Absolutely Stupid Crimes is this week’s Mystery Question. As I found these, I really wondered what was going on in the minds of these criminals…
But first the photo and Bible verse. This is one of the photos my granddaughter took on the last night I was in Florida. She’d called to tell me there was a beautiful sunset but by the time I got to a place where I could capture it, the light was gone. When she came home, I was happy that she’d gotten several good shots. Oh, and the canals aren’t usually this full, but Hurricane Ian…
Now for last week’s Mystery Question–Dumbest Crimes Yet. As usual, three are true crimes and I made up one. Can you guess which one?
- Police were called after locals complained of a man assaulting three people in the area. When he resisted, a police dog was sent in to assist in the arrest. That’s when the man grabbed and bit the dog on the head. It cost him eight months of his freedom.
- A Florida man returned home from a doctor’s appointment and got a surprise, and an eyeful, when he discovered a woman skinny-dipping in his pool. She refused to get out, and the police were called. Still, she refused and was hauled off to jail where she wouldn’t give her name. Like they couldn’t run her prints and get her mugshot.
- Police responded to an alarm at a liquor store and saw someone running from the back of the building. They gave chase, but lost him. However, when the two police officers returned to the liquor store, they found his phone where he’d dropped it at the back door. When they searched through the contacts there was one labeled Mom. Mom gave the police her son’s name.
- Another Florida resident needed a ride home early one morning. He reasoned that his best recourse was to steal a presumably unlit cop car that happened to be running. Unfortunately for the thief, a rather confused policeman was sitting in the driver’s seat as the thief tried unsuccessfully to break into the vehicle. When he finally saw the policeman he darted behind a nearby car, thinking he’d mastered the art of invisibility. He had not and the policeman nabbed him.
And the answer is…#2. Congrats to all who guessed correctly!
Now for Absolutely Stupid Crimes–this week’s Mystery Question. As usual three are true and I made up one. Can you guess which one?
- A career criminal who wanted to make one last BIG score walked into his local bank and tried to cash a check for $360 Billion. Seriously.
- An armed robber demanded the liquor store owner put the store’s receipts in a bag along with a bottle of Jack Daniels. The owner refused, saying the robber wasn’t 21. The robber pulled out his wallet and showed his driver’s license. The owner agreed he was of age and added the whiskey. As soon as the robber left, the owner called police and gave the robber’s name and address.
- Then there was the man who decided to gather a sprig of mistletoe which isn’t a crime, but gathering it by using a shotgun in a parking lot is.
- if you call someone to sell them drugs and the person replies that you got the wrong number, do not offer to sell that person drugs. The person on the other end of the phone may be a police officer as in this case. He quickly set up a sting and nabbed the caller.
Okay Super Sleuths, which one did I make up? Leave your answer in the comments and I’ll enter you in a drawing for a book from my library.
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#4 – but #2 really is stupid.
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Hi Mary! We’ll see next week which stupid answer is the correct answer. lol
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We’ll see, BN!
Pat, your granddaughter has a good eye for composition. The verse you paired with it is fitting for all our fears.
Some criminals certainly have a strange way of thinking. I think you made up #2 this week.
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Thank you, Tim! I’ll tell her what you said. 😉 We’ll see next week if #2 is correct.
Yesterday, I was reading a Philip Gulley book (Christian fiction), and the scene I ended at for the day had a Ps 27.1 quote. Then last night’s devotional book, the same verse came up. Then this morning, I turn to your blog, and the SAME VERSE pops up. I have goosebumps!
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Oh, my, Vera. I think you must have needed this verse! But it is a good one to have. 🙂
What a delightful photo! The angle is amazing with the reflections and brilliance of the sunset. I love it! Psalm 27:1 is one of my absolute favorites. I have proclaimed it often in times of danger.
Oh my, these criminals are pitiful. The key is to remember the game is about stupid crimes…. All of the scenarios are hard! I went back and forth after reading a dozen times. Loved #2, but I think you made up #1, because if he was a career criminal surely, surely he would realize $360 billion would be an impossibility. It’s going to be a long week. Lol
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Yes, Barbara, Psalm 27:1 is a great verse for danger and to give us peace. We’ll see if your logic is on the nose next week. 🙂
Beautiful photo and scripture!
#4
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Thanks, Caryl. We’ll see…
Love the verse! # 4 for me
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We’ll see, DJ! And thanks. 🙂
Surely you made up #1, but they’re all dumb!
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I agree…we’ll see next week if its #1.
#2 But they are all “stupid!”
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That’s Funny, MS Barb! We’ll see next week if it’s #2.
I am guessing #4 this week.
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Hi, Gloria! We’ll see next week if it’s #4.
I love starting off the day with a chuckle from your blog! I’m going to guess #1, surely most people know a bank doesn’t have that much cash?!? Especially if it was a career criminal??
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So glad I can start your day off with a chuckle, L.! And do remember we are dealing with criminals who might not be the brightest bulb in the package, lol.
Love the photo and verse.
I will guess #1 this time.
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Number 1 is very popular, Paula! Glad you love the photo and verse!
Hi Pat, your niece really captured the beauty of the sunset! These crimes are all so stupid, I had to use “eeny, meeny, miny, mo”. . Lanes on #1
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1Susan, I love your method of choosing! And thanks for your compliment on my granddaughter! We’ll see next week.
I’m going with #1
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Hi Gail! We’ll see next week if it’s #1.
#2
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Hi Shelia. We’ll see….
That is an amazing picture. When I first saw it, I thought it was a road covered in snow, but there was no snow on the trees. That would be different since snow usually remains on trees after the roads are cleared, or at least have tracks in them. Then I noticed the reflection of the trees on the right as if it was water. The more I studied, I realized that the sunset, clouds, etc. were all reflecting on the water. Quite interesting. The verse is well-chosen.
I choose #3. I’ve never shot mistletoe from a tree, but it seems a rifle would work much better than a shotgun. If I was in a shopping center parking lot, I would want to use the one that would get the quickest results so I could get it done and get out of there. I always heard using a rifle got better results than a scatter gun.
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Great logic, Edward. And I’m glad you enjoyed the photo! Right this minute, I’m wishing I was there. lol. It’s cold here in Northeast Mississippi. lol We’ll see next week how your logic pays off. 😉
#4
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We’ll see, Alicia!
I’m going with #3.
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Hi Diana! We’ll see if it’s #3 next week.
#1 seems too stupide to be real, at least to me.
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We’ll see, Megan…but remember we’re dealing with people who aren’t the smartest bulbs in the box… lol
Love the photo. I believe the stupid criminal is #2
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I love it, too. Ashley did a great job with her phone. And we’ll see next week if it’s #2.
I’m going with #1 this week just because it made me laugh the hardest! I really don’t think a bank would let you cash a check for that amount without some sort of proof it’s real or something like that 🙂
As for the picture, that’s really beautiful! You have a very talented granddaughter when it comes to photos. Even though the canal is full of water due to Ian….it reminds me that God makes beauty out of anything!
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Yes, he does, Trixi. And I’m glad I made you laugh this morning. lol We’ll see if it’s #1 next week.