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A Look at the Day's Strangest Crimes

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Most criminals are just not-so-bright people on what is likely to become the worst day of their life. Here's a rundown of your daily loser.

June 30: A Fowl Deed

A 40-year-old man from Ypsilanti, Mich., is accused of assault with a dinner fork and a 10-lb. frozen chicken.

June 29: Better Research Your Fake Name

While driving in a car that was pulled over in a routine stop, a former British football star allegedly gave police a fake name -- and that was the name of a wanted man.

June 28: Kiddie Porn Desktop

You don't expect people who are into child porn to be very smart. Still, if you don't want to be arrested immediately, you might want to hide the pornographic picture of a young boy on the desktop background of your computer, when you bring it in for repair.

June 27: Manure Thief Flees Naked

When a German woman trying to make a "manure bomb" slipped into a slurry tank, she new she was in deep, ahem, trouble.

June 26: Penis Packing Marijuana

When 34-year-old John Christopher Williams got arrested for missing court dates, he failed to tell prison authorities about the pot he kept stashed around his penis. He now faces additional charges of smuggling.

June 25: 7-Eleven Clerk Attacked With Banana

A man walked into a Maryland convenience store, demanded money, and when the cashier refused, he grabbed bananas off the counter and threw them. When the cashier pulled out a knife, the man with the bananas split.

June 24: God Busted on Cocaine Charges

Tampa police have arrested a 39-year-old man named God Lucky Howard on multiple charges, and these including allegedly selling cocaine within 1,000 feet of a church, a school or public housing. Court records show God has a prison record, serving 18 months in 2003 on a cocaine-related conviction.

June 23: Test-Drive Bank Robbery

Police in Edmonton, Alberta, are hunting for a man allegedly took a truck for a test-drive, pulled up to a bank, and robbed it, while the salesman waited outside. He apparently wasn't impressed enough with the vehicle to buy it.

June 22: Cell Phone Held for Ransom

The first thing you do when you lose your cell phone is call it from another phone, to see if someone fond it. When a Philadelphia man tried this, the voice on the other end of the line wanted to negotiate a price to give it back.

June 21: Wig Full of Drugs

A British woman gave new meaning to the phrase "coke head" when she allegedly attempted to conceal 2.2 lbs. of cocaine under a bulging wig.

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