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The World's Dumbest Criminals

Also, if the thief bought the bike new, the frame would be registered. That could be traced.
 
Robber make cashless victim transfer money to his account with a mobile app.

Swedish thieves use mobile app to rob man
Published: 30 Jul 2015 11:01 GMT+02:00


In cashless Sweden even robbers have had to change their methods, with thieves on the island of Gotland resorting to the popular money transfer app Swish to extort money from their victim.

In a country where most purchases are made electronically or by card it’s uncommon for Swedes to carry large amounts of cash on them – if any at all.

Now, it seems, even robbers are catching up with the times.

On Tuesday night two robbers in Visby on the eastern Swedish island of Gotland, had to think outside the box when their victim, a man in his 20s, said he didn’t have any cash on him.

After beating the man, they forced him to use the money transfer app Swish to transfer money to one of the perpetrators’ bank account.

“It was not a large sum, it came to over 80 kronor,” Ayman Abolaich, an investigator at Gotland Police told Metro.

READ ALSO: Summer pickpocket warning in Sweden

Launched in 2012 and developed in collaboration between the six largest banks in Sweden, Swish allows users to transfer money in real time using mobile technology.

Unfortunately for the tech-savvy robbers, they had failed to take into account the fact that their details would be recorded by the app when the payment was made.

Police have now identified the suspected perpetrator.

READ ALSO: Cashless society faces backlash from losers

Four out of five purchases are today made by card in Sweden, and a report last year suggested the Nordic country could become a cashless society by 2030.

The picture is very different in other parts of Europe. In Italy, for example, three-quarters of all consumer purchases are still paid for in cash. But in Sweden, even taxis and sellers of homeless magazine Situation Stockholm offer card payments.

However, some of the main critics of the cashless trend have warned that it is a development that could end up excluding the elderly and disadvantaged people living outside the banking system, as well as increasing the risk of internet crime.

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Sophie Inge ([email protected])

http://www.thelocal.se/20150730/swedish-thieves-use-mobile-money-app-to-rob-man
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Dundee thieves jailed after posting pictures of stolen haul on Facebook
By GRAEME OGSTON, 6 August 2015 7.04am.


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A pair of brazen Dundee crooks were caught by police after taking pictures of themselves with their criminal haul.



After stealing almost £4,000 worth of alcohol, Kevin O’Donnell and John McGrandle posed for snaps which they then posted on social media.

Meanwhile, McGrandle stole a BMW and parked it up in front of a restaurant before going for a meal – all in full view of CCTV cameras.

Solicitor Jim Laverty admitted the bungling pair had slipped up by posting their pictures online, saying: “The police used the Facebook entry as fairly compelling evidence of their involvement.”

Both men were jailed after appearing at Dundee Sheriff Court.
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http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/lo...-pictures-of-stolen-haul-on-facebook-1.893444
 
Would-be thief George Devlin set fire to car after falling asleep in it in Newquay
By CMJohannaCarr | Posted: August 24, 2015

A WOULD-BE thief, who broke into a car just hours after being released from police custody and then fell asleep, was woken up when he realised he had accidentally set fire to the vehicle.
George Devlin also burgled a woman's home in the early hours of July 19 but was caught after he was spotted at the scene, Truro Crown Court heard on Tuesday.

Joanna Martin, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said Devlin, 34, was arrested on July 18 for potential shoplifting.
He was released by police in the early evening and just after midnight officers were called out to a car fire.
Ms Martin said the Toyota Starlet, worth £550, was destroyed in the blaze and had been broken into through the back window.
Near the vehicle officers found a cable tie used by Devon and Cornwall Police when returning property to Devlin after his earlier arrest.
"Mr Devlin then broke into a converted garage converted into a bedroom in Mount Wise at 4.20am," said Ms Martin.
"[The victim] who was alone and asleep was awoken by the sound of breathing or grunting."
Ms Martin said the woman saw a silhouette of a man, got out of bed and dialled 999.

She followed Devlin into the kitchen where he turned on the light and she told him he could not be there.
Devlin left, stealing a set of front door keys.

Ms Martin said: "When the police were called, and they did attend on this particular burglary, she was having a statement taken from her and Mr Devlin walked past the window of her home.
"She immediately recognised him, said 'that is him' and he was arrested there and then."

