Masks Are Too Mainstream…
Saturday, October 15th, 2011 • Filed under Caught on tape, Robberies • 4 Comments
We all know people who are ashamed of their looks. Then we know people who are “ashamed of their looks”. You know what I’m talking about, the teenage girls who take eight million Facebook webcam photos of themselves, all with a caption like “omgg look how uglyy i am </3”. And the comments below are usually even more sickening.
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iDiots
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 • Filed under Caught on tape, Robberies • 4 Comments
Going along with the technology theme…what is the big deal with Apple products? What if I DON’T want my cell phone to play music, surf the net, voice-text 400 people at a time, AND shave my legs for me?
But iPads are definitely popular right now. Apparently, even among criminals. (Hey, THEY need to shave, too.) Two men in Georgia broke into Target with a crowbar, broke the glass case, and stole eighteen iPads. All in just seconds, according to AJC. This would’ve been impressive, if it hadn’t been for the security camera. And technology is supposed to make stuff easier for the dimwits…
Fish ‘N Chips
Monday, July 11th, 2011 • Filed under Burglaries, Caught on tape • Comment
Some crimes sound a little too dumb to be true. Like, something from a Disney Channel show. Except criminal activity involves prisons and money instead of hideous outfits and even worse acting….
According to Local 12, this man in Cincinnati isn’t exactly main character material. He broke into a potato chip plant, and proceeded to steal a computer disk, vehicle titles, a whole book of payroll checks, and other business papers. He then left a note for the company president demanding that $22,000 be left in a bucket for him, or else he would “expose personal matters of employees” and burn everything he had stolen. The president called the police, of course, who set up a bucket filled with convincingly fake cash, as well as surveillance material. They spotted the crook dragging the bucket away with a fishing pole…and arrested him in the forest, all tangled up in the fishing line. Aaaand…scene!
God’s Watching The Apples
Friday, June 24th, 2011 • Filed under Caught on tape, Theft • Comment
Sometimes, little kids are right about things…for example, church really IS boring. I mean, you have to sit there and be quiet for a whole hour, and you’re not even watching a movie. Most of the time, the walls and surrounding people suddenly become the most fascinating objects ever to grace your vision, and you’re eventually too preoccupied with such wonders to even listen to what the speaker is going on about.
But at least, in these sort of places, crime is few and far between…unless you’re at this one particular mass. While the rest of the congregation was up receiving communion, a woman was seen (by security cameras) rifling through another woman’s purse. She then got up and left soon after finding what she wanted. According to Houston Press, stealing things in this fashion is surprisingly a habit of hers. So if you find that your credit card had disappeared during church, it’s probably not quite a divine miracle.
I’m Watching You….No, Like, Really, I Am
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011 • Filed under Caught on tape, Robberies • 1 Comment
You know what’s a major bummer? When the thing you’re stealing tells on you. And apparently, that doesn’t happen just in kidnapping cases.
According to ListVerse, two burglars in Texas decided it would be a brilliant idea to rob a store that sells security cameras. Yup, they were trying to obtain the exact thing that criminals are generally always supposed to stay away from. So basically, it could only go downhill from there. The 17 functioning security cameras in the store caught them in the act of stuffing over ten thousand dollars’ worth of surveillance equipment into some garbage cans. The one mildly impressive thing about this case is that the two men managed to do all that in about a minute and 15 seconds. But that doesn’t make up for the fact that, even though there was one part of the film with their license plate clearly visible (which allowed the police to track their names), they still pled “not guilty” in court.
“Streaming, Flaxen, Waxen”
Saturday, May 7th, 2011 • Filed under Caught on tape, Robberies • 1 Comment
Throughout the entirely too large number of incidents involving failed robberies, people have stolen some REALLY weird things. I mean, what can you do with half of a human head, or a giant inflatable chicken? And believe it or not, those are actual occurrences. (So that’s where my Christmas decorations went.)
But it gets grosser…according to CBS, a group of crooks robbed a hair salon and stole thousands of weaves. And for those of you who don’t know, weaves are actual human hair sewn up to make extensions for other people. Security cameras had caught the thieves completely ignoring the cash register, and making away with loads of the most expensive of these things. Well, now we know what San Francisco could possibly change its currency to…
So, Exactly What Kind of Business Was He Running?
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 • Filed under Cars, Caught on tape, Robberies • Comment
Don’t you wish it was easier to get that special someone’s number? No more cheesy pick-up lines, excuses about school projects, or hands covered in smudged, undecipherable ink…it would be SO much better if that hottie from science just drove a van with his phone number plastered hugely on the side.
No, That Was My Identical Twin!
Friday, February 18th, 2011 • Filed under Caught on tape, Robberies • 3 Comments
If you’re a big-time Spiderman junkie, you’re probably familiar with the underrated super villain known as Mysterio. Although he hasn’t appeared in any of the movies, this guy’s got quite a back story. Not to mention killer skills. Like the time he duplicated himself in attempt to surround and confuse our beloved web-slinging hero.