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Cops Call Crook's Mom After Finding His Cell Phone

by Caleb Johnson on June 18, 2009 at 10:25 AM

It's that same old song and dance; cell phones just keep coming back to bite criminals in the rear end. Now, you can add a bumbling burglar in Yonkers, New York to this infamous list.

Yesterday LoHud.com reported that 48-year-old Charles Perkert allegedly broke into a Chinese restaurant and left his cell phone at the scene. Cops found the phone and began scanning through its contacts list. When they came to 'Mom's number,' an officer dialed and asked the lady on the other end how he could return the phone to her son. The woman unknowingly led the cops right to her son's front door, where they arrested Perkert and charged him with third-degree burglary.

You just don't seem to learn, do you, criminals? Don't text your partner-in-crime while at the scene of a crime and don't take pictures of yourself doing something illegal. and whatever you do, don't leave your phone at the scene of a crime. How about just leaving the phone at home next time? Or, on second thought, don't; we all feel safer when you keep it on you. [From LoHud.com]

Tags: burglary, cell phone, CellPhone, crime, dumb criminal, DumbCriminal, funny, police, top

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