Dumb Criminals

Not Your Typical Alarm Clock

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011 • Filed under Cars, Drunks, Robberies2 Comments

Advanced, rigorous studies have shown that the number one leading cause for exhaustion is…not enough sleep! Apparently, it has also been linked to childhood obesity, failing grades, poor diet, suicide, global warming, gas prices, drug abuse, communism, and anything else that goes wrong in the world. Well, maybe not communism.


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A Poetic Lesson In Self-Control

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010 • Filed under Assaults, Drunks, Guns5 Comments


You can burst out laughing during church

During school, you’re allowed to cry

But learn to control AT LEAST your anger

Or you might end up like this dumb guy


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It’s Not Just Sneakers This Time…

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010 • Filed under Drunks4 Comments

Celebrities get away with everything, don’t they? They can wear the most ridiculous clothes, and it’s suddenly the latest fashion. They can name their children after common household objects, and nobody even gives it a second thought. However, Shia LaBeouf has discovered that this policy does not apply when breaking the law.


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Am I Certified…Now?

Friday, December 10th, 2010 • Filed under Drunks5 Comments

Valuable Lesson Number One: There will come times in your life where the only thing left to do is shake your head and walk away. After reading this article from ABC Action News, I did just that; along with crying a few tears of pity for humankind.


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Driving While Inane

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 • Filed under Cars, Drunks12 Comments

leftDrinking and driving is never funny, but I’m willing to make an exception in this case.

A man celebrating the end of his 20 year jail sentence for driving while intoxicated get busted for driving while intoxicated, according to the Associated Press.

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Missing Something? Other Than a Brain…

Monday, June 14th, 2010 • Filed under Cars, Drugs, Drunks21 Comments

No matter how many times this happens, it still never ceases to amaze me. Even if it happens more than once in a same emergency call.

A man who called police to report a theft including his pot in the list of missing items…and then it gets weird, according to the The Oregonian.

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Totally Trucked

Thursday, October 29th, 2009 • Filed under Cars, Drunks10 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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Driving While Reclining

Monday, October 26th, 2009 • Filed under Drunks15 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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