Here. Have A Bag Of Guilt

I wonder if this thief subscribes to my friend’s school of thought on returning lost items. It seems s/he stole bunches of stuff from bunches of cars in a neighbourhood, then felt guilty about it, so…rounded up all the items, put them in a bag and threw them on a random lawn with a note. …

They Could And They Did. Thanks For All The Help

Victor Burgos sounds like he’d be perfect flashrob material. A fugitive from upstate New York who taunted police on his Facebook page to `catch me if you can. I’m in Brooklyn’ has been arrested. The Daily News says U.S. marshals and NYPD detectives tracked Victor Burgos down to an apartment in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood Monday …

Your Future Is In Good Hands…If You Happen To Be A Master Criminals Tag

Until right now,I had no idea that flashrobs were a thing or for that matter, what a flashrob was. And since you being the mostly sensible lot that you are probably don’t know either, I’ll let this explain it. A recent incident that was initially described as a “flashrob” was a theft that occurred inside …

Even Master Criminals Get It Right Now And Then

Remember Joshua VanSlyke, Anthony VanSlyke and Gregory Williams? They’re the 3 nitwits who turned down plea deals and opted for trial even though the video they made of themselves talking about busting into a house and then doing it was in evidence and all over the internet. Turns out that strategy wasn’t as stupid as …

Don’t Arrest Me, I’m A Witless!…I Mean Witness!

You and your wife just finished slashing some tires in an apartment complex and pulling a knife on a family that tried to chase you down. Your wife has been arrested, but you escaped. What do you do now? I wouldn’t have come up with this in a million years, but apparently the answer is …

“Dude, Did You Hear That?” “Yeah, It Sounds Like Us Getting Hauled Off To Jail.”

There is, as it turns out, such a thing as being too high. Just ask the two unidentified fellows in Effingham County, Georgia who essentially busted their own meth lab after apparently doing a little too much quality assurance testing. Deputies responding around 4 a.m. to the home outside Savannah were told by the pair …

Why Do You Need To See ID? You Already Have It

Cases of people leaving things at crime scenes that lead to their undoings are a dime a dozen these days, so it’s nice to see that there are still folks out there willing to go the extra mile to keep things interesting. Kenneth Morgan, 48, is certainly one of them. Not content with simply dropping …

He Gave Police A Leg Up On Catching Him

Ya know, it’s criminals like David Phillips that make police work look easy. He stole a bunch of jewellery and other things. But they noticed at one crime scene that there were a series of right footprints and crutch marks, and whatdya know? They led back to Phillips’ apartment. Phillips just happens to only have …

Dear Diary: I’m Going To Have A Lot More Time To Write In You Soon, Even Though You Get Me In Trouble

A couple of quick armed robbery tips for Jonathan Ochola and Rashad Delawala, because they seem to need ’em. Don’t drop your balaclava. It probably has your DNA on it. Don’t write stupid things in your diary. For instance, “I picked up a few things I needed in town today” is much better than “Go …