Dumb Criminals

Broken Heart, Broken Windows

Monday, October 31st, 2011 • Filed under Vandalism3 Comments

Old couples can be really cute. They remind you that it’s never too late to find love, and it sure beats seeing someone living with a couple dozen cats. Although I guess you don’t hear cats complaining about “the infernal racket coming from that blasted screen”.


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Did the World Prepare for THAT?

Sunday, April 10th, 2011 • Filed under Vandalism1 Comment

Contrary to what seems to be popular belief, celebrities are NOT immune to the law. Or stupidity. In fact, being a celebrity may even make you more subject to crime, and less subject to any intelligence whatsoever.


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You Can’t Catch Me, I’m The Crazy Cake Woman!

Friday, March 4th, 2011 • Filed under Other Weapons, Vandalism8 Comments

Today, it seems like you can’t turn on the TV anymore without being bombarded with shows involving cake. Giant cakes, cupcakes, giant cupcakes, cakes in the shapes of places, cakes in the shape of people, cakes in the shape of dogs, cakes in the shape of cakes…it’s become a little ridiculous. But cake mania hasn’t affected anyone quite as it’s affected this lady.


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Can I Get An Encyclopedia? Hold The Mayo

Friday, January 14th, 2011 • Filed under Other Weapons, Vandalism4 Comments

This comical story isn’t so much a crime as it is a public statement against…books? It’s perfectly acceptable to speak out against animal cruelty, racial segregation, and awful music…but it takes a truly strange person to protest books.


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You Can’t Spell “Terrible Decision Maker” Without A-T-M

Friday, May 29th, 2009 • Filed under Vandalism11 Comments

Banks are a huge pain in the ass. Especially these days when they lose your money and are rewarded for their efforts with more of your money. It’s like punishing Jeffrey Dalhmer by taking him out to a steak dinner.

One customer who lost his ATM card in a machine tried to get it back by tossing a brick at it, according to the Nottingham Evening Post.

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Foiled by the Pants…of Justice!

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 • Filed under Burglaries, Theft, Vandalism11 Comments

Once again, a criminal has been foiled not by careful police procedures, the American justice system or the slow bitch goddess that is Karma. Nope, this time, he was foiled by nothing more than a simple pair of pants with a taste for vengeance.

The AP reports that a pair of pants stopped a crook from running from the cops.

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A Pain in the Glass

Monday, February 16th, 2009 • Filed under Cars, Vandalism4 Comments

You really shouldn’t even smash the windshield of a police car that is sitting in front of a police station. And if just now you thought the reason you shouldn’t is because it was sitting in front of the police station, seek help immediately.

A homeless man did that (smash a windshield, not get help as far as we know), according to MyFoxDC.com.

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McNabbed

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 • Filed under Vandalism12 Comments

The Super Bowl is almost upon us and you know what that means. Time for some rampant displays of team spirit and sportsmanship through vandalism!

Some Cardinals fans expressed their undying love for their team by trashing Philadelphia Eagles’ QB Donovan McNabb’s yard. One of them also left behind a box with his mailing address still on it, according to the AP.

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