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2012′s Dumbest Criminals Are Painfully Dumb

Emerald Catron — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:52:33 +0000

It turns out to make it onto a list of the dumbest criminals, you have to actually be pretty dumb. Granted, we can't all be masterminds, but it probably doesn't take much to know you shouldn't make a YouTube video boasting about the bank you just robbed. Or tweet about punching a guy in the face. Nor should you get into a fist fight over a piece of birthday cake.

Man Proposes to Girlfriend After Botched Robbery

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:09:57 +0000

Having common interests is one of the keys to a long successful marriage. Sean Foxx and Trelia Woods both share an interest in crime, so perhaps that’s what encouraged Foxx to propose to his sweetie right after the two of them were nabbed by police for trying to rob a dollar store in San Antonio, Texas.

Man Arrested for Tea Bagging a Public Drinking Fountain

Mike Adams — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:50:25 +0000

The werewolf-like conditions of the true mania in progress are alive and well in Oregon – where earlier this week one of its elite leg humpers was arrested after being caught with his pants down, washing his junk in a park drinking fountain. According to the Portland police, Jamie Todd Hensler was foraging for trouble [...]

Chris Brown Sought By Miami Police For Stealing a Fan's iPhone

Trent Fitzgerald — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:25:40 +0000

Uh-oh! Chris Brown is in hot water. According to NBC Miami, the police are looking for the R&B superstar after he snatched a fan’s iPhone after she took a picture of him out side of a South Beach club.

Chris Brown Attempts to Hit on Woman By Saying He 'Won't Beat' Her

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:15:49 +0000

Whatever happened to cheesy yet awkwardly charming pick up lines like: “Is your father a thief since he stole all the stars in the sky and put them in your eyes?” Apparently, Chris Brown has never heard of those. A woman reports that Breezy, who is still serving probation after pleading guilty to assaulting his then-lady [...]

Man Arrested on Drug Charges Has the Weirdest Name Ever — Guess What It Is

Shauna Wright — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:09:21 +0000

Normally the news of a random guy being arrested on a litany of drug charges wouldn’t necessarily make national headlines, but when that guy is named Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop (you definitely read that right), people take notice.

Conman Tricks iPad Buyer Into Purchasing Bag of iSpuds

Danny Gallagher — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:13:50 +0000

A man in Batley, England who thought he was buying an iPad ended up with a dirty sack of potatoes instead. If we had a nickel for every time we’ve fallen for that old trick… The Yorkshire Evening Post reported that an unidentified 31-year-old man gave the purported conman 200 pounds for the transaction. The [...]

Fraudulent Student Is Jailed for Falsely Listing Harvard on His Resume

Kathy Landin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:05:30 +0000

Adam Wheeler, a former Harvard student kicked out of the university for false statements on his admissions application, has been sent to jail for including the school on his resume when applying for a job. For violating this condition of his probation, he now faces a possible two-year sentence.

Shirtless Man Caught Wielding Samurai Sword Evokes 'Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs' Defense

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:15:34 +0000

After abandoning his car in the middle of a busy interstate, Cicero, Indiana man Bryon Womack stripped down to his shorts and shoes began marching along the side of the highway while swinging a 35-inch samurai sword ”up and down in rhythm with his marching cadence.”

Well, it didn’t take long for the police to get involved, and after a brief struggle in which Womack tried to jump in another vehicle, he was cuffed and brought to the station, where he channeled Sonny The Cuckoo bird and blamed his erratic behavior on being “cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.”

Cops Nab Trouser Snake Bandit in Arizona

Nick Cooper — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:42:39 +0000

A 22 year old Arizona man was arrested on charges he stole five baby albino boa constrictors from the Predators Reptile Center in Mesa, Arizona. Each of these snakes is worth about $800, bringing his theft to about $4,000. The store owner said she was surprised the man didn’t get bitten, adding “It’s amazing they [...]

Idiots In the News 4-21-11

Laura Peterson — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:42:18 +0000

In case you missed "Idiots in the News" this morning, or if you've had a bad day at work and need a good laugh, here are a few highlights from today's segment on the morning show.

1. Two buddies in New York City thought it'd be fun to see if they could hail a cab to take them to Los Angeles