News Source: People.com
| about 1 month ago
Larimer County, Colo., Sheriff Jim Alderden told reporters Sunday the "balloon boy hoax" is real. "It has been determined this was a hoax ," said Alderden, who says no arrests have been made yet and won't until the investigation is complete. The...
News Source: Androscoggin News
| about 1 month ago
Colorado (AFP) – The runaway balloon drama which gripped America was a hoax designed to drum up publicity for a reality television series , police confirmed Sunday. Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden confirmed to reporters that authorities had...
News Source: Orlando Sentinel Online
| about 1 month ago
The balloon incident that sent Colorado authorities scrambling to save a 6-year-old boy who supposedly floated away in a helium balloon was "a hoax," authorities said today. While the family's story seemed plausible at first, the Larimer County...
News Source: Canada.com
| about 1 month ago
Police in Colorado let the air out of the balloon boy saga on Sunday, saying last week's spectacular wild goose chase was the result of a hoax and publicity stunt. Authorities in Larimer County in Colorado told reporters at a news conference Sunday...
News Source: Charlotte Observer Online
| about 1 month ago
Sheriff's deputies are searching the home of a couple caught up in the Colorado balloon saga. Larimer County officials showed up at the Fort Collins home of Richard and Mayumi Heene with a warrant around 10 p.m...Hours earlier, the sheriff announced...
News Source: People.com
| about 1 month ago
After a second interview late Saturday with Richard and Mayumi Heene – the parents of the now-infamous balloon boy – Larimer County, Colo., Sheriff Jim Alderden says that misdemeanor charges will now "likely be filed" against one or both the...