aliases. Continue reading...

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