Our goal is to build the largest collection of stupid criminal stories in the world. While we realize that criminals aren't usually the brightest people, some really stand out, err...sink below, the rest. I hope these crooks have a good attorney.
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Read all about it! Man steals newspaper racks, then leaves them in his motel room that he registered in his own name! Police surprised he knew how to read! Read all about it!
This story comes to us courtesy of the San Antonio Express-News. Read more »
We don’t care if you take your kids to ballet practice, their soccer match and home in time to do their studies and get to bed early. If you are doing it with a bottle of Jim Beam in the cup holder the entire time, you are still a lousy parent.
One parent learned that the hard way when in the middle of a drunk driving chase, he stopped at school to pick up his kids, according to The News-Review. Read more »
No one likes small cars. After all, this is America, home of the gas guzzling, 10-ton, 12 wheeled truck van helicopter that has cup holders big enough to keep a crock pot all safe and snug. That’s why this crime didn’t happen here.
Some robbers in Malaysia had to leave their loot behind because the getaway car they brought wasn’t big enough to carry it, according to the AP. Read more »
Drunk driving is dumb. Drinking while driving is dumber. Drinking while driving the cooler that’s holding your booze is apparently possible.
WCAX.com said police fined a guy for driving a cooler under the influence. Read more »
Drunk people do some pretty dumb things. Blaming the dog for their behavior is about the dumbest thing they can do because it implies the dog is smarter than them at the time.
The Lancaster Evening Post reports that a man committed drunk driving and blamed it on his dog. Read more »
Do you ever wonder why God created man and all the animals to live together on the planet Earth? Well, I’m happy to announce that we have discovered the definitive reason why God created monkeys: to provide us with endless hours of entertainment.
In what could possibly be our “Story of the Year…Nay, the Century,” police in Pennsylvania caught a man who kidnapped monkeys, according to the AP. Read more »
Earlier this year, we reported on a story about a robber who tried to knock over a store and left his phone number with the clerk so he could give it to the manager and have him call him back to open the safe. Well, where ever that guy is, he can take comfort in knowing that someone finally topped him.
Another man left his driver’s license with the clerk, according to The Morning Call. Read more »
What happens when a guy gets acquitted of bank robbery? Does he try to clean up his act after being given this rare reprieve in life and live a quiet life of servitude and peace? Take a look at the name of this website and tell me what you think.
A man accused of robbing a bank was acquitted last month in court, so he tried to rob the same bank again, according to the Fresno Bee. Read more »
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