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November 13, 2009 10:05 AM

Balloon Boy Gets His Own iPhone App

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(Mosa Motion Graphics LLC)

NEW YORK - Want to create your very own "balloon boy" hoax? There's an app for that!

Developer Mosa Motion Graphics LLC announced last month that they have developed a new iPhone application called "Balloon Boys" that is inspired by the televised plight of Colorado couple Richard and Mayumi Heene, who are accused of pulling a spectacular hoax by reporting their son was aboard a runaway balloon.

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Tags:: balloon boy ,; apple ,; app ,; itunes ,; richard heene ,; mayumi heene ,; falcon heene ,; jim alderden ,; larimer county ,; sheriff ,; crimesider

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November 11, 2009 10:36 AM

Balloon Boy Sheriff Won't be Charged For Blabbing About Child Welfare Investigation

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Posted by Sammy Rose Saltzman

(AP Photo/Will Powers)

NEW YORK - The Colorado Sheriff who disclosed that "Balloon Boy's" parents, Richard and Mayumi Heene, were being investigated by child welfare will not face criminal charges, according to a special prosecutor.

David Lane, attorney for Richard Heene, father of the infamous "Balloon Boy," claimed the revelation by Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden violated privacy laws.

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Tags:: balloon boy ,; richard heene ,; mayumi heene ,; falcon heene ,; jim alderden ,; larimer county ,; sheriff ,; crimesider

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October 27, 2009 1:42 PM

"Balloon Boy" Family Says Sheriff Talks Too Much; Heene Lawyers Want Criminal Probe

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Posted by Sammy Rose Saltzman

(AP Photo)

NEW YORK - The issue of what may happen to the three children of "balloon-boy" parents Richard and Mayumi Heene has taken a new legal turn.

Lawyers for the Heenes are calling for a "criminal action" against Sheriff James Alderden, accusing him of violating Colorado confidentiality statutes that deal with reports of child abuse or neglect.

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Tags:: richard heene ,; mayumi heene ,; balloon boy ,; hoax ,; falcon ,; colorado ,; larimer county ,; crimesider ,; james alderden

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October 26, 2009 2:45 PM

"Balloon Boy" Sheriff Jim Alderden Blogs About God, Guns, and Gay Rights

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Posted by Ryan Smith

(AP Photo/Will Powers)

FORT COLLINS, Colo. - By now, you have seen his face splashed across your television screen on any number of channels.

Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden, the lawman at the center of the runaway balloon saga, says he's not enjoying the media spotlight, but he has a lot to say and isn’t shy about shooting from the hip on his blog.

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Tags:: jim alderden ,; mayumi heene ,; balloon boy ,; hoax ,; conspirators ,; richard heene ,; falcon heene ,; robert thomas ,; gawker ,; sheriff jim alderden ,; wife swap ,; crimesider

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October 22, 2009 10:27 AM

Will Balloon Boy Mom Mayumi Heene "Go Down with the Ship?"

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Posted by Edecio Martinez

(AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

FORT COLLINS, Colo. - On an episode of ABC's "Wife Swap," Mayumi Heene pounds her fists and shouts in frustration because she believes her co-star isn't paying enough attention to one of his sons.

Off-camera, the mother of Colorado "balloon boy" Falcon Heene is a stoic, hardworking woman who is loyal to her family and sometimes subservient to her husband, those who know her say.

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Tags:: mayumi heene ,; balloon boy ,; hoax ,; conspirators ,; richard heene ,; falcon heene ,; robert thomas ,; gawker ,; sheriff jim alderden ,; wife swap ,; crimesider

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October 21, 2009 6:30 AM

Could Child Protective Services Take Balloon Boy from Richard and Mayumi Heene?

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Posted by Ryan Smith

(ABC)

FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Richard and Mayumi Heene, in all their alleged balloon-boy hoax glory, have been reported to child protective services in Colorado, according to Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden.

Now the question is whether the couple that lost their silver weather balloon will lose their three boys after CPS investigates the children's well-being.

