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February 5th, 2009 at 4:35 pm

Man steals woman’s rings after grabbing dog

» by Chris in: Dumb Luck, Strange Happenings, Weird News

Instead of blackmail I guess you could call this dogmail …

Police are looking for a man they say stole two rings worth nearly $25,000 from a woman after grabbing her dog. Brunswick police Detective William Collins said a woman was walking her Shih Tzu on Monday when a man picked up the dog and demanded the rings if she wanted the dog back.

Police said the victim gave up her rings, and that the suspect fled on foot after returning the dog. The rings were a 6.57-carat sapphire with diamonds valued at $18,500 and a .96-carat diamond solitaire valued at $5,000.

The suspect was described as a professional-looking, clean-shaven white man in his late 20s or early 30s

Talk about a persistent thief!

» by Chris in: Crime, Dumb Criminals, Dumb people, Weird News, What an idiot

A would be thief in Vernon, B.C. took no for an answer two out of three times! In the end his persistence paid off.

It all started last Tuesday evening when the man entered a Vernon Square Dollar Store at about 5:45 pm. He demanded money but the cashier refused and he left. The then entered a Money Mart at 7:20 pm, pulled a knife, and demanded money. Again, the teller refused to hand over the cash so he left. (why’d he bother with the knife?)

Finally, at about 9 p.m. he robbed a gas station and fled with an undisclosed amount of money. I guess they finally took him seriously at the gas station.

He is described as a skinny man in his 20s with light brown or blond hair, about five-foot-six.

I guess as the saying goes, if you fail, try and try again. He sure did!

The squirrel just couldn’t help himself

» by Chris in: Funny Animals, Funny pictures, Humor, Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

A word of warning to anyone having an outdoor wedding this summer – guard the cake! If you don’t you might just end up with a little squirrel helping himself to the cake!

Concerned Burglar Returns to the Scene of the Crime

» by Chris in: Dumb Luck, Home and Lifestyle, Recreation, Strange Happenings

Did you hear about the kind New Zealand burglar?

He snuck into a home through a window and stole several items such as the property owners laptop, camera and wallet. Unfortunately the couple were unable to make insurance claims on these items for some reason.

A short while after the burglary the couple returned home to find their missing items along with gloves and a basketball that had been purchased using their credit card. The kind hearted burglar had left a note apologizing for robbing them and stated that he’d leave money in their mailbox to pay for the window that he’d broken.

I wish all burglars only borrowed things!