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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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