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2 cited for shoplifting become crime victims

OGDEN, Utah

Police in Utah say a vehicle was burglarized outside an Ogden store while its owners were being accused of shoplifting from the business.

Police told the Standard-Examiner of Ogden and Deseret News that 36-year-old Eldon Alexander and 47-year-old Korin Vanhouten were released after being cited in the theft of small-ticket items worth about $25 from a WinCo Foods store.

Police say the two then walked into the parking lot and discovered the theft of a stereo amplifier, drum machine and other items valued at about $60 from their vehicle.

Investigators say the two flagged down the officer who cited them as he was leaving the store, and the officer took a crime report from them.

The car burglary occurred while the officer’s car was parked nearby.

Israeli entrepreneur changes his name to Mark Zuckerberg

JERUSALEM

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, meet your Israeli doppelganger: Mark Zuckerberg.

Israeli entrepreneur Rotem Guez says he has legally changed his name to that of Facebook’s CEO, a gimmick meant to persuade the social-networking site to back down from what he says are threats to take legal action against him.

He’s telling Facebook: “If you want to sue me, you’re going to have to sue Mark Zuckerberg.”

He says a lawyer for Facebook pressed him recently to close his online business Like Store, calling it illegal. Like Store promises to enhance companies’ online reputations by offering Facebook users free content accessible only by clicking “like” on the companies’ profiles. The Israeli acknowledged Saturday that his company violates Facebook’s terms of use but says many U.S. companies offer similar services.

Facebook declined to comment specifically on the name change but said it was going after those who violate the company’s terms as part of efforts to protect users.

Defeated mayoral candidate uses Judge Judy in dispute

PHILADELPHIA

The Republican candidate who tried to oust Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter turned to Judge Judy to settle a dispute with her former campaign treasurer.

The Philadelphia Daily News reports that Karen Brown and her former treasurer taped an episode of the TV court show last Monday.

Brown tells the Daily News she lost the case but her opponent, Stuart London, got only $173 of the $825 he said he was owed. The Daily News report says a letter on Judge Judy stationery filed Wednesday in Philadelphia Municipal Court said the matter had been settled.

London declined to discuss the taping, saying he needed the producers’ permission.

Nutter handily beat Brown in November’s election to win a second term.

Associated Press