Man literally coughed up evidence

February 25th, 2010 Zan Posted in Dumb Criminal Offbeat News, Offbeat News No Comments »

Police say a man accused of stealing and swallowing a ring coughed up the evidence while officers were questioning him....Source
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Man playing ‘GTA’ arrested for grand theft auto

February 24th, 2010 Zan Posted in Dumb Criminal Offbeat News, Offbeat News No Comments »

Sheriff's deputies in central Florida found a suspected car thief playing the "Grand Theft Auto" video game, and they later charged him with just that....Source
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Fla. Woman Just Out Of Prison Allegedly Steals Car

February 21st, 2010 Zan Posted in Dumb Criminal Offbeat News, Offbeat News No Comments »

A 49-year-old woman has been jailed in Pasco County, accused of stealing a car on her first day out of prison. Theresa Jones faces charges of grand theft of a motor vehicle, cocaine possession and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. She was being held on $7,300 bond....Source
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Fugitive Who Taunted UK Cops Over Facebook Caught

February 13th, 2010 Zan Posted in Dumb Criminal Offbeat News, Offbeat News No Comments »

An escaped British convict whose online antics drew an international Internet fan base has been caught after nearly four months on the run, police said Wednesday....Source
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Bungling kidnappers drive wrong hostage for 1,200 miles

February 12th, 2010 Zan Posted in Dumb Criminal Offbeat News, Offbeat News No Comments »

A KIDNAP gang is under arrest in the United States after they abducted the owner of a pet shop and drove him 1,200 miles, not realizing they had kidnapped the wrong man....Source
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Burglary Suspects Flee Into Police Football Game

February 5th, 2010 Zan Posted in Dumb Criminal Offbeat News, Offbeat News No Comments »

Two burglary suspects chose an extremely bad escape route while allegedly trying to flee from law enforcement. Three alleged burglars tried to break into a home just after 3:30 p.m. Monday, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department. A resident of the home called 911 and deputies arrested 19-year-old Jamario Hill as he attempted to run away, according to authorities....Source
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Fla. Cops Trick Man With Pot Plant Ransom Note

February 5th, 2010 Zan Posted in Dumb Criminal Offbeat News, Offbeat News No Comments »

Investigators in the Florida Keys say they lured a suspected marijuana grower into turning himself in by leaving a ransom note in place of six seized pot plants....Source
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Thief put foot in it with lost sock

February 1st, 2010 Zan Posted in Dumb Criminal Offbeat News, Offbeat News No Comments »

A THIEF was caught by police – after leaving his sock at the scene of the crime....Source
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Man wanting ride to bar calls 911, arrested

January 30th, 2010 Zan Posted in Dumb Criminal Offbeat News, Offbeat News No Comments »

Authorities say a Florida man who called 911 claiming he'd been beaten and shot at was hoping the tale would get him a ride to a bar....Source
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Brazil Thieves Tunnel Their Way To Nearly $6M

January 7th, 2010 Zan Posted in Dumb Criminal Offbeat News, Offbeat News No Comments »

Thieves who spent months tunneling from a rented house to an armored car company made off with nearly $6 million over the weekend as season-ending soccer matches virtually paralyzed the nation, Brazilian authorities said Monday....Source
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