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Charges likely in balloon boy hoax

Source: United Press International
Fort Collins : CO : USA | about 1 month ago  
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  • File photo of Richard Heene reacting as he holds his son six-year-old Falcon outside their house in Fort Collins
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  • Falcon Henne, 6, is shown outside his home in Ft. Collins
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An emergency involving a runaway helium-filled balloon, possibly carrying a small boy, was a hoax and a "publicity stunt," Colorado authorities said Sunday. Larimer County, Colo., Sheriff Jim Alderden told reporters in Fort Collins the family of 6-year-old Falcon Heene -- who was found safe in the...
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Posted By elijahturtle elijahturtle | about 1 month ago
It's a shame when parents involve children in their shams. It just shows what kind of character those kids are exposed too.

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