A Dirty Shame
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 • Filed under Robberies, Theft • 1 Comment
People really don’t pay attention anymore. It’s a wonder large crowds of people wandering the streets aren’t walking into open manholes or ambling face first into walls.
It’s no wonder this crook purse-nabbing a woman only to get away with a batch of dirty diapers, according to KJRH.com.
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Knowing is Half the Battle
Monday, October 5th, 2009 • Filed under Kidnappings • 3 Comments
Once and for all, for the last time, I’m not going to repeat myself: saying “I didn’t know” does not change anything. It doesn’t make your girlfriend un-pregnant. It doesn’t bring back your dog Scruffy and it sure as hell won’t get your charges dropped.
A Jamaican man who hijacked a passenger jet had just that excuse for his actions: “I dunno,” according to the CBC.
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Under the Gun
Friday, October 2nd, 2009 • Filed under At-Large, Guns, Robberies • 11 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 • 5 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 • Comment
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 • 4 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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