While 
most cops protect and serve, former East St. Louis police chief Michael Baxton apparently likes to play.
Baxton pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing four Xbox 360 consoles from the FBI, reports St. Louis news station KSDK.
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FBI arrests 16 in hacker crackdown
‘Anonymous’ may not be 
quite as anonymous as they believed.
The FBI has arrested 16 people as part of a crackdown on the Internet’s best-known hacker group. These come on top of five arrests by British and Dutch police yesterday, which were part of a coordinated effort.
Sony confirms recent hack, calls F.B.I.
Sony Pictures has confirmed that 
it was the victim of a large scale hacking operation this week and says it has called in law enforcement officials to help find the people responsible.
“The cybercrime wave that has affected Sony companies and a number of government agencies, businesses and individuals in recent months has hit Sony Pictures as well,” said Michael Lynton, chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, and co-chairman Amy Pascal in a joint statement. “[Thursday] afternoon a group of criminal hackers known as ‘LulzSec’ claimed to have breached some of our websites. We have confirmed that a breach has occurred and have taken action to protect against further intrusion. We also retained a respected team of experts to conduct the forensic analysis of the attack, which is ongoing.”
Chris Morris: Journalist 