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So a fake twitter account will get your home raided now.
Posted on 4/18/14 at 9:59 pm
Posted on 4/18/14 at 9:59 pm
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Police trying to find out who was behind a fake Twitter account set up in the name of Peoria's mayor have raided a home and seized computers.
Three people at the home were taken for questioning, as were two others who were met by police at their workplaces.
The (Peoria) Journal Star reports that the raid was carried out Tuesday by seven plainclothes officers.
No arrests were made in connection with the Twitter account, but one of the residents was charged with possession of marijuana.
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"They just asked me about the Twitter account, if I knew anything about it," Michelle Pratt, 27, a resident who was in the shower when officers arrived at the door, said, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. "They brought me in like I was a criminal."
The Twitter account was set up recently under the handle @Peoriamayor. It included a photo of Mayor Jim Ardis and tweets about sex and drugs.
Police Chief Steve Settingsgaard says officers were investigating it as a possible case of impersonating a public official.
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Posted on 4/18/14 at 10:01 pm to Alahunter
Mr mayor got tbutthurt.
Posted on 4/18/14 at 10:04 pm to Alahunter
Well duh. It might be unwise to impersonate someone who can send the popo to knock down your fricking door.
Posted on 4/18/14 at 10:42 pm to Alahunter
Unfortunately, this sounds like some nonsense that the political leadership would order in my own municipality. On the upside, our CID Lieutenant (who checks every search and arrest warrant) is a lawyer and would tell them "I wouldn't do that shite if I were you."
Posted on 4/19/14 at 8:47 am to Alahunter
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impersonating a public official
Unless they used twitter to garner something a public official would get them, seems more like parody of a public figure. Ridiculous for them to be able to do this.
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