Dumb Criminals

Totally Trucked

Thursday, October 29th, 2009 • Filed under Cars, Drunks8 Comments

The key to avoiding trouble is identifying problems. If the first thought you have after getting wasted is “How am I going to get home?”, congrats. You’ve identified a problem.

A man driving drunk plowed his car into a fire truck, according to WBBM.com.

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One Dropped Call

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 • Filed under Robberies11 Comments

How many times do we have to report this before it sinks in? And don’t answer that, by the way. That’s a rhetorical question.

A robbery suspect got fingered after leaving his cell phone at the scene, according to WPBF.com.

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World’s Best Burglarizing Dad

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 • Filed under Burglaries3 Comments

It’s good that in these days of non-stop video game marathons and loud music concerts that can snap ear drums that fathers and sons are still doing stuff together.

One father and son got wasted and decided to commit a burglary together, according to the Denver Post.

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Driving While Reclining

Monday, October 26th, 2009 • Filed under Drunks13 Comments

It’s amazing how many things police classify as a vehicle: golf carts, horses, living room recliners.

One man was arrested for a driving his La-Z-Boy under the influence, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

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Fast Moving Violations

Friday, October 23rd, 2009 • Filed under Cars2 Comments

How do you rack up 15 moving violations in 11 minutes? Forgetting to wear a seat belt is a good start.

One driver did just that in Switzerland, according to the AP.

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Caught Crapping on Camera

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 • Filed under Burglaries9 Comments

It never ceases to amaze me why some criminals don’t first check for security cameras before they pull off a caper. It’s almost as if they are drawn to it like some attention hungry reality star who is willing to eat their weight in bugs for five minutes of TV time.

One criminal got caught trying to crap in a grease bucket on camera, according to the Pocono Record.

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His Guilt is Written on His Face

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 • Filed under Drugs18 Comments

Some stories simply defy description. I hate them because they make my job twice as hard.

Police arrested a man who had a bag of marijuana taped to his forehead, according to The Patriot News.

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Man and Car on Fire

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 • Filed under Cars, Drunks4 Comments

Drinking and driving is never a good idea. Drinking and driving a car that’s on fire should never even cross your mind. If it does, drinking won’t help make it go away.

Police arrested the driving of a flaming car with driving while intoxicated, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

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