Black bear eating from my apple tree, August night, 2012

Friday, May 27, 2011

Friday: Offbeat--Clumsy Crooks

It doesn't take much detective work or police department resources to nab some criminals; they're so dumb their clumsy attempts at crime all but guarantee their capture. The next time you're bored online, check out the Clumsy Crooks website. Here you can read about a Minneapolis guy who went into a drugstore and asked for a $50 phone card, a pack of smokes and a candy bar, and paid for them with a fake $1 million bill. Or the Florida bank robber whose heist was foiled when he forgot to bring a bag along for the stolen loot. You get the idea.The most interesting post I read was the one regarding an LA gang member. According to Clumsy Crooks (via the LA Times), "Inked on the chest of a Pico Rivera gang member was the detailed scene of a liquor store slaying that had stumped an L.A. County sheriff's investigator for more than four years." Can you imagine? He actually had someone tattoo what he did--basically, a graphic confession-- directly on himself.

I hope everyone has a pleasant Memorial Day Weekend without any drama from crooks--clumsy or otherwise. (And let's take some time to remember our departed loved ones this Monday.)

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