He told officers he had been in Cornwall for three weeks and did not have enough money to return to where he had been living in West End, Redruth.
Devlin admitted counts of burglary and arson.

Brian Fitzherbert, for the defence, said Devlin had taken a lot of tamazepam – a tranquilliser – at the time of the offence.
"He describes himself as being a complete state, an incoherent mess," said Mr Fitzherbert, who added that after spending time in custody, Devlin was coherent, sensible and realistic.

Sentencing, Recorder Andrew Oldland, said he found the arson particularly disturbing.
"You broke into the car to steal money, you found none.
"You fell asleep and woke up with the car on fire, you presumably having dropped a cigarette.
"Somehow or other the car caught fire and it ended up a complete write off."

Devlin was sentenced to two years imprisonment and ordered to pay the criminal courts charge of £900.

Read more: http://www.cornishguardian.co.uk/th...tory-27646585-detail/story.html#ixzz3jiJN4CTB
 
Bungling Balloch robber recognised by his boss trying to rob where he worked

A BUNGLING robber who stole more than £2,000 from the Balloch restaurant where he worked was foiled after he was recognised by his boss.

Steven Doig had been a kitchen porter at the Golden Star Tandoori when he and another man used weapons to threaten the eatery’s owner after the restaurant had closed for the day.

...Inside the eatery, two men including the owner were in the office area watching football on a laptop. They had previously transferred the week’s takings, approximately £2,100, from the safe into a black laptop carry case with the intention of banking the money the following morning.

The men became aware of two men entering through a hatch of the public area of the takeaway.

Ms O’Hara continued: “Despite both males attempting to obscure their faces, they could identify one of the males as a current employee, Steven Doig.

...Officers were told Doig had previously indicated he had financial difficulties and he often asked to be ‘subbed’ some money, both when working and when attending while off-duty. The following day, on November 10, two women were walking by the Clyde at Levengrove Park at around 1.30pm.

Ms O’Hara stated: “They spoke to a male who was counting a lot of bank notes.

“As he passed them, he said ‘I just found all this money in a bag in the water and it’s totally wet. I’m just going to dry it. FULL STORY

You might say he made a real Doig's dinner of it...
 
Bloody hell. All he missed was posting a video of himself committing the crime on facebook.
 
It's a load of old Ballochs!
 
'Ridiculous' bank robber who ordered staff to put loot in his OWN account is jailed

Paul Neaverson, 61, wielded a knife when he tried to steal money so he could fly to Corfu for a job interview as a golf coach. He told the cashier, “put £500 in my account”, before producing the knife.

Fail number 1: He tried to rob the bank with a knife.
Fail number 2: He wanted the loot put into his account.
Fail number 3: He was willing to give his account details?

Desperate man.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/ridiculous-bank-robber-who-ordered-6425466#rlabs=2 rt$category p$10
 
A Florida man arrested on a DUI charge claimed his dog was driving the car when it crashed into two ditches and a house, according to an arrest report obtained by The Smoking Gun.

A deputy with the Manatee County Sheriff's Office spotted Reliford Cooper speeding and running a stop sign in a four-door vehicle Wednesday around 7:45 p.m. Cooper continued to speed when the deputy activated the patrol car's emergency lights.

Cooper was unable to properly negotiate a turn, which sent his vehicle off the roadway and into a ditch, the report says. The 26-year-old man over corrected and the mistake sent him across the roadway and into another ditch before the car crashed into an home.

The chase wasn't over there. Deputies say Cooper fled the vehicle on foot, jumping fences and running through backyards until he ended up hiding in a nearby church bathroom.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/gone-viral/os-florida-man-dog-driving-20151012-post.html
 
Maybe the Florida man was trying to salve his crime with the universal benefits of laughter, because there's very little funnier than a dog driving a car.
 
GNC said:
Maybe the Florida man was trying to salve his crime with the universal benefits of laughter, because there's very little funnier than a dog driving a car.
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Dog drives car - that's not news. Car drives dog? That's news.
 
Perhaps this one belongs on this thread.

Drunk Woman Uses Live-Streaming 'Periscope' While Driving
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Lakeland, FL - A 23-year-old Lakeland, Fla., woman was arrested after police say she live-streamed her drunken driving on the social media app Periscope.

