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Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind

Not that we'd have any expert knowledge in the wide world of theft, but this just doesn't seem like the best way to go about snagging a new HDTV. At any rate, an undisclosed amount of thieves reportedly drove a truck (or large SUV... it was dark outside, okay?) into the front door of Los Tres Amigos restaurant in a small Pennsylvania town, broke the glass, ganked a 47-inch Insignia HDTV and "fled the scene." For starters, you'd risk prison for an Insignia? Really? Second, with LCD prices tanking like never before, don't you think you could've waited until Black Friday to get yourself a steal? Sigh.

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GPS-Equipped Turtle Stumbles on Marijuana Farm

Though not quite as bad as toting the GPS module around with you, one particular marijuana farmer had to be mighty embarrassed / wondering what he ever did to deserve such bad luck when a GPS-equipped turtle meandered into his crop. As the story goes, a close friend of the police -- a box turtle with no fear of Big Brother -- just happened upon a pot stash on US park property. Clearly, Mr. Isiah Johnson (the culprit) was heavily stoned when choosing US land to farm his ganja, and now he's in custody until he's "extradited back DC to face drug charges." And you thought all you had to do was dodge those CCTV cameras... [From: WUSA9 via TechDigest]

Grandmother Fends Off Intruder With a Cell Phone

Grandmother fends off intruder with cell phone
How's this for a 21st century update of an adage? "The cell phone is mightier than the Taser." No? Kinda lame? Yeah, you're probably right. But lame or not it's also apparently true. A grandmother in Speake, Alabama chased off an intruder Saturday night with nothing more than a cell phone. According to police reports, the man attempted to use a Taser on the nice old lady, and she even believes he may have succeeded. How she was still standing boggles our minds and leads us to believe he probably missed.

The incident took place at around 8 P.M. when the grandmother, with her granddaughter in the house, noticed her porch light wasn't working. She opened the door to see what had happened when a man tried to force his way in and the altercation took place. We're not sure exactly how she fended off her would be attacker with her mobile handset, be we're assuming she used it as a blunt object with which to bludgeon him.

From Decatur Daily

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Man Breaks Into Home to Print Counterfeit Money on Ink-jet Printer

Counterfeit 100-dollar bill
Thieves usually gather as many valuable goods as he/she can and get out the door as quickly as possible. Stopping to use the computer would be a big no-no. But, of course, we wouldn't be writing about this if someone didn't get caught.

Charles Nobles was taken in by police in Louisiana after breaking into a home and trying to use his victim's computer to print out counterfeit bills. Nobles broke into the home after parking his van in the woods behind the dwelling in broad daylight. Police received a call about a suspicious vehicle at 1:00pm and and immediately converged on the home, where Nobles was found printing American currency on the home owner's ink-jet printer. Nobles was arrested and is being charged with counterfeiting, unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, and probation violation.

Even if Nobles had gotten away with breaking in and printing the cash, he would have been caught the moment he tried to spend his new-found fake wealth. We're sure he wasn't carrying special paper designed to feel like money around with him, and your average ink-jet sure isn't going to print a very convincing dollar.

From Fox News

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Thief Steals GPS Unit, Gets Busted When Police Hit 'Home' Button

Rowan Atkinson on Bike
Is it just us or are criminals getting dumber by the day? A man in Amityville, NY may have just created a new level of sheer delinquent disregard. The 33 year old suspect (no, he isn't Mr. Bean, but we like Mr. Bean) aroused police suspicion when he was seen riding down the street with arms full of goods. Of particular none was an unboxed GPS car navigation unit he was carrying while making his way down the street -- keep in mind he was doing this on his bike.

Police stopped and questioned him about the unit, to which he gave rather evasive answers. Finally one of the officers simply hit the "home" button on the GPS device which displayed a nearby address. The resident at the "home" indicated that it was his GPS unit, and the 33 year old cyclist was taken downtown.

From the New York Daily News

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Thieves Caught on Video, Posted to YouTube - Help the Store Owner Catch 'Em!


YouTube has provided us with many nights (and mornings) of endless entertainment and sometimes even a little education. But now YouTube is being leveraged as a tool to dole out justice by frustrated shop owner Bob Guertin, owner of Big Sticks Fine Cigars in Mesa, AZ.

Guertin's store was ripped off by a couple shameless thieves who hit during the early part of the day when the shop is quiet. One man distracted the stores employees while his accomplice snatched a pair of wrist watches valued at $2,000.

In most cases, that would be the end of the story. Petty theft is usually not a top priority for law enforcement, and the media aren't going to cover your average shoplifter. So Guertin got creative.

He posted the surveillance video of the robbery on YouTube, along with the thieves' license plate number, description, and an offer of $1,000 reward.

The two men's faces are clearly visible in the video, and if his stunt leads to the arrest of the thieves and the recovery of his merchandise, Guertin is convinced the YouTube tactic will catch on.

From AZ Central

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Teens Caught on Video Throwing Hot Sauce at Fast Food Worker


YouTube is filled with bad lip syncing, lousy pranks, and (now) police evidence. It seems it's become quite popular for folks to videotape themselves throwing liquid on drive-through workers while yelling "fire in the hole," and, of course, posting it on YouTube.

Well, it seems that the Pittsburgh Police Department isn't laughing. An employee at an area Subway was recently pelted in the eyes with a mix of Gatorade and hot sauce that burned his eyes. The surveillance footage has now been posted on YouTube and the authorities plan to find and charge the prankster with assault, disorderly conduct and harassment.

From WTAE TV 4

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