Dumb Criminals

Elmer McGirt, a homeless man living in Tampa, FL, pulled a Robin Hood Thursday when he robbed an area Wachovia bank, then distributed some of his ill-gotten gains to the passengers on a city bus. Yes, that means the 27-year old also made the unconventional choice to use public transportation as his getaway vehicle.

A Virginia man was arrested after allegedly stealing 26 gallons of milk from a Walmart while wearing a cow suit and crawling on all fours.

Louisville resident Boris Simic was so angry at his dad for sexually neglecting his mom that he actually walked onto Kentucky's heavily trafficked I-264 in the pouring rain. Simic's mission: to find his father (who lives 10 miles away) and kick his you-know-what.

The inhaling (or "huffing") of solvents can cause hearing loss, limb spasms, cardiac arrest, damage to the central nervous system and even frostbite to the nose. On the bright side, the practice does make for some of the greatest mug shots ever.

Los Angeles-area gang member Anthony Garcia killed John Juarez in front of liquor store back in 2004. He commemorated the occasion with an elaborate chest tattoo, which contained the phrase "Garcia Kills," as well as a detailed etching of the crime scene, including the Christmas lights that adorned the liquor store where he committed the murder and the direction Juarez's body fell when h

The golden arches must have been beckoning 64-year-old Roberta Spen something fierce on Monday. Instead of pulling over after a police car turned on his lights behind her, the Coral Springs, FL, woman nonchalantly ventured through the McDonald's drive-thru to order lunch.

In an attempt to garner the title "World's Meanest Robbers," a couple in Houston held up a charity lemonade stand run by 13-year-old Chelsea Edwards and her two friends. Gage Turner, 20, and Amber Umbarger, 21, allegedly approached the lemonade booth, inquired about the cost and then grabbed the money jar and ran.

20-year-old Nathaniel Atkinson has just been convicted of a stick-up robbery of a Lincoln, Nebraska adult book store. But here's the catch: His sister was working behind the porn shop's register when he committed his crime. Atkinson avoided being identified by his kin by wearing a mask and socks on his hands. However, surveillance cameras were able to lead the authorities back to him. After th

While grocery shopping last Thursday, Pennsylvania resident Brian McDaniel decided he wanted to chow down on some shrimp. Instead of paying for them like your typical consumer, he allegedly shoved the bag down his pants and tried to saunter out of the store.

Thieves in Yorkville, Illinois have made off with a cache of 2,500 rubber duckies, which they stole from a police academy building of all places. The Yorkville Citizen's Police Academy sells the rubber duckies for a few dollars each during an annual sale, with the proceeds going to buy equipment for the Yorkville Police Department.

A twenty-something computer thief learned a valuable lesson after the owner of the stolen laptop accessed the hard drive via remote. That lesson? Never record yourself dancing awkwardly to hip hop music on a looted laptop before going through the basic steps of wiping it out. Especially if the owner of said laptop is a computer guru with access to the hard drive from an external location. Read Mor

Keith Gruber of Swan Lake, NY, was an hour and a half late for his 10:30 AM pretrial felony DWI hearing in Sullivan County Court. It would have probably been best if the 49-year-old didn't show up at all.