Dumb Crime Du Jour

Hooters may be a fun place with great, um, chicken wings... but don't even think about skipping out on the tab. Police say a 23-year-old Alabama man learned this lesson the hard way. After skipping out on a $188 bill, his waitress remembered that he had mentioned which motel he was staying in. The cops found him cowering under a bed, according to nwfdailynews.com.

Some men will say just about anything for a little time with a lover on the side. Police say Wikler Moran-Mora faked his own kidnapping so that he could have more time to cheat on his wife, according to Tampa Bay Online.

Some people have a real problem with peeping, and police say Anthony Mahowald is one of them. He's been accused in several weird peeping incidents. Police also say child porn was found on his computer, according to the Leader-Telegram newspaper.

A McDonald's customer who was complaining about his food got slapped by the 21-year-old daughter of an employee, according to police. Then mom got into the act.

No one likes to fight with a naked man. It's just awkward. But police say they had no choice in this weird case.

Police say Lorri Compo was watching her 1-year-old grandson when she and four others were arrested in a meth bust -- and the baby was later found with drugs in his diaper.

Cash for Clunkers has helped plenty of Americans ditch their old cars. But police say one man tried to use the program to ditch evidence.

A 600 lb. Texas inmate allegedly smuggled a 9 mm pistol into a Houston lockup, hiding the weapon and two clips of ammo in the folds of his fat.

When police booked Keith Griffin on child porn charges, he offered a novel explanation. He was merely downloading porn, and he left his cat in front of the computer. He insists his kitty clicked on a button and caused a lot of bad, bad stuff to end up on his hard drive.