Initially, the crime appeared to be straightforward. Police responded to a report of a robbery at a convenience store in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The clerk reported that a man had presented him with a written note that said "Giv...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/06/19/Convenience-Store-Clerk-Asks-Friend-to-Rob-Store-So-He-Can-Go-Home-Early/[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jhSE-pDEtQ](Video Link)A man entered a cafe and shop in Champ-du-Boult, Normandy, France. He pulled out a gun and demanded money.The owner was holding a baby at the time. She calmly walk...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/04/19/Woman-with-Baby-Fights-off-Armed-Robber/(Photo: Karyn Christner)It seemed like a foolproof plan. But like many brilliantly conceived capers, it failed anyway. Police in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania found a man walking into a busy street. They talked to him and d...
https://www.neatorama.com/2015/03/12/Man-Rolls-in-Dog-Poop-to-Avoid-Getting-Arrested-Fails/(Unrelated photo by Scott Davidson)In a surprising turn of events, the jar in question was inaccurately labeled!Police in Lincoln, Nebraska arrested a man for suspicion of drunk driving. While searching his car, they fou...
https://www.neatorama.com/2015/03/03/Police-Find-Marijuana-inside-Container-Marked-Not-Weed/[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdQw9dGrAEU](Video Link)Gerry Brady owns the Pheasant Pub in Drogheda, Ireland. One night, he found a man lying unconscious next to his car near the pub. Brady thought that the man had be...
https://www.neatorama.com/2015/03/01/Car-Thief-Knocks-Himself-out-with-His-Own-Boomerang-Brick/(Photo: Noam, Jemima & Lila)It was a fine Hogmanay--that's Scottish for New Year's Eve. In the town of Dundee, a Scotsman who had consumed a sufficient amount of alcohol travelled down a street on a Space Hopper--tha...
https://www.neatorama.com/2015/01/06/Scotsman-Stopped-by-Police-for-Riding-a-Bouncy-Ball-Drunk/(Unrelated photo by TheChanel)He used one hand to hold up his sagging pants. He used the other hand to form the shape of a gun. Then he walked up to a man walking along a sidewalk in Seattle, hoping for an easy grab.Acco...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/11/03/Robber-Armed-with-Only-a-Finger-Gun-Fails-to-Intimidate-Victim/(Photo: Matthew Jording)Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico say that they’ve caught the culprit of a $250,000 house burglary in part because he left a DNA sample in a toilet. While robbing the home, the police say th...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/10/30/Burglar-Forgets-to-Flush-Toilet-Leaves-DNA-Evidence/(Unrelated photo via Aoinecko)A man walked into a Shell gas station in Tarragindi, a town south of Brisbane, Australia. He was armed with a boomerang.The man demanded money from the customers, then the clerk. Although he...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/10/03/Australian-Man-Tries-to-Rob-Gas-Station-with-Boomerang/(Photo: ABC)A burglar in Melbourne, Australia stole two expensive surfboards from Ross Moresi, who is pictured above. When he discovered his boards missing, Moresi called the police and alerted nearby surf shops.A few ho...
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