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Two thieves in Stockton, CA, recently provided a new entry in “stupid criminal tricks”.
Gabriel Gonzalez and Jeremy Lovitt decided to rob a Stockton, CA, area Burger King. They pulled up behind the Burger King, went inside, and robbed the place.
So far, so “good”. But they’d made one teeny little mistake.
Seems they left their getaway car behind the building. They left it unlocked and idling, presumably for a quick getaway – and unattended.
However: during the robbery, one of the employees saw what was going on without being noticed by the robbers. He quickly executed the maneuver called “slip out the back, Jack”. And after he did, he spied their unlocked, idling, unattended getaway car.
The departing employee then used said car for a quick getaway. He drove the vehicle a short distance away, around the corner and parked it in a hidden location.
Let’s just say our criminal “masterminds” weren’t exactly expecting that turn of events. When the Dumbass Dastardly Duo ran out with their loot and found their getaway car missing, they panicked. They then fled on foot to a nearby field, where they were later captured by police.
The police recommend cooperation with the robbers in such a case. Personally, I think the scared but quick-thinking employee who departed with the getaway car had precisely the right idea.
The Refreshments were right – “. . . the world is full of stupid people“.
Category: "Teh Stoopid", Crime
My first Field Training Officer when I hit the streets oh so many years ago told me “we don’t catch the smart crooks, but the jail is always full”.
I love it. Looks like something dumb enough for Kyle Barwan to try.
And they were rewarded with scholarships to the University of Stupid to engage in Dumbassery Studies.
Future IVAW recruits.
What about the two shooters this week in Chicago? Parked their getaway van in an ally, shot at the popo’s, ran back to the van only to find that the keys were locked in the truck. Cops got um both. Honor students, I’m thinking.
For such superior intelligence, there needs to be created the Homer Simpson Award of Excellence, the D’OH!
Toss into a dungeon and throw away the keys? Nope. PPLs Repub of CA allegedly has severe budget issues and prison overcrowding…These cucarachas will be back on the streets in couple years to try knocking off another BK.
BK-Stockon updated slogan maybe? “not having it your way today”. Good for the employee, I love it, lol.
So I had an odd thought as I read the statement about how the cops recommend cooperating with the scumbags. What happens when someone does just that and still gets hurt? Would the police be liable for giving bad advice?
It’s too bad Teh People’s Socialist Paradise of Kalifirnication doesn’t allow Instant Execution by Citizen Shooting in such Stupid Criminals cases — at least not often enough. Crime would quickly drop as teh criminals would either quickly learn or die off. And it would have the added bonus of emptying the Greybar Hotels, helping balance the budget, and unclogging the justice system.