Really Really Dumb Criminals 12 ~ Mystery Question

Patricia Bradley Mystery Question 41 Comments

Really Really Dumb Criminals 12 is this week’s Mystery Question. Can you believe how dumb some of these crooks are? It really amazes me what some crooks will do.

But first the photo and verse. This was a photo I took last March, I believe, since I titled it March sunrise. 🙂 I love a red sunrise…it seems the whole neighborhood glows. And that verse just seems to fit!

Now for last week’s Mystery Question, Really Really Dumb Criminals 11. As usual, four choices, three of which are true. I made up one–can you guess which one?
  1. Officers clocked a man doing 103 in a 60 mph zone. When he was pulled over, he explained he had dyslexia and didn’t know how fast he was driving. That might have worked if his speedometer had been digital.
  2. A man claimed he didn’t really remember what he was thinking when he robbed a store of bras, underwear, and stockings, etc, but that Beho, his female elf character, might have had something to do with it.
  3. If you’re going to steal a car from a dealership, don’t tattoo your name and DOB on the back of your neck for cameras to record. That’s what happened to one car thief.
  4. When you steal someone’s phone, it’s not a good idea to respond to a text on said phone offering to sell you drugs. That’s what happened to one thief. When he showed up, police were waiting to take him into custody
Now for this week’s Mystery Question, Really Really Dumb Criminals 12. As usual, four choices, three of which are true. I made up one–can you guess which one?
  1. Officers clocked a man doing 103 in a 60 mph zone. When he was pulled over, he explained he had dyslexia and didn’t know how fast he was driving. That might have worked if his speedometer had been digital.
  2. A man claimed he didn’t really remember what he was thinking when he robbed a store of bras, underwear, and stockings, etc, but that Beho, his female elf character, might have had something to do with it.
  3. If you’re going to steal a car from a dealership, don’t tattoo your name and DOB on the back of your neck for cameras to record. That’s what happened to one car thief.
  4. When you steal someone’s phone, it’s not a good idea to respond to a text on said phone offering to sell you drugs. That’s what happened to one thief. When he showed up, police were waiting to take him into custody.

And the answer is…#4. Congrats to all who guessed correctly!

Now for this week’s Mystery Question, Really Really Dumb Criminals 12. As usual, four choices, three of which are true. I made up one–can you guess which one?
  1. If you’re going to steal a laptop, don’t decide it would be smart to use it and post pictures of how you did it on social media, as one thief did. Cops monitor those sites all the time.
  2. A thief broke into a car and stole a package that looked like it might contain drugs. Unfortunately, it didn’t do him much good–it was a pregnancy test.
  3. While these crooks weren’t caught, they didn’t get any money from their heist when they rushed into a convenience store, grabbed two teller machines, ripped out the power cords, and ran out of the store with their loot. Their mistake–the teller machines have no money–it’s kept in a separate drawer they left behind.
  4. One thief hot-wired a car on a snowy dealership lot. Unfortunately for him, he forgot to wipe the snow off the windshield and plowed right into a utility pole four feet away, and was quickly nabbed.

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!

This is a song I first heard back in 1997, and it made a huge impact on me. I hope you enjoy. Happy Holy Week!

 

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  2. cleverballoon412ad5717c

    #2 My late husband wrote a play performed by the kids in our youth group with this song as one of the main songs.

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  5. Tim Johnson

    Pat, that photo looks like a forest fire. I love brilliant sunrises. Great verse to match with it.
    Rich Mullins was so talented. We saw him live once at our church when we lived in Rochester, MN.

    Dumb criminals:
    #1. Yeah, that was really smart.
    #2. Never leave tempting items visible in your vehicle.
    #3. Teller machines??? Are they that easily moved?
    #4. Guess he was snowed.
    I don’t know. They are certainly all dumb. I don’t get the teller machines. Are these ATMs or cash registers? I’m thinking cash registers, but even those I would think would be hard to move, and everyone I’ve seen has a cash drawer. I think ATMs are even harder to move. I think you made up #3.

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      Patricia Bradley

      We haven’t had a sunrise like that in a while, Tim. I would’ve loved to have seen Rich Mullins in concert! As always, I’m impressed with your logic. 🙂 We’ll see next week if it’s #3.

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    2. Dottie

      What a beautiful picture! I’ve never seen such a beautiful morning sunrise, and the song has always been one of my favorites.
      I bought #2 was hilarious , but I’m guessing #3. I’m not familiar with atms that you could carry out, it might be different in a convenience store though.

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        Patricia Bradley

        I can remember that morning like it was yesterday, Dottie. A red sunrise is rare and I happen to have my camera with me. We’ll see if you can carry out an ATM machine next week…

  6. Barbara Diggs

    Whoa! What a wonderful way to start the day! First that breathtaking photo, the verse and singing and signing with Our God is an Awesome God! Oh glory!

    These were hard. Going with #3 it’s really hard to run into a store and grab two teller machines. They’re heavy and require great effort and time to take apart.

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  8. Mary G

    Wow! Gorgeous photo! I also love the song, Awesome God!
    Some good ones Pat. I’ll guess #2 because it struck my funny bone.
    Have a blessed Easter! Jesus is alive!

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  10. frazierhlhs

    Gorgeous photo!! My oldest son learned to play this song when he took piano lessons and play it as a duet with his piano teacher in a couple of churches. Both my boys got to see Rich Mullins in concert. We love listening to Rich Mullins’ music. Such a talent for God, lost too soon to us but getting to praise God face to face now.

    My guess is #3.

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      Patricia Bradley

      Yes, he was lost too soon, Carolyn. I’m glad your boys learned to play the piano! I wanted to, but my dad said that since I couldn’t carry a tune, the lessons would be wasted on me. Well, he might not have said it those words, but that’s what I heard. lol We’ll see next week if it’s #3.

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  13. Edward Arrington

    I had the same reaction as Tim: my first impression was a fire. Great picture and verse. I love that song!

    1. I keep saying that too many people share too much on social media.
    2. I wonder if he followed the directions on the package.
    3. These teller machines are obviously very different from the machines I worked with in banking 15 years ago. And they were bolted down to a concrete slab.
    4. He also forgot to check his surroundings before jumping into the car.

    I’m going with #3. I know technology has changed a lot over the years. I just can’t picture this happening and they didn’t get caught.

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