They always say crime doesn’t pay. Well, it’s true, unless your goal as a criminal is to make people laugh, like this guy…

ELKO, Nev. - A man accused of burglarizing a laundromat in Elko figured he made a clean escape over the weekend when he took off with the store’s six video surveillance cameras.

But it turns out he left some rather compelling evidence behind — the video machine and videotape that recorded his face each time he stood in front of the cameras at the Southside Laundry.

Elko police said they came away with several close-ups of the suspect, Robert Lynn White, 52, Elko.

But wait, that’s not the worst part. Police said even though the tapes were fuzzy and didn’t leave much in the way of facial details, they could still tell it was White since the man on tape was wearing “cowboy chaps and a trenchcoat.” That narrows the field down to the gay Brooks and Dunn tribute band and this guy.

It gets even worse. The store that White allegedly robbed was owned by an Elko County Commissioner. This guy’s lucky he’s not standing in front of a firing squad.

So what have we learned from this schnook of a crook? Please be kind, rewind.