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.
Nov. 2: Oversexed Dummy
Metin Erzurum, 37, was arrested for allegedly breaking into a department store and having sex with three mannequins. Police say they found him in a display bed with his plastic companions.Nov. 3: Missing Teeth Gum Up Relationship
Tampa Police Department
Louise Deeringer, a 56-year-old woman from Tampa, couldn't find her false teeth, sparking a fight with her boyfriend of 11 years that was so bad, police arrested both of them. The teeth were later found behind the TV stand.
Nov. 4: Crack Pipe in Butt Crack
Indian River County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office
As a Fla. woman was being booked on robbery charges, she denied that she was carrying any drug paraphernalia. Then, police say they found a glass pipe in a most peculiar place.
Nov. 5: Need a Lift?
A New Zealand woman is being hailed for her "bravery and common sense" by police after driving the man who raped her to the police station after he fell asleep in her car.Nov. 6: The Accidental Auto Thief
When Alaska police pulled Charles Shultz over, he was stunned when officers told him the Ford Escort he was driving had been stolen. Then, Shultz remembered that his car is a Chevy Cavalier. Th 27-year-old, who's blood-alcohol level was allegedly twice the legal limit, had been heading home from a strip club.Nov. 7: 12 Pigs in a Car
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Every cop has at least one bizarre tale about pulling over a driver. Hungarian police say they stopped a car with 12 pigs stuffed inside. The squealing cargo allegedly came from a nearby farm where 35 pigs have recently gone missing.
Nov. 9: Communion Waifer Heist
Parishioners at a Jensen Beach, Fla., church held down a 33-year-old man who allegedly attempted to steal a fistful of communion wafers from a priest. The man will have to answer to a judge (and a higher authority) on charges of battery and disrupting a religious assembly.Nov. 8: No Cloths, But Great Reception
Was he high, drunk or just plain stupid? The answer is we just don't know.Andrew Arnold, 23, stripped naked and climbed a cellphone tower in Lowry Crossing, Texas, for reason he did not explain. As the Dallas Morning Newsput it, Arnold's, "cellphone reception might have been clearer than his thinking last night."
Nov. 11: Rubbed the Wrong Way?
Pasadena (Texas) Police Department
Salvador Solis, 40, allegedly tried to take revenge on a Houston massage parlor by posing as a policeman. He allegedly didn't get what he thought he'd paid for.
