Falling asleep on the job

tiffybird24 · Post by **tiffybird24** » February 21, 2005, 7:11 pm

Falling alseep on the job is prolly not the best idea when stealing a car radio.

Frustrated German Thief Caught Napping Red-Handed

Thu Feb 17, 1:14 PM ET Oddly Enough - Reuters

BERLIN (Reuters) - Having broken into a car late at night, a would-be German thief's plans went badly wrong when he failed to pry out its radio, fell asleep clutching his screwdriver, and was woken, then arrested by police.

"The police had an easy time of it," said a spokeswoman for police in the western city of Cologne on Thursday.

The car's owner alarmed police after spotting the man entering the vehicle. By the time officers arrived shortly afterwards, the man was already sound asleep.

tiffybird24 · Post by **tiffybird24** » February 21, 2005, 7:15 pm

here is another stupid car theif.

Nude Man Steals, Wrecks Philly Police Car

41 minutes ago Strange News - AP

PHILADELPHIA - Police chased a naked man through the city's slushy streets early Monday after he allegedly stripped off his bathrobe, bit an officer, then stole a police cruiser in an attempt to escape.

The man was captured after he smashed the cruiser into several parked cars, abandoned the vehicle and tried to get away in his bare feet.

The episode unfolded at around 1:30 a.m. when police were called to a block in North Philadelphia to investigate complaints about a person screaming in the street. Officers arriving on the scene said they found a man running about in his bathrobe in the freshly fallen snow.

The officers gave chase. The man shed his robe, then allegedly bit a female officer on the arm, climbed into her patrol car and hit the gas. He drove only a few blocks before crashing, police said.

Police did not immediately release the suspect's name. He faces charges including car theft and assault.

Post by **Paco103** » February 21, 2005, 7:18 pm

That's funny. Geez, he's a theif - if he's that tired why didn't he just take the night off?

tiffybird24 · Post by **tiffybird24** » February 25, 2005, 5:50 am

here is another story of some very "inteligent" theifs and their car.

Burglars Summon Police When They Lose Keys

Thu Feb 24,12:42 PM ET Europe - AP

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - When two Danish burglars realized someone had stolen the keys to their getaway car, they reacted like honest citizens and called the police.

Police said they were only too happy to help, and arrested them after they confessed to breaking and entering.

The men, identified only as an 18-year-old and a 20-year-old, broke into a summer cabin late Wednesday near Kaldred, 90 kilometers (55 miles) west of capital Copenhagen.

As they carried their haul to the car, they were confronted by a passer-by, who witnessed the break-in and insisted that they return the stolen property.

To ensure they couldn't get away, the passer-by took the keys from their car, and refused to return them.

"The two young men then called us and said they needed our help getting their keys back," Chief Superintendent Asger Larsen said on Thursday.

He said the two realized that without the keys, they would have to leave their car at the scene, which would put the police on their trail and lead to their arrest anyway.

"It's a pretty straightforward case for us, since this time, the thieves actually reported the robbery," Larsen said.

He declined to release the names of the suspects or the passer-by.