Escaped convict taunts police on Facebook

[BardonGaruda]

An escaped criminal dubbed "the Facebook fugitive" has become an Internet hit, taunting police via the online social networking site and notching up nearly 30,000 "friends" by Thursday. Skip related content

Craig "Lazie" Lynch, 28, absconded from prison in Suffolk, in September, where he had been serving a seven-year term for aggravated burglary.

Over the Christmas holiday season, he has posted pictures of himself posing with turkey and tinsel -- as well as a profile shot of him raising his middle finger in defiance and hints about his location.

On Christmas Day itself, he left a status update saying: "Merry xmas i made it." while on December 27, he wrote: "WAKE UP PEOPLE ITS THE WEEKEND WHERE'S THE PARTY AT?"

But despite a large global following, extensive coverage in the press -- where he got his nickname -- and plans to get special T-shirts made in his honour, some Facebookers are turning against Lynch.

Several groups have been set up with names like "Sightings of Craig 'Lazie' Lynch and "We Hate Craig Lynch", attracting hundreds of members.

He was even moved to add a recent posting defending his reputation: "I got respects and havent touched or robbed no old lady. now move on and find a life."

Police confirmed details of his sentence and escape, adding that they were confident the Craig Lynch featured on Facebook was the on-the-run convict.

"We have got ongoing enquiries to trace him but we're renewing appeals for anyone with information about his physical location to come forward," a police spokeswoman said.

"Facebook is not necessarily a reliable indicator of where he is."

Thought this was pretty funny.

[Blabj]

Things that are wrong with the UK.

Solution: Death penalty.

[The Stig]

Surely they can IP track him, I doubt he's that smart...

[Callisto]

He was even moved to add a recent posting defending his reputation: "I got respects and havent touched or robbed no old lady.

nt

[Qalbert]

Solution: Send him 2332234 Mafia Wars/Farm Town invites until he kills himself.

[Cephius]

Surely they can IP track him, I doubt he's that smart...

That depends on if Facebook logs IP addresses, and I'm not sure they do. They probably just log where you registered from. This guy also may be posting from a library or stolen mobile phone or from any number of locations, he probably isn't posting from where he's staying.

[Mizango]

Surely they can IP track him, I doubt he's that smart...

All they have to do is create a GUI interface using visual basic and track the escapee's IP address.

[BerenTebogo]

Solution: Send him 2332234 Mafia Wars/Farm Town invites until he kills himself.

And this is why I don't facebook.

[NynJa]

That depends on if Facebook logs IP addresses, and I'm not sure they do. They probably just log where you registered from. This guy also may be posting from a library or stolen mobile phone or from any number of locations, he probably isn't posting from where he's staying.

Any connection made to a server is tracked via IP, they would be absurdly foolish not to.

[Valisk]

All they have to do is create a GUI interface using visual basic and track the escapee's IP address.

Miz telling us how to catch his uncle.

[Cephius]

All they have to do is create a GUI interface using visual basic and track the escapee's IP address.

Is this the part where Gus Grissom tells that hot scientist chick to track the IP, and the computer pops up a 16-digit (?) IP address with the exact name and address of the perp

I always enjoy that

[Mizango]

They have his IP logged in an IP criminal database.

[Mizango]

Miz telling us how to catch his uncle.

lol

[Cephius]

http://imgur.com/prFIq.jpg

BAM GOT U BITCH

[Qalbert]

Now enhance!

[Deadgye]

And this is why I don't facebook.

You can block applications permanently.

he probably isn't posting from where he's staying.

This. If you're doing something shady on the internet, you always drive to a random place and use someone's unsecured wireless.

[Akucaen]

All they have to do is create a GUI interface using visual basic and track the escapee's IP address.

That plus the other gold below your post: Fucking lol. That show is so terrible in so many ways, but it's still good in a few.

[Chicomagiko]

All they have to do is create a GUI interface using visual basic and track the escapee's IP address.

I chuckled heartily.

Edit: The video clip where this is from is quite possibly the funniest thing I've seen for 2009.

[Heavencloud]

or -

[Chun Liroy]

SEPH ESCAPED FROM JAIL LOL