Cops let their fingers do the walking
A Lowell, Massachusetts man is under arrest, suspected in a string of robberies in northern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. His plan was simple: he'd limp into the bank …
Tag: dumb
The Carnival Of The Dumb Criminals
Dumb criminal stories are like potato chips - one is never enough. Given that mantra, I'm marginally proud to present the first edition of The Carnival Of The Dumb …
Starting the new year off properly
Getting drunk on New Year's Eve is an American tradition. In fact, it's called "amateur night" by many people, referring to how so many people drive drunk, when the …
Please come with me, sir; I believe you know the way…
I gotta agree with the Boston Herald on this one. Some guy violating his bail and getting re-arrested is nothing new. But this moron from Framingham has to have …
Strangely enough, I have just what you need at home…
A word to the wise for people who buy brand-new laptop computers on the street for $400.00: If you want a power adapter for it, buy it online or …
I'd like to upgrade this violation to a felony…
A Portsmouth, New Hampshire man recently got caught in a handicapped parking spot. That was a $100 fine, and it was a bit more than he felt like paying. …
Don't mess with small town store owners
An alleged druggie tried to rob a convenience store in Merrimack, New Hampshire last Monday night. At the Friday arriagnment of Marc Dixon, prosecutors spelled out how he (allegedly) …
You can't con an honest man
It's an old aphorism, and for the most part it's true: most scams are dependent on the greed of the victim. They are convinced that they are getting something …
Ronald MacDonald Charged With Robbing Wendy's
Looks like Ronald MacDonald is a hamburgler...MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - You'd think that just working at a Wendy's restaurant would be difficult for Ronald MacDonald. Now, the 22-year-old MacDonald...
Sometimes a picture's worth a thousand days — behind bars
(In my best Tom Bodett voice:) Good idea: Buying a digital camera to preserve those special moments. Bad idea: taking kiddie porn pictures with that digital camera. Good idea: …