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Colton Harris-Moore

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    May 3, 2012

    Barefoot Bandit Transferred Out of Solitary Confinement ... But Sent to Aberdeen

    The Associated Press is reporting that Colton Harris-Moore - known the world over as the Barefoot Bandit - has been transferred out of solitary confinement at the Walla Walla State Penitentiary and moved to the medium security Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen.

  • Arts

    April 4, 2012

    The Weekly Wire: This Week's Recommended Events

    The Associated Press is reporting that Colton Harris-Moore - known the world over as the Barefoot Bandit - has been transferred out of solitary confinement at the Walla Walla State Penitentiary and moved to the medium security Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen.

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    March 28, 2012

    Bob Friel

    The Associated Press is reporting that Colton Harris-Moore - known the world over as the Barefoot Bandit - has been transferred out of solitary confinement at the Walla Walla State Penitentiary and moved to the medium security Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen.

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Six 1/2 More Years for the 'Barefoot Bandit' Who Tells Judge, 'I Should Have Died Years Ago'

    A Seattle federal judge today meted out a 78-month sentence for Colton Harris-Moore, whose infamous two year cross-country crime spree of burglaries and airplane theft has made him, for better or worse, something of a national legend. Songs were written about him, and he got a Facebook page. Books a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    'Barefoot Bandit' Calls Island County Sheriff Mark Brown 'King Swine'

    We all remember the lengthy and poignant letter Colton Harris-Moore (aka "Barefoot Bandit") submitted to a judge before he was sentenced last month to seven years in prison. Harris-Moore doesn't seem as sorry any longer for his two-year crime spree, most of it on his hometown of Camano Island. New f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Colton Harris-Moore, Barefoot Bandit, Gets Seven-Year Sentence for 'Crimes of Necessity'

    Harris-Moore​In slippers and socks, the Barefoot Bandit listened quietly and answered softly when asked by Island County Court Judge Vickie Churchill if he understood the charges - 33 in all - and if he agreed with them. Yes he said each time. Then "I find you guilty as charged," Churchill fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    Colton Harris-Moore, Barefoot Bandit, Lands Paltry $1.3 Million Movie Deal

    ​With much humility and promises that "I won't make a dime off it," Camano Island's own Colton Harris-Moore, aka the Barefoot Bandit, accepted a movie deal for $1.3 million. Didn't he hear that Casey Anthony got offered that much for just an interview and half that for taking her clothes off?

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Barefoot Bandit Colton Harris-Moore to Plead Guilty to Seven Federal Charges

    ​After weeks of wrangling, federal prosecutors and defense attorneys finally hashed out a plea agreement for Colton Harris-Moore the 20-year-old "Barefoot Bandit." He'll plead guilty to seven charges at a hearing today.

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2011

    Colton Harris-Moore, Barefoot Bandit, Breaks Leg Playing Jail Volleyball

    ​Jail is a dangerous place. There are fights, stabbings, rapes, and, if you're infamous international joy-ride thief Colton Harris-Moore, aka the Barefoot Bandit, there are sports-related injuries.

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Those Seeking Rights to Tell 'Barefoot Bandit' Story Will Need to Send Check to the Federal Government

    ​Because Colton Harris-Moore, the young man whose now-legendary criminal exploits have captivated the world, no longer owns the rights to his story.

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Court Documents: Plea Bargain Coming for The Barefoot Bandit Colton Harris-Moore

    Image source​America's favorite folk hero/criminal, Colton Harris-Moore a.k.a. The Barefoot Bandit, is about to plead guilty to a variety of federal and local charges, according documents filed yesterday in Western Washington federal court. A joint motion by federal prosecutors and Harris-Moor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Colton Harris-Moore Reward Gets Split Five Ways for $2,000 Apiece

    ​Jordan Sackett, Ronald Billiot, Patrick Young, Ben Johnson and Kenny Strachan each thought they'd walk away with a $10,000 bag of silver for turning in Colton Harris-Moore the teenage Camano Island-raised "Barefoot Bandit." There was haggling over who was more deserving of the reward and whos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Colton Harris-Moore, Indicted on Five Federal Charges, Seattle Still Left With Lame Ass Burglars

    ​Colton Harris-Moore, the infamous "Barefoot Bandit" knew how to do it. He stole private planes, sports cars, and boats. He broke into people's homes just to eat ice cream. When he finally got caught, he was in the freaking Bahamas. Unfortunately, since his capture in July and his indictment o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Is Gig Harbor Bear The New Barefoot Bandit?

