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Dumb Criminal – Uses no Disguise for Bank Heist

Clay Miller — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:30:45 +0000

If you decided by some weird chance that you wanted to gain notoriety by robbing a bank, do you think that you might put a bit of time and effort into the planning and execution? Evidently in Des Moines Iowa, it is not required. A typical person who will do something as daring as this will make sure to cover his or her [...]

Best Criminal Ever Breaks Into Apartment, Cooks, Cleans and Does Laundry

Don Deane — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:07:57 +0000

On Feb. 6th, Ashley Murray of Indiana arrived home with her son to discover a strange man in her apartment. At first, Murray thought she was being robbed. But then, she noticed that the interloper had cooked dinner, folded laundry and swept the floor. Imagine if all trespassers were this helpful!

Lightsaber Assaulter Gets Jail Time and a Much Needed Mental Evaluation

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:04 +0000

A man from Portland, Oregon who went on a tear in a toy store with a lightsaber has been sentenced. And it’s not to be slowly digested in the stomach pit of a Sarlacc for the next thousand years. David Allen Canterbury will spend 45 days in jail and undergo a mental health evaluation for [...]

World's Dumbest Security Camera Thief Caught on Security Camera

Danny Gallagher — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:24:49 +0000

Police are looking for a man in Bakersfield who was caught stealing a security camera by the very same security camera. 2012′s dumb criminals have a lot to live up to after this guy.

Smile! It's the Best Mugshots of 2011 [PHOTOS]

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:29:50 +0000

CNN/Covina Police Department/CBS The only two pictures people take that are bound to always be bad are driver's license photos and criminal mugshots. Thankfully, the internet is full of only one of them unless there is a hilarious website of driver's license photos that we have yet to find. 2011 had plenty of photo foul-ups [...]

Yee-Haw! Urban Cowboys Arrested for Riding Horses in Supermarket [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:35:47 +0000

In Steamboat, Colorado last Sunday, three people caused a commotion by riding their horses into local businesses. We’ve heard that cowboys and their horses are inseparable, but this is plain ridiculous. The three buckaroos rode into several bars, a Starbucks and even a Safeway supermarket over a 10-hour period before being confronted by the local [...]

Forget Flash Mobs — 'Flash Robs' Are the New Trend [VIDEO]

Nick Romano — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:42:18 +0000

It seems as though teens have taken the flash mob to a new and criminal level by planning events called “flash robs,” during which they run screaming into a store, steal things in a frenzied mass and run out as quickly as they came in.

Driver's Fred Flintstone Braking Technique Results in Multiple Crashes [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:49:11 +0000

A Georgia man was aware that his pickup truck had no functional brakes when he took it for a drive Wednesday afternoon. But the 24-year-old was under the mistaken — and likely Saturday morning cartoon-influenced — impression he could just stop the vehicle by sticking his foot out the door and dragging it across the pavement, Fred Flinstone-style.

Thief Driving Backhoe Smashes Through an ATM – Watch the Incredible Video

Don Deane — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:31:10 +0000

In Pine Prairie, Louisiana, a thief attempted to rob an ATM on Monday by breaking it open with a piece of heavy construction equipment, ‘The Early Show’ reports — and the incident was caught on the store’s security camera.

Woman Tries To Sneak Husband Out of Mexican Prison in Suitcase

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:43:47 +0000

It began with a conjugal visit, and ended with a bold attempt at a prison break.

Nineteen-year-old Maria del Mar Arjona used the privacy of the conjugal visit room in a Mexican prison to stuff her common law husband Juan Ramirez Tijerina — who is serving a 20-year sentence for a 2007 conviction for illegal weapons possession — in a suitcase.

Amish Man Arrested For Arranging Horse and Buggy Tryst With 12-Year-Old Girl

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:55:08 +0000

While the Amish completely reject most technologies, like the automobile, they apparently aren’t dead set against cellphone use.

In fact, Amish man Willard Yoder used his cellphone to send 600 sexually charged text messages to a 12-year-old girl.

Man Robs Bank For $1 To Get Prison Healthcare [VIDEO]

Wendy Gould — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:22:20 +0000

Last week, James Verone walked into an RBC bank –sans gun – with a robbery plan. However, unlike most bank robbers, his plan did not involve walking out with loads of cash.

Instead, the 59-year-old North Carolina man actually wanted to be arrested so he’d have access to prison healthcare provided by the government.

Man Arrested After IRS Mistakenly Deposits $110K In His Account [VIDEO]

Wendy Gould — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:31:16 +0000

When Stephen McDow discovered there was an extra $110,000 from the IRS in his checking account, it was probably one of the best days of his life. Unfortunately, the money wasn’t for him. It was actually intended for an unnamed woman who had “inadvertently” provided the IRS with an account number that had been closed [...]

Arrested Man Claims He Drank 48 Beers During Birthday Celebration

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:41:46 +0000

For his 58th birthday, Florida resident James Taylor (no relation to the singer) drank 48 beers. Or at least that’s what he told the cops when they arrested him last week for causing a disturbance at Florida’s Hudson Beach. According to police reports, Taylor’s list of drunken events included shouting profanities, exposing his genitals, urinating [...]

Escaped Prisoner Caught When He Knocks on Guard's Door

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:04:08 +0000

There’s a reason men don’t like to ask for help.

A prisoner who escaped from the Olympic Corrections Center in Washington State was captured Wednesday after he knocked on the door of a resort cabin in the woods, only to find out a guard who works at the facility was renting it.

Robber Forced to Buy Gum to Get Money in Cash Register [VIDEO]

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:28:32 +0000

It takes money to make money. That old adage applies even to those on the wrong side of the law.

A robber in Fort Lauderdale, Florida had to buy a pack of gum in order to get a cash register to open when he tried to hold up a discount store earlier this month.

Officials Must Remove 7.8 Million Gallons of Water After Man Pees in Reservoir

Wendy Gould — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:09:26 +0000

A 21-year-old Portland, Oregon man who relieved himself in the Mt. Tabor reservoir last Wednesday may face serious criminal charges. The reservoir is one of the city’s main sources of drinking water and, since the water’s now contaminated, officials insist that 7.8 million gallons must be dumped. According to Water Bureau Administrator David Shaff, removing [...]