Back to Stupid Criminals ~ Mystery Question

Back to Stupid Criminals is this week’s Mystery Question. I can’t believe just how stupid criminals can be. But first the photo and verse.

I took the photo standing on the shore of the Sea of Galilee at Capernaum. It is so amazing to walk where Jesus walked and to be on the Sea of Galilee. When I read the Gospels, I can now picture where things happened. And I’ve always fallen back on that verse when I’m troubled. It’s a promise that God has kept over and over.

Now for last week’s More Wacky 9-1-1 Calls Mystery Question. Three are true, one is made up–can you guess which one?

1. When a woman saw a fire in her bathroom, she called 911. The fire department showed up to discover that the “flames” were just sunlight reflecting off the shower curtain.
2. A man called police when Subway employees left off his sauce. He then called back to complain that officers weren’t responding fast enough.
3. A man called 911 to report a squirrel was eating his birdseed. He wanted the police to arrest the squirrel and lock it up.
4. In 2013, some crooks butt-dialed 911 in Oklahoma, right after robbing a house. Apparently, they were overheard discussing their loot.

And the answer is…Congrats to all of you who got it right, and Edward who remembered me using it once before (although he chose a different answer…)–#3! Guess I’ll have to retire the squirrels…

Now for this week’s Mystery Question. I’m back to stupid criminals. Three of the scenarios are true and one is made up. Can you tell which one:

1. A man’s garage door malfunctioned, so he installed a camera until he could get it repaired. His neighbor came over and borrowed a paintbrush, saw the camera and took it, too. But he forgot to turn it off, and police quickly traced it through its live streaming.
2. The crooks made their way to the open-air tank at a zoo and quickly slipped a baby shark into a stroller and then strolled out. Once again, a camera foiled them by catching them as they put the shark into the back of a pickup along with the tag number.
3. I’m not exactly sure which crime this one covers, but video captured a man taking a bubble bath in the sink at a fast food restaurant.
4. This guy should get Father of the Year for covering up the $500 theft of his son’s sales from selling Boy Scout popcorn with a fake armed robbery outside his garage. Again a camera foiled him when the alleged robbery failed to show up on security footage.

Now for this week’s Book From the Past: Silence in the Dark.  It’s available on Kindle for less than $5.oo!

Two years ago, Bailey Adams broke off her engagement to Danny Maxwell and fled Logan Point for the mission field in Chihuahua, Mexico. Now she’s about to return home to the States, but there’s just one problem. After Bailey meets with the uncle of one of the mission children in the city, she barely escapes a sudden danger. Now she’s on the run–she just doesn’t know from whom. To make matters worse, people who help her along the way find themselves in danger too–including Danny.

Who is after her? Will they ever let up? And in the midst of the chaos, can Bailey keep herself from falling in love with her rescuer all over again?

Now for the song.  This is a beautiful song sung by a beautiful lady.