A TURKEY OF A HEIST
They say some criminals actually want to be caught, so they subconsciously
leave clues behind. But a Thanksgiving day burglary in Greenville,
Pennsylvania was probably just a case of plain old stupidity.
Greenville police say a 35-year-old suspect broke into a home
and absconded with a fully-cooked, partially eaten turkey. He
also took a large relish tray, which is what turned out to be
his undoing. Witnesses saw the thief leaving the scene of the
crime with the relish tray, full of goodies, precariously balanced
on top of a box holding the turkey. Apparently, the trail of
deviled eggs, carrot sticks, and celery he left in his wake was
enough to lead police to the suspect's home, where they arrested
him.
MOVE OVER JEFF GORDON -- HERE'S THE
REAL WONDER BOY
An Alabama man was arrested for having his 4-year-old nephew
drive him to the sheriff's department because he didn't have
his drivers license. Jail employees standing in the parking lot
watched in amazement as a small child drove up in a 1977 Cadillac
DeVille. The boy was standing in the driver's seat behind the
wheel, and his uncle was working the gas and brake from the passenger
seat. The pair had driven the car that way for six miles, from
the man's home in Mount Moriah to the Moultrie jail. The man's
license had been taken by police duringa roadside license check.
he told police he put his nephew behind the wheel because he
didn't want to get in trouble by driving to the jail without
a license.
HEY -- DID SOMEBODY STEP ON A DUCK?
A Scandinavian Airlines flight from London was held up for six
hours last week while flight technicians searched the plane
for the source of a mysterious odor -- which turned out to be
coming from one of the plane's passengers. The airline evacuated
all the passengers from the plane after the crew noticed an oily
odor in the cabin that they thought might be a fire or fuel leak.
The source of the smell turned out to be a passenger with a brand
new oilskin coat. Oilskin is a cloth made waterproof by treating
it with oil, and new garments often give off a pungent, oily
smell. The captain of the plane ordered that the coat be stored
in the plane's cargo hold.
CRACK DEALER'S STREET SMARTS LET HIM
DOWN
A suspected drug dealer was arrested after selling some crack
cocaine to three Vancouver police officers, even though all three
were wearing full police uniforms. The cops spotted the suspicious-looking
man during a routine patrol and waved a ten-dollar bill at him.
The suspect took the money and handed a small quantity of crack
over to them, and was arrested immediately. He told the cops
that he had noticed the uniforms, but because they were in an
unmarked car, he thought they were on their way to a costume
party.
THIS STUFF'LL MAKE ME A FORTUNE WHEN
I -- OOPS!
A burglar broke into a single-engine airplane parked at the Knox
County, Ohio airport and stole several hundred dollars' worth
of electronic navigation equipment, including the plane's Emergency
Locator Transmitter. During the getaway, the ham-fisted thief
jarred the E.L.T. hard enough to activate it, which made it pretty
easy for police to track him down. (When an E.L.T. is activated,
it sends a signal that looks like a small fireworks display to
every air traffic control screen in the region.)
IS THAT A FAKE THINGIE IN YOUR POCKET,
OR ARE YOU JUST GLAD TO SEE ME?
A heroin addict on probation for burglary tried to pull a fast
one on police in San Antonio, Texas by using a fake penis to
provide urine during a mandatory drug test. A probation department
official who was ovserving the man provide the sample noticed
right away that the "unit" was not even close to being
the same color as the man's skin. Also, the urine was discharging
from all different angles like a water sprinkler. The official
says the man fumbled with the device, then dropped it out of
his shorts, barely managing to catch it before it hit the floor.
He added that the urine, which was not the suspect's, was ice
cold because it had been in a refrigerator. The man, who will
likely be sent to prison to serve his ten year burglary sentence,
was four months away from finishing his probation.
NOBODY KNOWS LIKE DOMINOS -- ESPECIALLY
THIS GUY
A pizza delivery driver in Wilmington, North Carolina was robbed
during a delivery recently. When the driver arrived at the address
on the order, the man inside asked for change for a 50-dollar
bill. When the driver said he didn't have it, the man pulled
a steak knife and demanded money. The robber then jumped in his
car and drove away. The driver noted the man's license plate
number and called police, who arrived a few minutes later and
arrested the man when he returned home.
HEY Y'ALL -- WATCH THIS!
A 19-year-old Bowling Green, Ohio, student had his head bloodied
when he was struck by a passing train. The victim told police
he was trying to see how close to the moving train he could place
his head without getting hit.
PRACTICE MAKES PERF -- OOPS!
A thief who robbed a suburban New Orleans sandwich shop wasn't
hard to track down, even though he had carefully worked out the
crime ahead of time. The suspect practiced his entrance for several
minutes before going into the store, but discovered later that
had done his rehearsals right in front of the store's outside
security camera.
AND FINALLY...
Authorities in Providence, Rhode Island are seeking a man known
as "Honda" Brown, suspected of gang-related activities.
According to police, "Honda" was last seen fleeing
in a Chevette about two weeks after he was the target of a drive-by
shooting while sitting in a Buick Century.
