Stupid Criminals
Woman Recovers Her Stolen Bike on Craigslist
November 9, 2011 | 
Author You might think that a college town like Boulder, Colorado would have smarter criminals. Apparently, that is not the case.
Recently, a Boulder woman reported that her bike was stolen. It had been locked on a rack near Pearl St. She filed a police report that night.
Then next day, she was on Craigslist and saw a bike that looked a lot like hers. She contacted the seller and arranged to meet to look at the bike. She confirmed that the bike was hers and asked the seller for a test ride. He agreed and she rode off…loaded it in her car and drove home.
Once she recovered her bike, she called police and gave them the information on the suspect. They arrested him at his home a few hours later.
Here is a link to the story.
Does Marijuana make stupid criminals?
My experience in the criminal justice system has led me to believe that smoking marijuana makes people stupid. Many of the cannot afford the loss of any brain power. A story out of Saginaw, Michigan supports my belief. This is just one incident that shows that some folks just don’t understand what the police really do.
Deputies arrest woman after she reports her marijuana stolen.
Sheriff’s Deputies in Saginaw, Michigan arrested a 54-year-old woman Sunday after she reported the theft of several marijuana plants from her home.
She called to report that two males had broken into her home and demanded her marijuana plants. The men fled after taking the plants. Deputies then arrested the woman and booked her on charges of manufacturing and delivering marijuana.
Deputies are continuing to look for the men.
Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n Roll
Today’s Stupid Criminal Story originates from San Antonio, Texas as reporter in the San Antonio Express-News. The story is quoted below, but here is the summary. Our heros, a male and female were in a car that was parked in an area that raised the suspicions of some neighbors. The police were alerted and contacted the subjects. They found the subjects engaged in having sex, which called for closer investigation. The police then found that the car was loaded with enough materials to start a meth lab.
Here is the story:
“The car was rocking, so someone called police.
When officers arrived Thursday night, they discovered a man and woman having sex inside the parked car that authorities said was loaded with enough equipment and chemicals to start a methamphetamine lab.
“The car seemed suspicious to residents,” Deputy Ino Badillo of the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said.
The 1991 blue Oldsmobile 88 had been parked in front of a house in the 6800 block of Buckley Drive for about two hours, Badillo said. The homeowners thought it strange that an Oldsmobile they did not recognize was parked out front with two strangers inside, so they called police at 10:48 p.m., he said.
When deputies arrived, they noticed the couple intimately engaged.
“They were having a lovers’ tryst, so that’s what brought attention to the vehicle,” he said.
He said deputies soon realized the car was full of chemicals and instruments used to manufacture crystal methamphetamine.
Timothy Overly, 26, and Candace Prewitt, 25, were arrested and charged with public lewdness and the manufacture of a controlled substance. Records show Overly lives about a block from where the car was parked.
He and Prewitt were being held Friday in the Bexar County Jail on $30,000 bond each on the drug charge and $800 on the lewdness charge.
County court records show Overly has been in trouble before because of drugs. He is awaiting trial on a March 23 arrest on a possession of a controlled substance charge. He also was convicted in 2003 on a similar charge.”
Thief left her number.
Today’s stupid criminal story comes from a clothing consignment store in Lone Tree, Colorado. Two young ladies visit the consignment shop, select a number of items of clothing, place them in a basket and leave the store without paying. They made it out of the store and to a waiting truck and made their getaway… almost.
It seems that one of the young ladies filled out a form to sell some of her clothing. She left her name and phone number while the other young lady was filling the basket. The Police called the number and are waiting for the girls to turn themselves in. It would be fitting if the Police would allow them to put the handcuffs on themselves when they make an arrest.
Stupid Hungry Thief.
Here is a recent event that occurred in Denver. A thief broke into a vehicle and removed the victim’s wallet and assorted valuables. Apparently, this type of activity can build one’s appetite. The thief, being the stupid and lazy sort, went home and promptly called his local deli and ordered food to be delivered. He knew better than to have it delivered to his apartment so, he had it delivered to the apartment next door. It didn’t take the Police long to figure out who the hungry thief was and they made arrangements for him to get his meals at the jail.
Too Stupid to be a Criminal?
Is it possible to be too stupid to be a criminal? I’ve never heard of a successful stupidity defense until I read about this case in Argentina. I expect that the defense will likely be used more in this country as result of this case.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BUENOS AIRES — An Argentine man who tried to use two counterfeit bills has been found innocent, by reason of incompetence.
A federal court in Buenos Aires says the forged bills presented by Marcos Ribles were “so clumsy and crude” that “they could not be accepted by most people.”
The court says the 65-year-old man tried to pass a false 100-peso Argentine note, nominally worth about $26, as well as a false U.S. $50 bill.
Judges say the counterfeit bills had such shoddy printing and poor-quality paper that nobody could be fooled.
The court announced its ruling dismissing the charges on Wednesday.
Man caught speeding. Someone stole his pot.
I’ve always believed that smoking pot contributed to one’s stupidity. Here is a story from Pennsylvania in support of that theory.
WEST HAZLETON – Police say a man they arrested in a traffic stop told them he was speeding because he was chasing someone who stole marijuana from him.
While borough police were conducting “Buckle Up” – a special grant program to target drivers not using seat belts late Friday night, they stopped a vehicle they said was driving at an extremely high rate of speed and switching lanes without using turn signals.
During a traffic stop, police say they observed a glass bowl used for smoking marijuana on the front seat in plain view. Police also found 15 individually packaged baggies of marijuana and 13 ecstasy pills during a search of the vehicle.
Police say the driver, Ryan Neaus, 21, of 824 Seybert St., Hazleton, told them he was speeding “because he was chasing the person who just robbed him of his Apple iPhone and three bags of marijuana.”
Neaus was charged with possession with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said.
He was also cited with careless driving and failure to wear a seatbelt.
iDiot!!!
Here’s a story that blends technology and stupid criminology. A woman in New York was mugged in a train station and her iPhone was taken. Later, while checking her e-mail, she noticed an e-mail in her outbox that she knew that she didn’t send. She opened the file and discovered that the thief had used her iPhone and e-mail account to send a picture of himself. She took the picture to the police, identified the suspect and he was arrested.
Man puts marijuana pipe in security tray at courthouse.
I love stupid criminal stories and wanted to add the category in my blog to add some humor. I just started working on it and thought that it would be awhile before I had a story. Well, I was wrong. A stupid criminal came to my attention today and I just had to tell the story.
Fort Pierce, Fl. – A 39-year-old man was arrested after a security officer determined he had something unusual among the items to be checked at a security checkpoint at the downtown courthouse.
“As the items were checked (the security officer) determined that one item was a marijuana smoking pipe,” an arrest report states.
A deputy checked out the pipe and concluded that, indeed, it was a pot smoking pipe by the smell and residue, the report states.
Clinton J. Gordon, of the 2700 block of Wildwood Lane, faces a misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia charge in connection with the 10:30 a.m. Tuesday incident.
The private security officer had reported to a St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office deputy that Gordon came in the courthouse and “surrendered his items at the security checkpoint.”
Gordon was released Tuesday from the St. Lucie County jail on $500 bail, a jail official said.
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