stupid criminals

Man causes massive power outage because he likes sparks

I can't believe someone would be an idiot enough to do this and the police took extra time with their investigation so that they made sure he acted alone and they had the right person, but last...

robber tries to return stolen money for his wallet he left behind

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07142008/news/regionalnews/crook__needs_a_clue_119842.htm This is a another dumb criminal story for the books, believe me, how many criminals go to rob an apartment,...

man gets robbed when trrying to buy drugs, calls police

Talk about making their job easier for them http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/ODD_ROBBED_BUYING_DRUGS?SITE=VTBRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT I think this is really comical, because the...

Burglar plays dead at funeral home

Here is another one of those stupid criminal news for you!>A burglar who broke into a funeral home tried to fool police by playing dead, but two things gave him away. First, he breathed. Plus, he...

What to put over your head when on the rob???

Ok so it was stockings or a balaclavas for most criminals, or maybe fancy dress masks but for some its.....thongs?????How ridiculous!! Like thats going to prevent people from recognising you!!!...

Burglars caught napping on stolen goods

And yeah, alcohol was involved. Kudos to the AP reporter who noted that fact. Sometimes you're left wondering....

The Palm Frond Robber

I saw this on the news last night and I thought it was the stupidest criminal stunt ever! This guy must have been high to think that a palm frond would have been intimidating enough to work as a...

A mother steals cell phone and sells it to her teenager

The angle of this story is that the thief was caught because a friend of the grandson of the woman who was robbed texted the thief and called the cops to arrest her but I thought it was amazing...

Kidnapped woman able to call 911

Wow! This woman is blessed that she was able to get to a phone and her kidnappers are pretty stupid to leave a phone in the room with her and go to sleep. Makes me nuts to think that you...

Men break into building full of police

ANTIOCH, Calif. - Two men who police said broke into a building to steal copper wiring got more than they bargained for: a room full of police officers. Police said 26-year-old James Ayers and...