Whitney Beall told viewers of her live-stream that she was "drunk," "[expletive] drunk" and had a flat tire. She also said she was driving on I-4 but didn't know where she was. She was not driving on I-4 at the time.

"I really hope I don't get a DUI," she says right before she hit a sign in a median. Lakeland police eventually caught up to her by watching her on Periscope and identifying landmark putting hero eastbound on Carpenter's Way. She was driving a Toyota Corolla with a flat front left tire.

"The Lakeland Police Department is extremely thankful that this did not result in an accident and no one was injured as a result of her poor decision," police said.

Beall failed the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and she refused the breathalyzer test. Beall was arrested by Officer Mike Kellner and charged with DUI. She was later transported to the Polk County Jail.

The streaming Periscope video highlights the dangers of driving while intoxicated through the eyes of a drunk and irresponsible young adult. The Lakeland Police Department is extremely thankful that this did not result in an accident and no one was injured as a result of her poor decision.
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Thief steals Porsche, films himself, crashes it into a wall & waits obligingly to be nabbed.

Jamie Lee Sharp, 25, stole the keys to a Porsche Boxster during a burglary in Gloucester with 26-year-old accomplice James Honeywell.

He then filmed himself driving and ringing up friends to boast about his new car before crashing it nearby, trapping himself in the process.

Sharp was jailed for four years by a judge at the city’s crown court after pleading guilty to burglary, aggravated vehicle taking, driving while disqualified, drink-driving and driving without insurance. He was also disqualified from driving for three years.
 
I used to work at the courts and took a close interest in sentencing. Guilty people might or might not get locked up. If they didn't, they might face various rigorous 'community' punishments - tagging/curfews, Unpaid Work, fines and so on.
It usually made sense.

However, Sharp's four years' prison with a three years' driving ban at first glance seems a bit contradictory. If he's locked up for four years he won't be driving anyway.

What'll really happen is that he'll serve about 2 years and be released on a tag for 2 years, with still a year to go of the ban. So he will be out of prison (although not free) and banned for the third year.
When the ban is up he'll have trouble affording insurance. If he tries driving without it and is caught he is likely to get locked up again forthwith.

So, it's a big deal after all. ;)

Edit: Oh yeah, and when he's out on t'tag in the fourth year and the ban's up, if he does drive before his 4 year sentence is up without insurance he WILL be 'bounced' back to prison.
 
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They posted the video at victims's Facebook page. :mad:

Tho cowards beat a man and record it with victim's stolen phone
PONTIAC – Two Pontiac men are behind bars accused of robbing a disabled man, beating him up and posting video of the assault on Facebook.

The attack happened Sunday morning, according to Oakland County Sheriff’s officials, at the Phoenix Place Apartments in Pontiac. Deputies, called to the scene on reports of an injured man found the 23-year-old victim, who suffers from cerebral palsy, lying in front of an apartment.

An investigation revealed that the man had been robbed and then beaten in a stairwell while one of the assailants filmed the assault using the victim’s cell phone. The suspects, it was discovered, then posted video of the beating both to the victim’s Facebook page and to their own pages.

Nikey Dashone Walker and Shadeed Dontae Bey, both 20-year-old Pontiac residents, were arrested Monday in connection with the disturbing crime.

“Preying on those in our community who suffer from disabilities will not be tolerated and furthermore, to have the audacity to post their actions on the victim’s page is beyond belief,” said Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard. “I am proud of the Deputies at the Pontiac Substation and the excellent investigative work that was completed in order to bring these two cowards to justice.”

Walker and Bey were arraigned in 50th District Court Tuesday on charges of home invasion, unarmed robbery and aggravated assault. Bond was set at $25,000 each, no 10 percent.

Authorities say both Walker and Bey have a criminal history. They’re due back in court for a hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 8.

Cerebral palsy is a brain disorder that can affect movement, posture and muscle coordination.


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SameOldVardoger said:
They posted the video at victims's Facebook page. :mad:
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Did you have to post it here? There's enough evil in the world without glorifying it.

(I didn't view the links - their very presence on this board was offensive enough.)
 
Funny place to put a condom machine.
 
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