Many criminals are simply not-so-bright people on what is likely to become the most embarrassing day of their life. Here's a daily look at some of the world's least competent crooks for September, October and November of 2008.
For the latest, here's the current Dumb Crime Du Jour.
Sept. 13: Priest Accused of Dealing Coke From Rectory
Peoria Police Department
Rev. Christopher Layden, a 33-year-old Catholic priest on the University of Illinois campus, has been charged with selling cocaine from his church office and rectory.
Sept. 14: Mom Wants to be a Cheerleader
Courtesy of the Brown County (Wis.) Sheriff's Office
A 33-year-old woman from Greenbay, Wis., stole her 15-year-old daughter's I.D. and registered for high school hoping to become a cheerleader. She now faces felony identity theft charges.
Sept. 15: Woman Runs Herself Over
Police say a woman trying to avoid arrest couldn't even avoid her own car.Sept. 16: Night at the Museum
Courtesy Knox County Sheriff's Office
Knoxville police say they received a call from a would-be thief in the ventilation shaft of a local museum who allegedly admitted he got stuck overnight while trying to defuse a bomb. Having been arrested, he now faces a tighter jam.
Sept. 17: 'That's My Hot Pocket!'
A 20-year-old man stabbed his younger brother after fighting over a Hot Pocket microwave sandwich. Police said the final fate of the disputed snack is unknown.Sept. 18: High School Musical Robbery
Dutch Whitlock -- who plays a skater dude in High School Musical -- was sentenced to a year in jail for robbing a Utah pizza restaurant at gunpoint.Sept. 19: Piggy Bank Robber in the Pokey
So much for kid games: Stealing $20 from a 2-year-old girl's piggy bank will cost Ryan Mueller six years in prison.Sept. 20: Goldilocks Burglar
A woman was awaken by the sound of snoring coming from her 2-year-old son's room, and found a man who allegedly broken, fixed himself a snack, and crawled off to sleep.
Sept. 21: Bikini-Wearing Jewel Thief
A 24-year-old man wearing five (yes, five) pairs of women's underwear was arrested for allegedly burglarizing a California home and leading police on a half-mile chase on foot. One of the burglary victims identified some of the underwear as hers.Sept. 22: No Farting, Please
Courtesy of the South Charleston Police Department
A West Virginia man faces battery charges for allegedly passing gas on a police officer as he was being booked on DUI charges.
