25 Stupid Criminals Who Got Caught For Ridiculous Reasons
Peter Pizagalli
Published
11/18/2014
Criminals often are very dangerous individuals. Some even possess high enough IQs with which they attempt to commit the perfect crime. Then there are those criminals whose stupidity leaves you wondering
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Betrayed By His Methamphetamines-Christopher Wilson thought that he had organized the perfect crime when he entered a home-improvement store in Washington to steal the goods he desired but he wasnt all that careful, after all. Apparently, Wilson accidentally dropped his bottle of methamphetamines during his lame attempt at committing a crime, and with it his name and phone number for the clerks and police officers to discover -
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A Teen Robber Who Donated Both His Wallet and ID-An eighteen-year-old teen named Steven Diaz from Pasadena, California, wanted to have drinks with friends and so for that reason passed by Vons supermarket to shoplift a bottle of wine. As the teen tried to get away from the shop he punched a security guard, and in doing so dropped his wallet, ID, and the wine. Of course, he was easily tracked down by the police and arrested shortly after his stupid action -
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The Intruder Who Loved His Cleanliness a Little Too Much-A really weird dude once raided a house in Texas at four in the morning and naturally scared the hell out of the owner who fled, immediately calling the police. When the officers arrived on the scene they couldnt believe their eyes. They were surprised to find that the intruder hadnt stolen or broken a thing other than the door and that all he wanted was apparently a warm bath -
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Forgotten Counterfeit Bills-A con artist specializing in producing counterfeit money and all kinds of false documents was really unhappy with the new printer he bought from a Target in Augusta, Georgia, and decided to take it back and ask for a different one. His demand was satisfied but unfortunately the clerk noticed some work the customer forgot to remove from the old printera few counterfeit bills that, of course, cost him his freedom. -
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The Thieves Who Left Their Bumper Behind with the License Plate Attached-Three would-be British thieves tried way too hard to wrap chains around an ATM machine that held 20,000 31,000, and with the help of a car they tried to carry the whole thing away. Unfortunately for them, the chains didnt hold and were left behind with the cars rear bumper and license plate, leaving the thieves to drive off empty-handed and easily traced by the officers who arrested them shortly after. -
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A Man Got Caught Simply Because He Couldnt Control His Bowels-The residents of the Woodland Heights area of Houston were terrorized by a man who had been repeatedly going to the bathroom in their yards, leaving quite the mess behind. For that reason one of them placed a camera in a nearby tree to catch the suspect in action. An older, bald-headed man with a funny mustache and wearing tight shorts was busted on camera entering one bathroom after another in the neighborhood leaving behind a huge mess that he didnt bother to clean up. -
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Housebreaker Gets Away but His Pants Stay Behind-When the police arrested eighteen-year-old Benjamin C. Hoppe he only had on a sweatshirt, red boxers, and a white sock on his left foot. Why? A few hours earlier he had broken into the home of an self-described old, fat bartender who wrestled the kid to the ground and made him cry before he squirmed out of his shoes and pants and ran from the house. Hopefully he learned his lesson and does the right thing from now on -
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Graffiti Suspect Tagged Courtroom to Prove His Innocence-A teen accused of multiple counts of doing graffiti in San Diego was arrested for vandalism after he allegedly tagged the inside of the courthouse of the San Diego Superior Court, leaving behind a tag that led investigators right to his location. The teen, who pled not guilty, had even left his mark in the very courtroom in which he was being prosecuted. What can you say? The boys an artist and the world is his canvas -
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The Burglar Who Forgot His Dentures at the Scene of the Crime-One day Justin Stansfield, a British heroin addict and thief, broke into a garage to steal anything he could find of value so he could sell it and buy his next fix. While in the garage he found a freezer full of cold beers and Popsicles so he decided to have some fun. Justin took out his fake teeth to enjoy a couple of Popsicles after he downed a few beers but before he left he forgot to put his teeth back in. This would later cost him sixteen months behind bars -
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A Way Too Grateful Employee-Graham Price of south Wales was a hard-working and honest employee who couldnt hide how grateful he was to his bosses, even when he decided to rip off the bank where he worked. So, before he stole the money he needed, he made sure to leave a note with his signature, explaining: Borrowed, seven million pounds. Thank you -
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The Anger-Management Homework that Betrayed its Owner-At a bus stop in St. Paul, Minnesota, Justin John Boudin, a hot-tempered man, was involved in an argument with a woman whom he cowardly punched in the face. He also attacked another person who was standing there, which caused him to drop his folder on the ground, and which he didnt retrieve before he fled. The cops, who arrived at the scene a few minutes later, easily tracked Boudin down thanks to what was inside his folderhis anger-management homework. -
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The Case of the Bungling Burglar-What if we told you that a thief got caught because he forgot to take the money he was supposed to steal? Yep, a gunman once broke into a convenience store in Indiana, tied up the cashier, and fled. But he left behind the money. When he realized his mistake he went back, but by that time the door had automatically locked, with the loot just sitting there, staring at him as the police arrested him. -
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The Crook with the Long Trail of White Cash Register Tape-One of the most unusual and comical criminal cases we have ever heard about occurred in Hickory, North Carolina. A totally amateur thief invaded Captains Galley restaurant and picked up the cash register but didnt notice a little detaila trail of white cash register tape hanging from the machine that police followed fifty yards to his apartment, where they found him cracking open the register -
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A Bad Criminal and an Even Worse Father-This is one of those cases where you arent sure how to properly respond to what you readwhether you should laugh about the criminals stupidity or feel sad for his young son. Apparently, this idiotic thief decided to take his son along when he robbed a pet shop, but he was so busy counting the money that he totally forgot about his son whom he left behind. All police officers had to do after that was ask the child for the name of his idiotic father. -
