September 18th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Police in Knoxville had to rescue a man, Richard Anthony Smith, 25, after he got himself stuck in the Knoxville Museum of Art.
Smith told police that he was a secret agent and that he’d been on a mission when he became stuck in an air conditioning duct that lead from the museums roof. The man actually had to call 911 to get help!
When Police and firefighters reached the museums roof they found a rope and cable which lead to a vent shaft. Forty five feet below, deep inside the vent, was Richard Anthony Smith.
He told them his Mission had failed.
After being rescued he was read his rights and he apparently told police he was a “special agent from the United States Illuminati, badge number 0931″ and had rappelled onto the museum from a helicopter.
Hmmm I think this guy has either read or seen the movie The Da vinci Code one time too many!
He went on to tell the police that he was following orders to “defuse and confiscate” a Soviet-made nuclear warhead, specifically a “MERV6SS-22AN” warhead, according to the report. The bomb supposedly was hidden in a blue, plastic cow sculpture in the museum basement.
However, Smith told officers his “agency” called while he was in air-vent limbo to say it made a mistake and the bomb might be in a Memphis museum instead.
The police have charged Smith with aggravated robbery and he’s being held on $2,000 bond at the Knox County Jail. Authorities said he did not have a lawyer.
“Fortunately he was able to reach his cell phone,” DeBusk said, “or he may not have been found for quite some time.”
August 28th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
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.
February 22nd, 2008 at 4:58 am
Hundreds of Midwestern Power customers and two squirrels were very unlucky one day last fall.
Apparently a squirrel came into contact with an overhead transformer and knocked out service to 177 customers. Power was restored in just under an hour, but naturally the squirrel lost it’s life. The remains were found by repair crews.
Just 40 miles away in Ironwood, Mich, another squirrel got into a substation and caused a temporary power outage that affected 1400 customers.
The power company is now thinking about what kind of steps it can take to keep curious animals away from the lines as they, along with weather, are one of the leading causes of power outages.
“We kind of liken it to anyone who’s had a bird feeder and tried to keep the squirrels out,” said the power company spokesperson. “They find a way.”
Good luck!