    ​The notorious Barefoot Bandit, a.k.a. Colton Harris-Moore, was indicted yesterday on five federal charges and could be going to prison for a very long time. His absence has left a void in heroic and untraceable criminals in Washington. So now that it's been four days since a bear attacked a w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Harley Davidson Ironwing, Friend of Barefoot Bandit, Arrested for Cheese Theft Gone Wrong

    ​Harley Davidson Ironwing is the Andrew Ridgeley to Colton Harris-Moore's George Michael. While the Barefoot Bandit was doing his best modern-Jesse James impression by hot-wiring a Cessna and crash-landing it in the Caribbean, his accomplice with the cool name was getting busted by Camano Isla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    Barefoot Bandit Reward Just as Elusive as Barefoot Bandit

    ​Who's responsible for helping capture Barefoot Bandit Colton Harris-Moore? Is it Kenny, the Bahamian security guard who called 911 when he saw the 19-year-old run by on a resort dock? Is it Frederick "Fine Threads" Neely, the taxi driver whose friend was the first one to alert the FBI to Harr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Steven Slater, JetBlue Flight Attendant Turned Folk Hero, Is No Colton Harris-Moore

    ​Call Steven Slater a hero, if you must. The JetBlue flight attendant who cussed out a rude passenger, grabbed a few beers, then slid down the plane's emergency chute while it was still taxiing certainly found a memorable way to take his job and shove it -- right down to the fact that he was b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    Colton Harris-Moore's Legal Defense: I Didn't Have Any Fun

    ​If you think Colton Harris-Moore had fun living in the woods, hot-wiring and destroying just about every form of conveyance imaginable and seeing his name become globally synonymous with Huck Finn-style hijinks -- all while making a bunch of country cops and FBI agents look like asthmatic fat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Barefoot Bandit Colton Harris-Moore's Final Moments On the Run (VIDEO)

    ​Moments before he was captured in the Bahamas in a stolen boat, Barefoot Bandit Colton Harris-Moore was caught on camera. After the jump check out the surveillance video, complete with bumbling Bahamian authorities trying to coordinate their pursuit and high-fiving, vacationing frat boys, toa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    Colton Harris-Moore's Sad Childhood Explained in Two Sentences

    ​If you want to know how Colton Harris-Moore went from a foraging island ne'er do well to an international fugitive, you can't do any better than Vernal Coleman's November cover story, "Catch Me If You Camp." But if you're just too busy to read a well-nuanced, deeply-reported feature, and want ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    "Barefoot Bandit" Boat For Sale On eBay, Bullet Holes and All

    ​William Sport and his wife were on a late-night walk when they crossed paths with an international fugitive. It was midnight at a resort in the Bahamas, and the former pilot had just tied up his yacht and smaller powerboat when a young, hooded kid sprinted past them. Sport didn't think much o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Colton Harris-Moore Captured in the Bahamas

    ​UPDATE: Colton pleads guilty to a lesser charge in the Bahamas. Colton Harris-Moore has been eluding police since walking away from a Renton juvenile detention facility two years ago. We profiled his post-escape airplane and boat stealing exploits last year. He's since embarked on a cross-co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    The FBI Was Investigating Colton Harris-Moore Before They Said They Weren't

    ​Even with his police-evading, transporting-stolen-property-across-state-lines antics, Camano Island's least favorite son has never rated very high on the FBI's list of priorities. That's always been the agency's official line, anyway. But now that the manhunt for Colton Harris-Moore has gone ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Colton Harris-Moore Is In the Bahamas?

    ​Someone in Indiana is missing a Cessna. And someone in the Bahamas just noticed a small plane wash up off shore. If you're thinking that these two incidents, separated as they are by thousands of miles, are somehow connected, and somehow related to Barefoot Bandit Colton Harris-Moore's cross- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    Colton Harris-Moore, Philanthropist?

