Dumb Criminals

Key Lame Pie

Monday, October 12th, 2009 • Filed under Cars, Drugs16 Comments

This case isn’t really a textbook definition of dumb, but it’s in the ballpark. If anything, it makes staying awake in high school chemistry a necessity.

A man caught with more than 1,700 pounds of pot on his person tried to hide the scent of his stash with limes, according to the Asheville Citizen-Times.

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The Dumb People’s Court

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 • Filed under Cars, Drugs, Drunks4 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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Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before…

Thursday, September 24th, 2009 • Filed under Cars, Drugs15 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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Handicapped in the Head

Thursday, September 17th, 2009 • Filed under Cars, Con-artists, Theft1 Comment

You have to wonder the logic of some people this world. Don’t wonder too hard. You’ll hurt your brain.

One criminal known as the “Sticky Note Bandit” got caught because she parked her car in a handicapped zone while committing one of her crimes, according to KCRA.

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No Parent of the Year

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 • Filed under Cars, Drugs4 Comments

You have to wonder why some parents chose to become parents. I like to think they didn’t choose to become parents. They just chose whiskey instead of a library card.

One parent who left their child in a car during a drug deal called police when she couldn’t remember where she left the car, according to WPVI.

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The Lights Aren’t On Upstairs

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 • Filed under Cars, Other5 Comments

Emergency lights are designed to help important vehicles get through clogged traffic to help people in dire need when only seconds count. Notice I didn’t use the word “burger run” anywhere in that description.

Two people turned their vehicle into an emergency vehicle so they could run to McDonalds, according to The Star Press.

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Saving Police the Effort

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 • Filed under Cars, TheftComment

Look out New Zealand. America is coming for ya.

A man in Peoria who showed up a police station just moments after trying to steal a car, according to the Peoria Journal-Star.

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Driving with Logic Suspended

Monday, August 31st, 2009 • Filed under Cars, Drunks6 Comments

Don’t give police a reason to pull you over. Some people, however, are screaming for it.

A woman with 45 drinking and driving violations on her record was pulled over for driving with a beer, according to UPI.

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