1) Bank robber calls ahead
In
March 2010, 27-year-old Albert Bailey of Bridgeport, Connecticut and a
16-year-old accomplice attempted to streamline a bank robbery by calling
ahead.That's right. This brilliant criminal placed a call to a
branch of the People's Bank in Fairfield, Connecticut, requesting that
$100,000 in large bills be gathered in preparation for his arrival.
Rather than doing that, the employee hung up and immediately called 911.
Good thing the robber tipped him off. Credit: Fairfield Police Department
2) Man carjacks in jail parking lot
In March 2008, 23-year-old Frank Singleton had just been released from Palm Beach County Jail on a misdemeanor trespassing charge, when he decided to carjack a woman in the prison parking lot. As a result, he went from getting out of jail to being thrown back in for six years. Credit: Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
3) Robber steals money, leaves ID
In June 2013, a 26-year-old man, named Zachary Tentoni, snatched a Boston woman's wallet as she walked near Harbor Middle School in Dorchester, Massachusetts. In the process, he successfully got away with her ID and $40. He, however, dropped his birth certificate and a note from his mother in the scuffle at the scene, making it pretty easy for Boston authorities to track him down. Credit: Massachusetts State District Attorney
SOURCE: http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/dumb-criminals/
