Even More Bungled Crimes is this week’s Mystery Question–mainly because I’m having so much fun with them. I cannot believe how dumb some people can be!
When I was looking through my photos for a picture to use this week, I saw this one and immediately this verse came to mind. I like to picture God racing across the heavens to help me. 🙂
Now for last week’s Mystery Question–Terribly Bungled Crimes. As usual, three are true, one is made up. Can you guess the false one?
- The person robbing the convenience store wore a stocking over his face…unfortunately, he forgot to change out of his work uniform with his name above the pocket.
- A man passed a note to a bank teller on the back of one of his own checks. Unlike a lot of robbers who use their own checks to write a hold-up note, he was clever enough to blackout his name. Obviously, he didn’t realize the numbers on the bottom of the check would lead the FBI to him.
- Police were called to a mini-mart, where they found a man trying to break in. They chased him through the streets until both cops took a tumble. Seizing the opportunity, the man sought refuge on the grounds of a large building. The building was the Sing Sing Maximum Security Prison, where he was promptly nabbed by a guard.
- A Good Samaritan noticed an elderly man being robbed, so he jumped in and punched the thief. The thief was so upset, he called the police to complain.
And the answer is…#1! I think only one person guessed it, so congrats Mary Preston!!
Now for Even More Bungled Crimes–this week’s Mystery Question. As usual, three crimes are true and I made up one–can you guess which one? Leave your answer in the comments and I’ll enter you in the August drawing for a book from my library!
- A man stated to police that he was assaulted at a local tavern earlier that evening. The 62-year-old man was highly intoxicated and drove his truck to the police station to report the assault where he was quickly taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence.
- When a man was pulled over by a state trooper for driving erratically, he offered the trooper $1000 to let him go. The man was not released (to his chagrin) … he didn’t pass go … and he did go straight to jail, where he was unceremoniously booked not only for suspicion of DUI but also attempted bribery.
- The dognapper didn’t see the hundred-pound Doberman in the fenced-in yard when he scaled the fence and grabbed the poodle until it was too late. When the Doberman barreled toward him, he dropped the poodle and tried to get back over the fence. The barking brought the owner outside, and he called the police. The dognapper wasn’t hard to spot running down the sidewalk with the seat of his pants ripped out.
- A man kidnapped three employees at a fast-food restaurant and once he had them in the car, he asked where the “good water” was. One of the employees quickly said it was inside the store. The kidnapper climbed out of the car to go inside and the three men grabbed the car keys and ran.
Crosshairs releases November 1, 2021!
Investigative Services Branch (ISB) ranger Ainsley Beaumont arrives in her hometown of Natchez, Mississippi, to investigate the murder of a three-month-pregnant teenager. While she wishes the visit was under better circumstances, she never imagined that she would become the killer’s next target–nor that she’d have to work alongside an old flame.
After he almost killed a child, former FBI sniper Lincoln Steele couldn’t bring himself to fire a gun, which had deadly and unforeseen consequences for his best friend. Crushed beneath a load of guilt, Linc is working at Melrose Estate as an interpretive ranger. But as danger closes in on Ainsley during her murder investigation, Linc will have to find the courage to protect her. The only question is, will it be too little, too late?
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#3 mostly because it made me laugh.
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Mary, I did my job! We’ll see if it’s #3 next week.
If only one person guess right last week, then you did a good job fooling us! This week I think it’s number 2 because not very many people have an extra 1000 dollars with which to bribe an officer.
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Thank you, Priscilla! I was kind of proud of myself. lol Love your logic on this one…we’ll see next week how it holds. 😉 Thanks for stopping by.
I am completely stumped this week. #3 really made me laugh. However, #4 seems to most unlikely, so I’m going with that one.
Beautiful photo and scripture.
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Glad I stumped you, Tim…do you know how hard it is to make up one as crazy as the true ones? We’ll see next week! Good to ‘see’ you.
I’ll bet you laugh out loud when finding these. I’ll go with #3 but realize they could pretty well all be good fits.
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I do laugh, Delores! We’ll see next week if it’s #3. Thanks for stopping by.
Hard to decide but think I will go with #4. All seem too silly to be true though.
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I agree, Ellen! When I find these, I just shake my head. lol Thanks for stopping by.
I think it’s #4 . Your book sounds and looks like a great read. Have a great week and stay safe.
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Thanks, Alicia! I think it was the hardest book I’ve ever written, mostly because of Covid. I’m so ADHD that it was really hard for me to concentrate last year. 🙂 And we’ll see if it’s #4 next week.
#4 only because that’s such a stupid thing for a criminal to do.
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Isn’t it amazing how stupid criminals are, Megan! We’ll see next week. Good to ‘see’ you!
#4 is the only one that seems too good to be true.
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Hi Shelia! We’ll see…good to ‘see’ you here. 🙂
hmmm…they all sound made up! I’ll guess #1
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That warms my heart, MS Barb! 😉 We’ll see next week. Good to ‘see’ you here.
I am guessing #3 this week. The photo is great! I am looking forward to reading Crosshairs.
The clouds are really striking in the picture. When I’m at the coast, I always enjoy looking at the clouds far more than the ocean. Unless there is a storm brewing, the ocean waves just roll in and back out. But the clouds seem to be constantly changing. Good selection for the verse.
I’ve got to stick with #3. I don’t know why those keep appearing to be made up. Something is strange about a guy who can see a poodle and not a Doberman. It’s also strange that the Doberman never barked until the man climbed the fence and was in the yard.
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I love the clouds, too, Edward. Just this afternoon the sun was peeking from under the clouds like a silver lining. Of course, I didn’t have my phone, and by the time I got it…well you know. It was a good shot–I’ll use if Friday, but it wasn’t what I really wanted. lol
As usual, I love your logic. We’ll see how it works out next week. 😉
Edward, the Doberman was working undercover. The poodle was wearing a wire.
Tim, are you suggesting the owner had trained the Doberman to wait until a person had gained entry before attacking so they would catch him with the goods? Personally, I would want to keep them out entirely.
Edward, in this case both dogs were part of the K-9 unit, acting on their own initiative in a sting operation to shut down a poodlenapping ring that was plaguing the city. 🙂
I consulted Mr. Random and he picked #2 so that’s what I’m going with this week 🙂 I would think thieves would be smart enough NOT to bribe an officer with money to let him go, but criminals are some of the dumbest people…lol!
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Absolutely, Trixi! We’ll see next week if Mr. Random picked correctly. lol Thanks for stopping by!
I think it is number one. We called the police once because we saw a man so drunk he could barely walk head for his car to drive home. I was told by the police officer who responded that he couldn’t do anything until he caught the man actually driving. Just because he was drunk didn’t matter. The guy saw the officer pull up and you could see him getting angry, but not pulling out. He finally gave up and drove off about 10 minutes later at which point the officer followed him.
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I’m so glad the guy finally drove off and the policeman hopefully apprehended him, Patricia! Thanks for stopping by!
#4
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We’ll see, Lucy. Good to ‘see’ you!
#2
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We’ll see, Patricia! Good to ‘see’ you!