    ​Colton Harris-Moore has been pegged as a misguided, albeit elusive, public nuisance. But did you know that he also has a soft spot for animals? Police in Raymond, Washington say that the Barefoot Burglar took a moment in his busy police evading schedule to make a charitable donation to a loca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Colton Harris-Moore Is In Oregon?

    ​Elusive boy bandit Colton Harris-Moore was last spotted by security tape on Lopez Island on May 15, milling around on a marina right before a boat was stolen. But now a string of crimes in a sleepy coastal Oregon town has some authorities thinking that the Barefoot Burglar is slowly making hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Mike Rocha, Everett Bounty Hunter, Volunteers to Catch Colton Harris-Moore

    Fortunately for Harris-Moore, Boba Fett doesn't work pro-bono.​The bounty hunting profession taken some hits image-wise these last few years--mostly because of this guy. So, to help rehab the the industry's reputation, Mike Rocha, owner of the Bail Enforcement Agency in Everett says he's hopin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    Colton Harris-Moore Haters Now Have a Home on the Web

    For the frustrated Camano Islander in your life.​Looking for a spot to excise some Colton Harris-Moore-related frustration without being sucked into an online flame war with one of his legions of fanboys? Take heart. There is now a place for you in cyberspace. Previously, some Camano Islande ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Colton Harris-Moore Has Had a Big Effect on Camano Island, But Not as Big as the Media Covering Him

    Things tend to change once these guys show up.​An anonymous reader responds to Camano Islanders Vent Frustration Over Colton Harris Moore...in Song. "One of the things a lot of folks don't see in this Colton saga is the role of the press and the media down here on South Camano Island and no d ... More >>

  • News

    April 21, 2010

    Teen Fugitive Colton Harris-Moore Appears Headed for the Big Screen. But Will He Cash In?

    Things tend to change once these guys show up.​An anonymous reader responds to Camano Islanders Vent Frustration Over Colton Harris Moore...in Song. "One of the things a lot of folks don't see in this Colton saga is the role of the press and the media down here on South Camano Island and no d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Colton Harris-Moore May Get the Hollywood Treatment, But Not Necessarily Hollywood Dollars

    Won't you fly, free bird?​It's already been established that there's potentially a lot of scratch to be made from a Hollywood treatment of the Colton Harris-Moore saga. Which is the likely reason behind Fox's purchase of the rights to "Taking Flight: The Hunt for a Young Outlaw," Orcas Island ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    The Colton Harris-Moore Movie Is One Step Closer to Being Real

    Just throw these two in a stolen Cessna and you've got your film.​Ever since he hot-wired his first plane way back in October, we've been making the very unoriginal argument that Barefoot Burglar Colton Harris-Moore would be the perfect subject for a big Hollywood film. Now we're one step clos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Colton Harris-Moore Merchandise Now Available

    Tracks of a thief? Or just an attempt to capitalize on a growing legend?​Forget souvenir t-shirts. Now, if you want a piece of Barefoot Burglar memorabilia, you can get it in the form of footprints. An Orcas Island woman who believes Colton Harris-Moore took a few fortuitous steps outside of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    Colton Harris-Moore Makes Headlines Even When He Does Nothing

    The kid already gets enough press.​At this point, authorities on Orcas Island should lay low and not say a peep about Colton Harris-Moore until he's snugly in cuffs in the back of a squad car. Because their current strategy of announcing their failures to the world is like Miracle-Gro for the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    ABC News: Police Believe Colton Harris-Moore Has Struck Again; San Juan County Sheriff: Nu-Uh

    A national news outlet says Harris-Moore may have tried to steal another airplane.​As previously noted, Colton Harris-Moore's reputation makes him the implied, if not official, suspect in any crime that fits his m.o. Case in point: ABC News reports today that police have centered on Harris-Mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Has Colton Harris-Moore Been Captured?

