Really Really Dumb Criminals 22 ~ Mystery Question

Really Really Dumb Criminals 22 is this week’s Mystery Question. I’m getting a lot of mileage out of these dumb criminals. lol

But first the photo and verse. I’ll start with the verse–it was the basis for our pastor’s sermon this week. You must have a good foundation, or you’re bound for trouble. The photo is a sunset shot taken on a late afternoon walk coming up the hill from my house. I caught the sun just right. 🙂

Now for last week’s Mystery Question ~ Really Really Dumb Criminals 21. As usual, three crimes are true, and I made up one–can you guess which one?

1. Would-be robbers confidently entered the lobby of a business, hid their hands in their jackets like guns, and demanded money from the woman at the front desk. Unfortunately, there was one flaw in the plan – the “business” was actually a police station.
2. The would-be bank robber was nervous. So nervous that after he handed the teller the note, he gave her his gun instead of the bag to put the money in. The quick-thinking teller turned the gun on him and held him until police arrived.
3. Drive-thru windows aren’t meant to accommodate 6’3″, 270-lb. linemen, but one got stuck when servers at a Taco Bell failed to get this particular former football player’s order right, and he went ballistic. There he remained, half inside and half outside the Taco Bell, until the police arrived to dislodge him, and then arrest him.
4. An 18-year-old really, really wanted a yacht, but he couldn’t afford one. So, he decided to steal one. Unfortunately for him, the 45-ft. vessel he picked was still tied to the dock. When the teenager fired up the engine for a joyride, the yacht inched forward and was quickly yanked back into the dock, alerting everyone that something fishy was afoot.

And the answer is…#2. Congrats to all who guessed correctly!

Now for this week’s Mystery Question ~ Really Really Dumb Criminals 22. As usual, three crimes are true, and I made up one–can you guess which one?

1. A horse thief covered the lens of the camera at the barn to keep from being identified. Then he stole the camera along with the horse. He didn’t count on the horse owner backing up his surveillance camera to an SD card. When police reviewed the recorded video, there was a former employee in full color, his hand reaching for the camera lens with the clay.
2. After a woman robbed a bank, police officers found her abandoned Cadillac at the airport. It was quickly traced to the owner. When police questioned friends and relatives, they learned she’d gone to Mexico for plastic surgery. So police alerted TSA, and she was detained when she re-entered the US in Houston with her newly reconstructed face.
3. US custom takes bird trafficking very seriously due to the threat of avian flu. That didn’t stop this man from attempting to smuggle 29 finches into the US inside hair rollers. He didn’t take into consideration bags are routinely scanned and 29 round cylinders were enough to warrant a bag check.
4. A woman was busted for a home invasion in Oklahoma — thanks in part to “Cheeto dust” found in her teeth. A woman called police after someone broke into her home. The police found a bag of Cheetos outside the window the burglar escaped from. They found her hiding in the shadows near the house. The homeowner ID’d her and the Cheeto dust on her teeth helped seal the case.

Okay, Super Sleuths, which one did I make up? Leave your answer in the comments, and I’ll enter you in the June drawing for a booklight! May’s winner of a book from my library is…Paula Shreckhise!

Now today’s son. Between Memorial Day just a couple of weeks ago and the celebration of our founding 250 years ago on the 4th of July coming up, I’ve had our country on my mind and in my prayers. This is a song from the early ’50s when we were fighting the Korean War, but I think it’s one we need to hear again. And heed.