This thing could have gone south many times … but it didn’t. As reported by The International News:
The robber entered the bank and went up to the teller’s window but could not load his gun. He next tried to break the window with the gun but failed again.
The robber then climbed up on the counter and managed to drag the window down. He then proceeded to steal whatever money he could find.
There is something to be said for keeping your composure. There’s also something to be said for getting as far away from the scene of the crime you just committed as fast as you can. Per NJ Advance Media for NJ.com:
Michael J. Cassano, 38, of Oakland Gardens, N.Y., allegedly robbed Hudson City Savings Bank on Essex Street just before 3 p.m. He placed a BB gun on the counter, and the teller gave him $4,000 in cash, Lodi police Detective Capt. Donald Scorzetti said in an e-mail.
Woo-hoo! Quick, scram! Or at least don’t linger. Or …
The “selfie” craze was crazy even pre-Weiner. This young man took it to another level. As seen and written on khou.com (yes, there’s a video):
Officers pulled over 17-year-old Kenneth Davis around 4 a.m. Monday in a truck, police said, was stolen.
Okay, he’s in some trouble.
Well sir, the officer might have said, I have some good news and some bad news … Per The Sun News at cleveland.com:
A township officer assisted a Medina Township officer on an arrest at 2:41 a.m. Jan. 24. According to the Medina Township officer, the driver he had pulled over in the Hills had nearly struck his cruiser while the Medina officer was on another traffic stop. The driver passed a Breathalyzer test, registering .08 percent – at the legal limit – but was cited for marijuana possession and failure to move over for a stopped emergency vehicle.
Right at the legal limit! Your author has never seen this before. Maybe they could have taken it out another decimal? .081? It didn’t much matter though, what with the weed in the car. Here’s the source.
This gent had a pretty good gig – getting paid while he was sleeping. Then, one fateful night, poof! It all disappeared. As reported in the Police Blotter in The Brooklyn Paper
88th Precinct – Fort Greene–Clinton Hill
A crook swiped a Prince Street building’s security guard’s cellphone on Feb. 3 while he slept on the job, law enforcement officials said.
Maybe this will get you some street cred, but it also got you busted. As reported by The Belleville News-Democrat (Illinois):
A YouTube video is being credited with helping investigators track a retired Venice police officer’s badge and gun to a metro-east family.
According to police reports, they spotted two men with the stolen gun in a homemade online music video. They were able to trace the video to a residence in Madison.
It probably started with something like this: “Hey, I have a great way we can make some easy cash!” As you’ll see, it wasn’t such a great idea! As reported by khou.com:
Employees at a Texaco gas station are cleaning up a mess after a failed smash-and-grab left behind a lot of damage.
It happened in the early-morning hours Monday along Beltway 8-North.
At some point in your time behind the wheel, you found a great parking spot and said “Wow, we couldn’t get any closer than this!” Well, you were wrong, as this gent proved. As reported by This Is Lancashire:
A driver has been arrested after his car ploughed into a pub in Bolton town centre.
The male driver of the silver discovery vehicle was arrested and led away from the scene of the crash, which occurred just after 5pm at the Dog and Partridge pub in Manor Street.
Before you go getting up in this poor woman’s grill, take note that it is called a “drive-in”. And that’s just what she did. This is actually more common than you would think. The Juice had a case recently involving a woman who did the exact same thing, but she did a helluva lot more damage. Anyway, as reported by The Daily News (Galveston County, Texas):
No one was hurt when a SUV smashed through the wall of the Sonic Drive-In, 1169 West Main Street, Tuesday afternoon.
Initial reports from League City police indicate that an 83-year-old woman was next door at the Popeye’s restaurant. As she was pulling out of that parking lot, she put her foot on the gas pedal instead of the break of her Honda Pilot, police said.
You own a bar in a college town. Seriously, who would think that the cops would ever stop in to make sure your patrons are of age? And anyway, it’s not like the joint is filled with kids. Er, what’s that you say? How many? As reported by North Country Now (Potsdam, New York):
Village police say a compliance check at Backstreets, Market Street, resulted in 46 underage patrons being charged with trespass.
46!!!!! Uh-oh.
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