Dumb Criminals

Brain Spill on Aisle 4

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 • Filed under Fraud, Theft5 Comments

Going to the grocery ain’t exactly a bowl of fabric softener either.

Just take this woman who committed credit card fraud and got snagged because she used her grocery discount card at the same time, according to the News & Advance.

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Cripeslist

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 • Filed under Drugs, Theft1 Comment

Finally, the world has found a use for Craigslist that doesn’t involve used coffee tables, transsexual hookers or people who enjoy activities that normally attraction attention from federal law enforcement agents.

A man who stole something sold it back to the owner on the classified site, according to WATE.com.

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ID Theft Stands for “Is Dumb”

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 • Filed under Other, Theft1 Comment

It’s too bad that identity thieves can’t also steal the person’s intellect as well. Maybe that’s a good thing.

Someone who stole the identity of a state governor has been sending their purchase to their office, according to the Associated 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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Underwhaaa?

Monday, August 24th, 2009 • Filed under TheftComment

When you enter into public life, you have to sacrifice a lot of things in order to serve your community well. For instance, your time, your money, the attention you give to your family and your seedy love of used womens’ underwear.

Police in England arrested the mayor of a town on suspicions that he might be stealing ladies’ underwear for his personal use, according to the London Telegraph.

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That’ll Do New Zealand

Monday, August 17th, 2009 • Filed under Theft2 Comments

It seems that the New Zealand media has labeled this dumb criminal as the world’s dumbest of 2009…and they might just be on to something.

The Press reports that a man caught stealing money from a cash register was caught on four different security cameras and he left his personal information with the clerk.

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A Bird in the Pants is Worth Two in the Pants

Monday, August 10th, 2009 • Filed under Theft4 Comments

I can’t think of many reasons why a man would voluntarily put a bird in his pants. At least not a reasonable one. The only one that comes to mind is that a man with crackers for genitalia wants to get a cheap vasectomy.

That’s what a guy did, according to the Daily Mail.

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Asleep at the Wheel

Monday, August 3rd, 2009 • Filed under Cars, TheftComment

It’s always a good idea to make sure you get a good night’s sleep before a big project or job. It not only gives your body time to rest and repair itself, but it also gives your brain a rest, something it always needs despite how little you use it.

A car thief got caught when he fell asleep behind the wheel of his loot in a car wash, according to the Adelaide Advertiser.

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