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. 13: Want Driving Lessons?
Charles Oulmet, 25, had outrun Massachusetts police so many times, he allegedly called them to brag. “You’ll never catch me,” he said in one call, according to authorities. The law has finally caught up with Oulmet, but he's still bragging, allegedly telling arresting officers he'd "be happy to give police officers driving lessons."Nov. 14: Thank, Cousin!
A police chief in southwestern Chine has arrested 48 relatives, including brothers, cousins and in-laws. One was taken in for purse-snatching. Two others were convicted for beating up a teacher in a drunken fight. The officer tells a local paper: "In the first few years, I did not dare head back to my hometown to pass the New Year holiday,"Nov. 15: Uncool for Cats
Miami-Dade Police Dept.
A 16 year old Miami teen was mauled by a cougar after she and her boyfriend entered the home of a man who leggally owned several wild animals.
Nov. 10: Frozen Pig Head
Police in Caldwell, Idaho are investigating after a woman leaving for work with her 9-year-old daughter found a frozen pig head stuck on top of a pole in her yard.Nov. 16: What's That Smell in the John?
You couldn't simply light a match to get rid of the smell coming from the toilet in Tammy Lewis's home. The 36-year-old Wis. woman was convicted of helping her religious leader, part of a sect known as the Order of the Divine Will, to hide a decaying corpse, to collect the dead woman's Social Security.Nov. 17: Cell Phone Up Rectum
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
A shakedown on death row at a Texas prison showed that triple-murderer Henry Skinner was hiding a cell phone up his anus, and two SIM cards in a Bible.
Nov. 18: Nude Bear Hugs
Philadelphia police are looking for a bald man in his mid 30s who has been approaching female joggers in the nude, giving one woman a big bear hug.Nov. 19: Cookie Dough Crack
If you mash up cookie dough and Oragjel the concoction will look something like crack cocaine. Police in Uniontown, Pa., arrested a man allegedly selling this concoction.Nov. 20: Corpse Sex
Grant County (Wis.) Sheriff's Department
Three men will stand trial for trying to dig up a woman's corpse for sex. They were allegedly drawn to her after seeing her picture in an obituary. Strangely, Wisconsin has no law against necrophilia, so they are facing sexual assault and theft charges.
Nov. 21: Nude Jogging Priest
Weld County (Colo.) Sheriff's Dept.
Perhaps a few laps around the high school track at dawn with no clothes wasn't a good idea after all, Rev. Robert Whipkey of Colorado now admits. "I'm a heavy man and wearing clothing while running makes me sweat profusely," Whipkey said, according to a police report. "I know what I did was wrong."