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The Thief Who Wanted to Flirt-Scottish shoplifter Aaron Morrison might be one of the silliest thieves in history and trust us when we say that this is not an overstatement. After Morrison stole a bottle of vodka from a liquor store he had the nerve to flirt with the shop clerk, to whom he gave his name and number. Well, it didnt take Sherlock Holmes to trace his whereabouts after that. -
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Burglar Leaves DNA Behind Just Because He Was Too Thirsty-A thief in Portland, Oregon, broke into a house, went through every inch of the property, opened all the drawers, and stole everything of value he could find without leaving any fingerprints. However, what appeared to be almost the perfect robbery was ruined when the thief grabbed a container of orange juice from the refrigerator and took a gulp directly from it, leaving it in the sink. The container was sent straight to the DNA testing unit at the Oregon State Crime Lab in Clackamas where forensic scientists found a match. Christopher Lathrop quickly confessed after he was arrested and will probably never drink orange juice again. -
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Thief Sells a Stolen Bike Back to His Victim and Gets Caught-Marque Moore, a fifty-seven-year-old man from Richmond, California, is a serial bike thief. After investigating Moores home, it was discovered that he had been systematically stealing bikes, bike equipment, and a few other things. The list included ten bicycles, fifty-seven bicycle tires, twenty-four bicycle wheels, twenty-six bicycle wheels with tires, twenty-one bike seats, four bicycle frames, a gun, and ammunition. How did he get caught? He tried to sell a bike onlinethrough Craigslistto the person he had stolen it from without even knowing it -
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The Genius Who Stole Gas from a Police Car and Posted it on Facebook-In 2012 a young boy from Jenkins, Kentucky, named Michael Baker was probably bored so he decided to get his small town in the national headlines. What did he do, you ask? After he siphoned gas from a local police car, he posed next to it with a smile while also proudly giving the finger for the camera and then posted the photo on Facebook. The photo went viral, with thousands of views, but a couple of days later the police were knocking on the door of his home where they arrested him for his blatant idiocy. -
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Writing a Book Based on the Crime He Committed-Polish author Krystian Bala became a victim of his own arrogance and delusion that he was above the law. After brutally murdering Dariusz Janiszewski in 2000 and getting away with it he decided to write a novel named Amok that included a ridiculously similar murder to the one he was involved in three years before. The case was reopened and after a detailed investigation he surrendered and confessed. -
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The Thief Who Couldnt Climb-John Pearce, a thirty-two-year-old British wannabe thief, realized too late that a daylight burglary requires natural athleticism and more specifically, climbing skills. Are you wondering how he came to this conclusion? Poor John tried to break into a house by climbing through the window but his foot got caught, leaving his backside dangling in view of passersby on the busy sidewalk. Eventually the police arrived and he was arrested, but not before being ruthlessly humiliated and mocked by the pedestrians who couldnt resist laughing at and joking about his situation. -
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22The Drunk Woman Who Always Keeps Her One Eye on the Road-A fifty-six-year-old Swedish woman, whose name we dont get to know unfortunately, made one of the most ludicrous claims you will probably ever hear in your lifetime. What did she say? During her trial for drunk driving she claimed that the alcohol could not affect her driving simply because she kept only one eye open so she would avoid seeing double. The judges first laughed their butts off and then sentenced her to two months in prison. -
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The Dude Who Went to Apply For Welfare With His H2 Hummer-What would you think if you saw a man who drives a Hummer applying for welfare? Wouldnt you think it a little fishy and suspicious? This is exactly what was going through the local sheriffs mind in Jonesville, Virginia, when he saw William Anderson driving his H2 Hummer to social services to apply for welfare. After the sheriff checked the cars plates he found out what he suspectedthe vehicle was stolen and the clueless thief was arrested. -
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Murderer Gets Caught for Tattooing the Crime Scene to His Chest-Anthony Garcia, a Los Angeles gang member, killed an innocent person during a robbery that took place in a liquor shop, but he got away with it simply because there was not enough evidence against him. However, only four years later Garcia was arrested for driving with a suspended license and the policemen noticed an unusual tattoo on his chest while taking his mug shot. After examining it and paying attention to its details and symbols the police realized that Garcia had tattooed the crime scene on himself with every little detail. Needless to say, justice was finally served -
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Thief Falls Asleep Under Victims Bed While at Work-Mark Smith thought he was Britains baddest thief when he broke into Heather Stephensons home while she was there ironing to steal all he could from her jewelry box, but unfortunately for this genius, the vodka and Valium he had taken earlier was taking its toll. As a result, Smith took a nap as a free man under Heathers bed and woke up several hours later behind bars. -
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Simply Put The Worst American Burglar in History-Fort Myers Beach, Florida, can be proud of producing the worst, and possibly funniest, amateur American criminal who ever lived. Christopher Kron created his own personal legend when he tried to rob a closed restaurant. First he tripped the alarm when he broke in he didnt listen to or just didnt care about the NON-SILENT alarm when ADT called the restaurant after receiving the alarm signal, Kron answered the phone and, pay attention here, gave the ADT employee his real name when he finally decided to leave, all he took was a bottle of Grand Marnier and a beer.So, you probably think that was the end of it, right? Well theres more. Believe it or not, Kron managed to get away with his illegal act but made sure to return to the restaurant the next day where an employee who had seen the surveillance video recognized him. Kron was arrested and if there were an award for the dumbest criminal in history, he would be a very serious contender.
These 25 Stupid criminals who got caught for ridiculous reasons will leave you amazed at how dumb people can be, and glad that these criminals were dumb enough to get caught.
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