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Burglars Beware of Christmas Trees
North Rhine, Germany – A serial burglar in Germany was finally arrested…by a tree – or at least a undercover cop dressed up as a tree. German police used a mail-order catalog to purchase a pair of tree costumes to help solve a case of a local burglar who had been nabbing laptops around town and then return to his hideout and stash in a nearby forest. Once the $130 costumes arrived, the two cops donned the outfits and made way for the area of the forest identified by a tipster. They waited for eight hours – looking either like a small Christmas tree while standing, or a heap of moss while seated. The unsuspecting burglar finally returned to his forest lair with some more of his loot…only to be confronted by the pair of Christmas trees, who were bearing gifts for the naughty 39-year-old man. Instead of lumps of coal, he received a pair of handcuffs and was escorted to jail where he will be spending his Christmas. Remember…”he’s gonna find out who’s naughty or nice…”
Following His Namesakes
Montgomery, OH – Sometimes people with certain names are destined to have a certain future. Unfortunately for this young man, his future holds a life of crime. Twenty-year-old Dalcapone Alpaccino Morris, named after the infamous Chicago mobster (Al Capone) and the actor who portrayed Tony Montana in Scarface, has found himself on the wrong side of the law. Currently he is being held in an Ohio jail for felony possession of cocaine. Are his parents to blame? Probably. Next time they might want to consider naming their child after Gandhi or Mother Teresa.
Mowing Over Common Sense
Glen Falls, N.Y. – If riding a lawnmower through downtown Glen Falls after midnight isn’t enough indication of foul play, a man riding on the hood of the mower gave watching police all the probable cause necessary for an unusual traffic stop. The men were of course drunk, but must have assumed that because they weren’t in a car, they couldn’t get a DUI. This is not true. Not only was the driver drunk, but he also admitted that he had been smoking marijuana. The 42-year-old driver attempted to explain to the officers that he was taking the mower to a local bar, in order to sell it. This excuse didn’t work, and both men were cited. The driver was charged with driving while impaired and received 10 traffic tickets while the man on the hood was cited for not wearing a safety belt. So the next time you decide to drive your mower downtown…leave the alcohol at home and buckle up!
