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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

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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 19, 2009 12:09 PM

Balloon Boy Dad Richard Heene Thinks World Will End in 2012; Will He Be Out of Jail by Then?

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Posted by Sammy Rose Saltzman

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NEW YORK - Will Richard Heene, the father of the now-infamous balloon boy, be out of jail in time to see the world end on Dec. 21, 2012—a fear he discussed on his YouTube web show, "Psyience Detectives"?

Heene and his colleagues Barbara Slusser and Scott Stevens, a meteorologist, had a lengthy panel-style conversation about the ancient Mayan prophesy which states the world will end on Dec. 21, 2012.

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Tags:: richard heene ,; mayumi heene ,; heene youtube ,; falcon heene ,; balloon boy ,; colorado ,; wife swap ,; crimesider ,; hoax

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October 16, 2009 1:45 PM

Balloon Boy Falcon Heene 911 Call Released

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Posted by Neil Katz

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

NEW YORK - A 911 call from 6-year-old "balloon boy" Falcon Heene's home has been obtained by CBS News.

In the call, the boy's parents, Mayumi Heene and Richard Heene, sound frantic.

Mayumi Heene cries softly as she begs the 911 operator for someone "to get my son."

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Tags:: balloon boy ,; falcon heene ,; richard heene ,; mayumi heene ,; wife swap ,; crimesider ,; hoax

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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?"

Balloon Boy Dad Richard Heene Thinks World Will End in 2012; Will He Be Out of Jail by Then?

Balloon Boy Falcon Heene 911 Call Released

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