Under the Gun
Friday, October 2nd, 2009 • Filed under At-Large, Guns, Robberies • 9 Comments
You shouldn’t take what doesn’t belong to you, especially if you’re using it to take something that doesn’t belong to you.
A restaurant employee who wrestled a gun away from his attacker got the attacker pleading for him to give the gun back to him because it didn’t belong to him, according to WSOCTV.com.
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That’s Not Write
Thursday, October 1st, 2009 • Filed under Banks, Robberies • 7 Comments
People who aren’t smart enough to know the difference between breaking and following the law probably didn’t have much schooling, but at least some of them were smart enough to grasp concepts beyond a 3rd grade level.
A bank robbery attempt was foiled because the teller couldn’t read the robber’s sloppy note, according to the AP.
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The Dumb People’s Court
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 • Filed under Cars, Drugs, Drunks • 4 Comments
It’s never a good idea to piss off a court judge, especially by doing it before you’ve even entered their courtroom.
One man learned that lesson when he got busted for selling drugs while he was on his way to court on his pending drug charges, according to The Oregonian.
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A Real Weiner
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 • Filed under Robberies • 3 Comments
We set our standards pretty low in this world. It used to be that our dreams reached as high as the sky, with visions of wealth, fame and power as rewards for hard work and strong determination. Now our highest dream consists of a comfy chair and a hot dog.
Just such a theory was proved when a robber got sentenced to hard time for stealing a hot dog, according to the AP.
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Drop the Dead Dog
Monday, September 28th, 2009 • Filed under Theft • 2 Comments
This story came to our attention from a reader who alerted us to an anonymous story on a “Hubpages” website instead of a traditional news outlet, so it’s veracity is neither here nor there. So just take it for the purpose in which it was intended: uncontrollable laughter.
A robber somewhere out there in Anytown U.S.A. got a rather unique surprise when he stole a woman’s suitcase.
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Paid in Fool
Friday, September 25th, 2009 • Filed under Burglaries • 5 Comments
Bills suck. You work hard to pay them on time and if you’re a millimeter late with the check, they charge you up the ying-yang. You can never find a stamp to mail them the money or an easy way to pay them online. Sometimes you have to break into a woman’s house just to pay them.
One man broke into his ex’s place just so he could pay his bills, according to the Metrowest Daily News.
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Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before…
Thursday, September 24th, 2009 • Filed under Cars, Drugs • 15 Comments
Two wrongs never make a right. And that doesn’t necessarily mean that any odd number of total wrongs does equal a right. I was never good with math.
A guy trying to smuggle 5 kilos of heroin got caught because he ran a stop light, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Super Steal Me
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 • Filed under Theft • 4 Comments
Usually, we cover the insane and bizarre actions of criminals whose intelligence or lack thereof gets them in trouble. This one is different because the people who committed the crime haven’t been though and it still has us scratching our heads.
Someone stole a giant Ronald McDonald statue, according to the Denver Post.
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