Dumb Criminals

It’ll be a while before Roy Mitchell can live this one down. The 22-year-old made a pit stop at a gas station convenience store for a bag of Doritos… oh, and everything in the cash register. Too bad he forgot his mom was there, and he was forced to watch her step in, snatch the gun and escort him out, scolding him the entire way.

In the fairy tale ‘Hansel and Gretel,’ the brother-and-sister pair leave a trail of breadcrumbs behind to help them retrace their steps back home. But apparently some California thieves weren’t familiar with the story — it was their own trail of food-related evidence that helped police find them.

Stories about drunk drivers doing stupid things are pretty standard fare but in this case we got ourselves, what our MeeMaw would refer to as, a real humdinger.

Some people just don't have a lick of sense. Take this guy in the following video for example. I've seen some strange things coming down the street before but this is ridiculous!

Here’s a tip to all you would be salon robbers out there: after you clear out the cash register, don’t waste your time demanding coins and hair extensions for your girl.  It could get you caught.

A bank robber in London foiled his own robbery by handing the teller his own gun. The unidentified man entered the bank last October with a pair of sunglasses and a flat cap covering his head. He demanded 700,000 pounds from the teller while brandishing a firearm ...

The clerk at the Sheridan Mini Mart in East Bremerton, Washington probably isn't the world's greatest employee. In fact, when a woman came into the store at 10 PM Thursday night the slacker-in-question wouldn't stop talking on his phone as she tried to grab his attention. His conversation was so engrossing that he didn't even care that she had a gun.

Imagine this. You're homeless. You're walking down the street minding your own business, when suddenly you spot something on the ground that catches your eye. You move closer so you can positively identify what it is, and yep, sure enough, it's a credit card. Your mind races thinking of what you could do with it. You could turn it in to police. You could try to use it to buy food. You could use it

Looks like we have a brand new candidate for dumbest criminal ever. Patrick Johnson robbed two banks in the Ocala, FL area in one day. The thief had the presence of mind to change his wardrobe  between his crimes, but his method of sticking up the banks — a note stating he had a gun — was the same both times.

How far would you go for a bet? What crazy activity would you take part in? Would you eat something disgusting? Do something embarrassing  like, oh I don't know, wear a skimpy pink thong while dancing around out side a Baptist church? And, how much would you do it for? $50? $100? How about $300?

Marriage. When a couple in love makes a sacred vow to love, honor, and cherish each other for the rest of their lives. The Wedding reception. A celebration of the event with friends and family. But when the loving couple tries to shoplift over $1,000 worth of merchandise for the reception, the marriage is probably not getting off on the right foot.

Is that embarrassing, or what? I mean what are you going to say to your cell mates, "yeah, I was chased down by a cop on a golf cart?! " That's the way it goes for 25 yr old Jeremiah Ellarius Haynes, who was running from police in Florida.  Haynes, who was wanted on battery charges, led police on a 1.8 mile chase before he was caught.