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Tags:: balloon boy ,; hoax ,; conspirators ,; richard heene ,; falcon heene ,; robert thomas ,; gawker ,; sheriff jim alderden ,; wife swap ,; crimesider

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October 20, 2009 10:38 AM

Balloon Boy Story Keeps Floating: Police Question Richard Heene's Associate Robert Thomas

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Posted by Edecio Martinez

(CBS)

FORT COLLINS, Colo. - The "balloon boy" story has now shifted focus to Robert Thomas, an associate of Richard Heene, who claims the two exchanged emails months ago that outlined Heene's plan to create a media sensation by floating a flying saucer-shaped balloon into the sky.

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Tags:: balloon boy ,; hoax ,; conspirators ,; richard heene ,; falcon heene ,; robert thomas ,; gawker ,; sheriff jim alderden ,; wife swap ,; crimesider

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October 19, 2009 4:06 PM

Balloon Boy Dad Richard Heene, Not His First Close Encounter With the Law

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Posted by Edecio Martinez

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NEW YORK - Richard Heene and his wife could soon face felony charges of perpetrating last week's alleged Colorado balloon hoax. But the balloon boy's father is no stranger to criminal charges.

CBS News' Crimesider confirmed with the City Attorney's office in Los Angeles that Heene was arrested in April 1997 and charged with misdemeanor vandalism, vehicle tampering and disturbing the peace.

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Tags:: balloon boy ,; hoax ,; conspirators ,; richard heene ,; falcon heene ,; robert thomas ,; gawker ,; sheriff jim alderden ,; wife swap ,; crimesider

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October 19, 2009 3:29 PM

Balloon Boy Dad Richard Heene Asks if Hillary Clinton is a "Shape-Shifting" Reptilian on YouTube

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Posted by Sammy Rose Saltzman

(YouTube)

NEW YORK - In perhaps the most bizarre "Real or fake" YouTube video created by Richard Heene, the father of the balloon boy asks if Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in fact, a "shape-shifter."

Heene, sitting on his couch with his dog, says that because Clinton looks "reptilian" in some of her television appearances, he is suspicious that she might not be human, and might in fact be changing into various forms.

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Tags:: heene youtube ,; richard heene ,; falcon ,; wife swap ,; balloon boy ,; colorado ,; hillary clinton ,; shape shifter ,; reptilian ,; crimesider

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October 19, 2009 2:02 PM

Richard Heene, Balloon Boy's Father, Wears Bra, Makeup While Ranting on YouTube

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Posted by Sammy Rose Saltzman

(YouTube)

NEW YORK Richard Heene has shared many opinions on his YouTube channel(recently taken down), but one of his most "entertaining" offerings is Heene's rant about makeup, fake breasts, and Britney Spears, during which he puts on women's cosmetics and prances about in a white brassiere.

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Tags:: heene youtube ,; richard heene ,; falcon heene ,; britney spears ,; bra ,; makeup ,; youtube ,; crimesider ,; balloon boy

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All Blog Posts from Crimesider

Balloon Boy Gets His Own iPhone App

Balloon Boy Sheriff Won't be Charged For Blabbing About Child Welfare Investigation

"Balloon Boy" Family Says Sheriff Talks Too Much; Heene Lawyers Want Criminal Probe

"Balloon Boy" Sheriff Jim Alderden Blogs About God, Guns, and Gay Rights

Will Balloon Boy Mom Mayumi Heene "Go Down with the Ship?"

Could Child Protective Services Take Balloon Boy from Richard and Mayumi Heene?

Balloon Boy Story Keeps Floating: Police Question Richard Heene's Associate Robert Thomas

Balloon Boy Dad Richard Heene, Not His First Close Encounter With the Law

Balloon Boy Dad Richard Heene Asks if Hillary Clinton is a "Shape-Shifting" Reptilian on YouTube

Richard Heene, Balloon Boy's Father, Wears Bra, Makeup While Ranting on YouTube

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