    If Colton is indeed in custody, dollars to donuts says that he ain't smiling​Answer: Nope. Update after the jump. There's a rumor going around that after nearly two years of being screwed with by a surprisingly elusive teen, the law enforcement agencies of northwest Washington have finally ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Colton Harris-Moore Named "Person of Interest" in Orcas Island Plane Theft

    Call him mint jelly, cuz Colton Harris Moore is still on the lamb​Old adage about gangstas: the real ones don't retire. Something in their wiring makes them allergic to the non-felonious lifestyle preferred by you, me and the rest of the square population. Same goes for young serial burglars w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    Time Names Barefoot Burglar Colton Harris-Moore America's Most Wanted Teenage Bandit

    The Barefoot Burglar may soon be a house-hold name, but that doesn't mean these shirts are flying off the shelves.​Ya know that feeling you get when that little local indie band you once saw play in front of 11 drunks and a border collie named Sam hits Billboard's Top 10? That's sort of how it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Former Accomplice to Colton Harris-Moore: Keep Running

    Harley Davidson Ironwing, future life coach​A big tip of the hat to the reporters at the Everett Herald whose diligent coverage of the Colton Harris-Moore saga has given us a jailhouse interview with the teenage burglar's former accomplice, Harley Davidson Ironwing. And what have we learned f ... More >>

  • News

    November 25, 2009

    Cover Story: Catch Me If You Camp

    Evading cops on Camano, “barefoot burglar” Colton Harris-Moore is the rugged Northwest’s answer to Frank Abagnale Jr.

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Colton Harris-Moore Profiled in L.A. Times

    Or maybe she didn't.​The West Coast's biggest paper sent a reporter to Camano Island to learn more about Barefoot Burglar Colton Harris-Moore. What did they find out? Well along with what we already knew about the teen fugitive -- that he likes to steal and crash land Cessnas, has a folk song ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Colton Harris-Moore Wanted...on Craigslist

    ​From the encouragable bastards running the Colton Harris-Moore Fan Club comes this Craigslist post in search of (what else?) the baby-faced burglar: Colton Harris Moore - $5000 (Camano Island) Wanted 1 fairly used with no scratches Colton Harris Moore . Perferr an unshaven model with pubesa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Colton Harris-Moore Comes out of the Woods?

    Camano Island folk say this guy is on the job again.​It's been weeks since we've heard from Camano Island's Barefoot Burglar, Colton Harris-Moore. But now one long-suffering victim says he's back. Maxine Kostelyk, who lives on the appropriately named "Camp Run Amok," says Moore has broken in ... More >>

  • News

    November 4, 2009

    The Runaway’s Essentials

    Bear mace, gay porn, and other items on Colton Harris-Moore’s shopping list.

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    Colton Harris-Moore's Friend Has the World's Coolest Name (And a New Charge for the Rap Sheet)

    His name is so good, you're gonna have to wait 'til after the jump.​Barefoot Burglar Colton Harris-Moore owes it to the world to start a posse. That's the only logical conclusion one can come to after this latest news, that the teen-aged robber's longtime running partner (with the greatest nam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    Things You Find Out While Reading Colton Harris-Moore's Police File

    What does twink porn, bear mace and a credit card have in common...Colton Harris-Moore's police report​Teenage boys generally aren't what you would call frugal. But then most teenage boys aren't notorious serial burglars hiding out from police in the forested wilds and empty vacation homes of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2009

    Viva il baby-ladro! Colton Harris-Moore Goes Italian

    A few of Colton Harris-Moore's newest fans.​Although it's hard to decipher what, exactly, they're saying, we're pretty sure that this Italian paper's account of the (highly illegal) antics of Colton Harris-Moore (the "baby-thief") can only mean one thing: The Barefoot Burglar phenomenon has no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    Colton Gets a Tune! The Ballad of Barefoot Harris.

    Simple rule about folk heroes: They don't qualify until someone writes a song about them. Fortunately for Colton Harris-Moore, someone has decided to pen The Ballard of Barefoot Harris, a tune that puts him in the ranks of Jesse James, the Green Berets and skinny dudes everywhere. Unfortunately f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    Colton Harris-Moore Documentary Still in Infancy

    Coming soon to a TV near you?​Last week, a three-person camera crew made their way to Camano Island and Seattle in order to speak with locals, law enforcement and media types about the coverage surrounding Barefoot Burglar Colton Harris-Moore. The crew, sent by a Hollywood producer requesting ... More >>

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