A Time to Change

From the international file, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, comes the story of a man who walked into a bank, flashed a gun and demanded money. As the teller was getting the cash for him, the man took a look at the loot and decided that it would be too heavy for him to carry out. So...he asked her if she could instead just transfer the funds into his personal account. He said about 100 million euros would be fine and showed her his bank ID card so she’d be sure and get the account number right. She did, and so did the cops; at our bozo’s house shortly after he returned home.

I’m Twenty-one, I Swear

A man walked into the corner store with a shotgun and demanded all of the money from the cash register. After the cashier put the money in the bag as instructed, the man demanded the bottle of Scotch he saw behind the counter. The cashier refused to hand over the Scotch because he did not believe the man was 21. The robber swore he was, but still the clerk refused. Finally, the robber handed over his ID and proved that he was indeed twenty-one. As soon as he left, the cashier called and gave the police the name and address of the man who had just robbed the store. The suspect was arrested two hours later.

And You Thought Gas Was Expensive?

In Hamilton Township, Pennsylvania the high price of gasoline got a man into trouble. The man was running low on gas in his 1990 Firebird and decided to steal some from a 300-gallon overhead gas tank that a local resident used to fuel his vehicles. Our man filled his tank and took off, but he didn’t get very far. The tank’s owner was tired of people stealing his expensive gas, so he filled the tank with water. Our man’s fines totaled $458.28. Add that to what it’ll take to repair his car and that was the most expensive tank of gas he ever purchased.

Who Needs Breadcrumbs for a Trial?

In Dayton, Ohio police were called to a local convenience store with a report of a break in. Upon arrival, the cops discovered the ATM machine had been taken. An eyewitness told them she had seen two men dragging the ATM out the back door. Taking a look down the alley, the cops were surprised to see a trail of ATM parts, including the sign, a light and a phone cord, the parts had fallen off as the men dragged the machine to their apartment nearby, giving the cops a perfect trail to follow. They’re under arrest.

Don't Call the Police, Call the Fire Department

In London, England where a team of crooks attempted to break into an ATM machine. It was their choice of tools that caused them trouble. Instead of using a hacksaw or perhaps a sledgehammer, this group of would be criminals used an acetylene blow torch to cut into the machine. It did the job, but it also caught the money inside the machine on fire before they could get any of the cash out. They left slightly singed and empty handed.

Don't Complain

A man from Sacramento, California needed a couple of new tires for his car. So, he headed down to the nearby Sears store and offered to trade the clerk some marijuana in exchange for new tires. When told Sears didn’t swap pot for tires, the man got upset and took a swing at the employee with a baseball bat. He then proceeded to grab two tires as he made his way back to his car. The Sears employee grabbed a rock and hurled it at him as he was pulling away, breaking the rear window. Our man was apprehended when he returned a short time later to complain to the manager about his car’s broken window.

Get Married, Get Arrested

Don’t get married at the courthouse if you have outstanding warrants, From Bismarck, North Dakota comes the story of a groom and his bride who went down to the county courthouse last Friday to get married. One of the police officers there thought he recognized a member of the wedding party as a suspect in an ongoing investigation. He turned out to be wrong about that but while running a quick drivers license check he discovered that the groom was a wanted man. There were warrants out for him in Montanan for writing bad checks. They let him get hitched before cuffing him.

Pizza Anyone?

From Bloomington, Minnesota comes the story of a young teenager who was spotted by the cops walking down the street, eating a pizza, at 4am. This seems a little strange and since he looked a little young, they stopped him to check if he was violating curfew. As they were taking to him, they noticed two push carts full of DVDs, a CD player and other items beside a nearby house. They checked with the residents of the house and sure enough it was their stuff. The officers also asked them to check their refrigerator. Yep, their pizza was missing. And the napkin he had wrapped the pizza in was from their house, too. Busted! He’s been charged with first-degree burglary.

Bartender! A Drink Please!

From Huntington Beach, California where a man stuck up a Bank of America branch, getting away with an undisclosed amount of cash. Things were going well for him; he made a clean getaway without anyone coming after him. It was were he went after leaving the bank that got him into trouble. Police officers canvassing the area went into a nearby restaurant and noticed a man sitting at the bar, drinking a beer and counting a large stack of money. Yep, it’s our man. He was arrested and all the money, minus the beer, was recovered.