DUMB CROOKS: Kid's Scooter Not the Best Escape Vehicle

DUMB CROOKS: 

Kid's Scooter 

Not the Best Escape Vehicle

07-18-2015

According to a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office press release, several calls came in the middle of the night about a series burglar attempts in the small community of Samoa, California. The description of each "the suspect" was the same^__ a young man wearing a sweatshirt and shorts and thought to be still in the area.

Sheriff deputies were dispatched and a suspect matching the description of the thief was spotted riding away from yet another house on a Razor Scooter. A Deputy attempted to stop and question the suspect who tried to sped off on the scooter. The deputy pursued on foot. The suspect dropped the scooter, (assuming due a lack of speed) and began running, but was soon caught and identified. The scooter had been stolen.

The suspect was booked into jail for possession of stolen property, resisting or delaying an officer, and violating the terms of his probation. 

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London, Great Britain

     A nineteen-year-old thug, along with three other crooks, raided an off license liquor store in New Southgate, north London. He took out his wallet out to pay for a can of lager beer in order to get the shopkeeper to open the cash register. The other three other members of the gang ransacked the shop escaping with cash, phone cards and booze. 

    In the confusion the nineteen-year-old made three big mistakes. One, he left his wallet with his ID on the counter. Two, he dropped his cell phone, with his number in the memory. And three, he left his fingerprints on the can of beer. He was arrested the next day. 

Information from Reuters, April 12, 2002

5 DUMB CROOKS WHO DESERVED TO GET CAUGHT!

5 DUMB CROOKS WHO DESERVED 
TO
GET 
CAUGHT!

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    A couple of weeks ago, the Bay City News reported that a 29-year-old man's attempt to rob a Wells Fargo Bank in Antioch, California failed because the bank teller couldn't read the hold-up note. The man entered the bank about 9:45 a.m. He handed a note to the teller, but she couldn't read it so she called her manager.  By the time the manager arrived, the man fled.

    Eventually the bank staff realized the man was trying to rob the bank and contacted the police. Later that day the man was arrested for parole violations and trying to unsuccessfully rob the bank.

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THIEF FLUNKS GETAWAY 

    A thief successfully robbed a house in Foxborough, Massachusetts, but failed to make off with the loot because he wasn't the best driver.
   At least not backing up. 
   After he loaded his truck with two television sets, a camcorder, camera, jewelry, and lots of other stuff, he backed up and got stuck in the mud. After failing to un-stuck his pickup, he made his third big mistake. He called for a tow. 
    The tow truck driver was suspicious and called the police. The thief took off, leaving his pickup and the loot behind. When the police arrived they tracked the truck to a man who'd just been released from prison. The thief is still at large, but given his track record, it won't be for long. 

 Information gleaned from The Sun Chronicle Thursday Jun 13, 2013

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London, Great Britain

     A nineteen-year-old thug, along with three other crooks, raided an off license liquor store in New Southgate, north London. He took out his wallet out to pay for a can of lager beer in order to get the shopkeeper to open the cash register. The other three other members of the gang ransacked the shop escaping with cash, phone cards and booze.

    In the confusion the nineteen-year-old made three big mistakes. One, he left his wallet with his ID on the counter. Two, he dropped his cell phone, with his number in the memory. And three, he left his fingerprints on the can of beer. He was arrested the next day.

Information from Reuters, April 12, 2002

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Janesville, Wisconsin

   Why would a thief steal a tracking device with a built-in GPS satellite receiver? Obviously he didn't know what he was stealing. Or, that the portable tracking device was a part of the home detention program of the Rock County Jail for off-site prisoners.

   By the time the prisoner called to report the theft, the device had already automatically notified the jail that it was on the run. The device and the thief was easily tracked through the Internet. A trail of electronic dots led authorities to an apartment building and the thief.

Information from the Associated Press, October 30, 2003

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Kitsap County, Washington

    A group of crooks in Kitsap, Washington must have dreamed of becoming movie stars when they were kids. But being a film star is not such a good idea when you choose a life of crime. That is if you don't want to get caught. 

    These criminals first mistake was to film their exploits and upload the video to YouTube. Second mistake, they titled their video with the location of the theft. Third mistake, they included their real names in the credits. Their film debut did not bring them to the attention of any Hollywood producers, but the police had no problem identifying and locating them. As a side note, the video has been removed from YouTube.

Information from the KITSAP SUN, July 23, 2011.

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