I think I’m pretty good at finding weird news stories, but today I decided to take a little break and show you what other bloggers have been finding as far as weird news goes.

It didn’t take me very long to find some amazing stories. I’m pretty sure that if you like the kind of weird news stories I write about here on Odd Planet that you’ll like what these other bloggers have found as well.

Here goes:

Police seek shoplifting swimming suspect

Pierre police are looking for a shoplifting suspect who got away by swimming across a narrow part of the Missouri River. An assistant police chief said officers responded to the call Monday afternoon at a clothing store and found the …

Cops arrest photo radar van driver for alleged DUI

Police in Scottsdale say they’ve arrested a man driving a photo-enforcement van on suspicion of drunken driving. Sgt. Mark Clark said the van owned by Scottsdale-based Redflex Traffic Systems was spotted driving erratically by a citizen …

and finally …

Weird News : 09-09-08

THIS IS ONE WEIRD CASE Police in California have arrested 22-year-old Antonio Vasquez for allegedly breaking into the home of a couple of farm workers, and stealing money before rubbing one of the men with spices and hitting the other …

How did you like those stories?

I just wrote a post on Truly Odd Planet about Dumb Criminals and I included several videos.

I was actually able to find enough dumb criminal videos that I thought I’d share a few over here too.

It’s one thing to be a dumb criminal, but it’s quite another to be a stupid one! Watch as this guy breaks into a pizza parlor by coming in a window. Unfortunately his exit from the store doesn’t go quite as smoothly!

Dumb Criminal - That’s gotta hurt!

Robber is headbanging himself

If there are any future criminals planning a heist reading this, here’s a tip - breaking in through the chimney to commit a robbery is not the way to do it!

Dumb Criminal Caught in Chimney

A burglar spends 12 hours in a chimney in Baton Rouge, La., after allegedly trying to break into a restaurant. Courtesy AP.

Here’s another tip for would-be thieves - Don’t rob a security camera store! Duh!

Dumbest Criminals Ever Rob a Security Camera Store

Pulling your shirt over your head like Beavis isn’t going to keep you safe from the 24 working security cameras on sale in the SECURITY CAMERA STORE, you blasted idiots.

Please let me know if you enjoy these kind of stories and if you like watching videos occasionally as I’ll make this a regular feature.