News and other tidbits that Chad Cloman finds interesting enough to share
A man in New Westminster, British Columbia walked into a Starbucks and allegedly attempted to rob it—while two uniformed police officers were waiting in line.
Link: http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/…
(via Neatorama)
Hoping to skip the long lines at the bank, two would-be robbers called ahead, declared their intention to rob the bank, and told the bank to have their money ready when they arrived. Ten minutes later they showed up at the bank, performed the robbery, and were promptly arrested in the parking lot by waiting police.
A teenage burgler broke in to a furniture store office in Kennewick, Washington, but instead of doing a quick smash-and-grab, he decided to use the office computer for some personal web surfing. This left enough evidence for police to identify him.
Link: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/…
(via The Consumerist)
From the article: “In retrospect, going on the “Dr. Phil” television show to talk about their shoplifting exploits did not … work very well for Matthew and Nora Eaton.”
Link: http://www.signonsandiego.com/…
(via Neatorama)
Social Networking Rule #1: don’t post photos of yourself doing stupid things. In this case, a woman named Ashley Sullivan received a stiffer criminal sentence because of pictures she posted to her Facebook page.
Link: http://arstechnica.com/…
The 2009 Darwin Awards are out, and the winners are two bank robbers killed by crushing debt. Here at Chad’s News, we think one of the runner-ups (dying to go) was more deserving, but the judges were obviously swayed by the rare phenomenon of having two people remove themselves from the gene pool with a single action.
Link: http://www.darwinawards.com/
(via Neatorama)
Criminals placed a fake ATM in a Las Vegas hotel, hoping to skim card and PIN data. Unfortunately for them, the hotel was hosting the Defcon hacker conference. While normal people might not notice a problem, it didn’t take long for attendees to spot the fake ATM and report it to the authorities.
Link: http://www.computerworld.com/…
(via Slashdot)
This thief stole from a billboard company and now has his own personal ad campaign. No word on whether he was actually caught.
A woman got belligerent and physically violent on a JetBlue flight, causing it to be diverted so she could be de-planed and arrested. She claims that she was in an alcohol-induced blackout and doesn’t remember the incident.
Link: http://www.examiner.com/…
(via The Consumerist)
Not realizing that most banks need prior notice to cash even a $1 Million check, this man allegedly tried to cash a $360 Billion check. To make matters worse, the check was made out to someone other than himself. After the police nabbed him for this blatantly obvious scam, they also determined he was carrying marijuana and an illegal firearm.
Link: http://www.dallasnews.com/…
(via Neatorama)
This man allegedly replaced the UPC sticker of a $517 television with that of a $3.16 bottle of water. The cashier noticed the discrepancy, and the man is awaiting trial.
The December 13th edition of the Lewiston Tribune posted two pictures on its front page, right on top of each other. One was of a man putting up Christmas decorations, and the other was surveillance camera footage of a man stealing a purse that had been accidentally left on a convenience store counter. Both men were dressed the same and were of approximately the same build. The police investigated, and yes, it was indeed the same man.
Link: http://www.newseum.org/…
(via digg)
