Criminals seem to be getting sloppier and sloppier every day. In the past, police would have to conduct in-depth investigations after home break-ins, and usually still had trouble locating the right criminal to get items returned. But now, it seems that the criminals are not only getting sloppy, but are actively working against themselves in the hopes of getting arrested. [...]
Being a thief isn’t the best career choice you can go with. Not only is it dangerous for the fact that you can and probably will get hurt when someone catches you trying to steal their stuff, but there’s always the risk of police catching you in the act. Even if you are a competent thief and manage to flee the scene after a successful steal, you still have to worry about being caught with the goods or selling them to someone who might be an undercover officer, or the original owner. [...]
We all know people that borrow things and forget to return them; or at any rate, that’s what they say when you confront them about it. The latest person to be caught “forgetting,” is the Czech Republic’s President, Vaclav Klaus, who was using a ceremonial pen during a visit to Chile. To make matters even worse, Klaus was pulling off this heist in full view of the media during a ceremony to announce a trade agreement. [...]
Unlike many of our stories which fall into the category “criminal busts,” this post comes off more like “busted by bad luck.” It starts with a teenager cutting himself and dripping a few drops of blood onto the sidewalk and ends with a $2,000 fine. [...]
This is starting to become a pretty common trend among our “fail” arrests. Another man had contacted the police thinking prostitution was legal and ended up paying for it. In the last case a man called to complain to police officers about a prostitute’s poor service, but in this case it seems that the man simply wanted police to provide him with a prostitute. Maybe he was simply confused about what the tern “police’ escort” really meant. [...]
When it comes to smuggling drugs, people come up with the most innovative methods that you can think of, yet usually still end up getting busted. Whether it’s the marijuana catapult or carrier pigeons used as drug mules, all of this innovation goes to waste and only gets the people involved into more legal trouble. The latest drug smuggling attempt, although creative, still ended up the same way. [...]
Normally when a thief rips off a laptop the case is closed—the computer disappears forever, or there’s an unlikely fluke and the crook slips up and gets caught by police. There’s an even more bizarre twist, however, when the victim is computer-savvy enough to bust the criminal himself. [...]
With all the serious, heavy news recently, we figured our readers could use a story to lighten their moods a bit. What better way to do so than with a story of criminal stupidity, or as we like to call it, one of our criminal fail stories. [...]
Installing hidden security cameras in your home can be a bulwark against any number of hazardous domestic situations, especially if you leave your home unattended or your children with relative strangers. Thankfully, for this Laurel Hill, N.Y. mother, she had nanny cameras installed and was able to catch her babysitter in a negligent act before she got a chance to really hurt the child she was supposed to be watching over. [...]
What started as a jewelry store robbery on a busy street in broad daylight quickly turned into an arrest thanks to the bravery of Ann Timson, a 71-year-old grandmother that happened to be walking by. By bravery we don’t mean she called the police like most people would, but instead she started clobbering all six armed hooligans with her large shopping bag. [...]
During winter it’s pretty common that people either forget their snow shovels outside or just figure that no one will bother to steal them. In the case of David Welles of Chicago, one of his neighbors not only decided to steal his shovel from the front yard, but also let her dog leave a not-so-nice present in the front yard, adding insult to injury. [...]
Good samaritans are rare these days. And good samaritans that put their lives on the line are practically nonexistent. Never have we written about a man as brave as Bishnu Shrestha, who not only risked his life to save another person, but took on 40 armed men in combat and came out with nothing more than an injury to his hand.
We’re not sure whether the man and his wife were dealing with some sort of infidelity troubles or whether he just got tired of being in a relationship, but an immigration officer recently got busted for misusing his access to the airport’s no-fly list to keep his wife from returning to her home country. [...]
When looking to buy expensive items online, buyers should beware that they are not being sold something overpriced or defective. And, while businesses aren’t immune to rip-offs, the worst cases seem to come from purchases between individuals; especially big-ticket items like furniture and automobiles. [...]
