Caught-Caught

Caught-Caught
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Police in Ossining, New York were called to a mini-mart, where they found Blake Leak, 23, trying to break in. They chased Leak through the streets until both cops took a tumble. Seizing the opportunity, Leak sought refuge on the grounds of a large building. The building was the Sing Sing Maximum Security Prison, where he was promptly nabbed by a guard.

The case of the liquor store lothario

The case of the liquor store lothario
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Scottish shoplifter Aron Morrison was picked up after pinching a bottle of vodka from a bottle shop. It didn’t take Sherlock Holmes to find Morrison, though. His name and phone number were left with the sales assistant – after asking her out on a date.

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The lowest high there is

The lowest high there is
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For a trio of drug thieves, it was their lucky day. They broke into a home in Silver Springs, Florida, and discovered three jars of cocaine. They took it home and snorted the contents. That’s when they discovered that the jars were in fact urns and that they were snorting the cremains of the victim’s husband and two dogs.

The case of the not-so devoted dad

The case of the not-so devoted dad
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Bring Your Child to Work Day is a long-honoured tradition that allows children to see what goes on in the business world while also getting the chance to watch their parents ply their trade. One crook brought his young son along with him on a job, which happened to be robbing a pet shop. He was caught soon after, minus something important. His son.

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Watch where you’re going!

Watch where you’re going!
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As two men waited in line at the coffee shop to pay their bill, a third cut in front of them. He threw a drink at the cashier and demanded all the money from the cash register. Temporarily surprised, the men quickly recovered and handcuffed the crook. Apparently, in his rush the criminal didn’t notice they were police officers – in full uniform.

P.S. – Nobody move

P.S. – Nobody move
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It’s the worst possible time to faint – in the middle of robbing a bank. But that’s what happened to this thief. The teller called emergency services and asked for medics. But you have to applaud the man’s stick-to-it-iveness. While the ambulance was en route, the suspect handed a note to the teller demanding all her cash.

Find out what to do when someone faints here.

IOU

IOU
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Graham Price of South Wales ripped off the bank where he worked, but he wasn’t completely duplicitous. He left a note in the safe: ‘Borrowed, seven million pounds’– signed ‘Graham Price.’

No one likes a tattler

No one likes a tattler
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A Good Samaritan noticed an elderly man being robbed, so he jumped in and punched the thief. The thief was so upset, he called the police to complain.

Check out these signs your house is vulnerable to being robbed.

Can you read me now?

Can you read me now?
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When police in Vancouver, Canada, asked to search Jason Pauchay’s apartment for drugs, he was not a suspect – in fact, they were looking for someone else. That all changed when they got a look at how his name was listed on his mobile phone: ‘Jason Pauchay Drug Dealer.’

The back-to-jail special

The back-to-jail special
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Two men decided a back-to-school event at an office supply store would be the perfect time to do some shoplifting. After all, sales assistants would be busy helping an influx of shoppers. The sale happened to coincide with the annual ‘Shop with a Cop’ day when about 60 police officers show up to help children pick out school supplies.

You mean it’s not scout night?

You mean it’s not scout night?
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Two machete-wielding men barged into a Sydney, Australia, bar demanding money. They didn’t know the club was hosting a bikers’ meeting at the time. One of the robbers ended up in the hospital, the other hog-tied with electrical wire.

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To: idiot@jail.com

To: idiot@jail.com
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A German bank robber sent mocking emails to local police, ridiculing their efforts to arrest him. First, he let them know they had his age, build and accent wrong. Then he corrected their announcement that he’d escaped on foot; no, he had a getaway car! The cops got the last word in, though, when they arrested the guy a few hours later. They used his email to trace him.

Banana attack

Banana attack
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According to the bus driver, it was a brutal, unprovoked attack. A woman got on his bus and assaulted him with a half-eaten banana. “I had banana all over me,” he insisted. “On my tie, my shirt and my eye.” The woman explained that the driver had almost hit her car and that when she entered the bus to rationally discuss the matter, the banana slipped … right into his tie, his shirt, his eye … The court may not have believed that, but it did believe her when she argued that it was “unreasonable that a banana could cause this much damage.” They slapped her with a fine of only about $100.

Here are some more clever uses for bananas you probably never knew.

You are gonna regret that tattoo

You are gonna regret that tattoo
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Police in Pico Rivera, California, had an easy time pinning a four-year-old murder on Anthony Garcia. That’s because he pinned it on himself – with an elaborate tattoo on his chest, depicting the killing. Cops noticed the incriminating ink when taking Garcia’s mug shot for a petty crime. The tattoo revealed all the details of the night, from the Christmas lights and bent streetlamp near the bottle shop where the body was found to the image of an angry helicopter – Garcia’s nickname was Chopper – machine-gunning the victim.

Parlez-vous idiot?

Parlez-vous idiot?
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The victim’s jewellery was missing, the electronics were gone, and a window was smashed. No wonder she was hysterical when officer Charanjit Meharu of the Calgary police arrived. Then her French-speaking father called. Speaking in French, she explained that it was all a scam in order to get the insurance money. What she didn’t suspect was that Officer Meharu speaks six languages, including French.

Incarceration? There’s an app for that!

Incarceration? There’s an app for that!
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A 12-year-old boy adamantly denied having stolen an iPhone when questioned by police at his home. And then the iPhone rang in his closet. Okay, yes, he stole that. But as for the Blackberry he was also accused of stealing, he double-adamantly denied… *RING!!*

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A crime that’s too heavy

A crime that’s too heavy
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Clive Halford thinks big! The British career criminal stole a truck and loaded it with 18 pallets of stolen nickel and copper worth around £150,000 (about $278,000). Yes, the haul was huge – too huge. Cops arrested Halford after the truck’s suspension collapsed under the weight. Earlier, Halford had stolen a car, overloaded it, and broken its suspension too.

“…just kidding?”

“…just kidding?”
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Don’t you hate it when you suffer a heart attack and think you’re going to die, so you confess to a 17-year-old murder, only to find out you’re not going to die and then get sentenced to life in prison as a result? Yeah, so does James Washington, of Nashville, USA, because it happened to him.

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You should read the book you stole

You should read the book you stole
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Callie Rough of Ohio, USA, was picked up for shoplifting from a Dollar Shop with her two young children in tow. Among the booty was a book, 101 Ways to Be a Great Mom.

A molotov cock-and-bull story

A molotov cock-and-bull story
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Following a dispute, Craig Aylesworth, of Florida, USA< allegedly tossed a Molotov Cocktail at his neighbour’s mobile home … just as the winds shifted, sending embers on to his own mobile home. Luckily, he was arrested, since he no longer had a home of his own to return to.

The new Apple iDiot

The new Apple iDiot
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A San Francisco thief pedalled his bike up to a woman on the sidewalk, snatched the iPhone out of her hands, and rode away. Unknown to him, the woman was in the middle of demonstrating the iPhone’s new GPS tracking device, which worked – the thief was captured minutes later.

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This looks like a safe place…

This looks like a safe place…
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A man from Texas, USA, busted into a church and absconded with the safe. Safes are heavy, so he only got a few metres before dropping it on a neighbour’s lawn, where he tried to crack it open. That’s when he was confronted by the home’s occupant – a police officer.

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