Really Really Dumb Criminals 23 ~ Mystery Question

Really Really Dumb Criminals 23 is this week’s Mystery Question. Again, one from the archives, but no one seems to remember them, so I’m good to go. 😉

But first the photo and verse. I took the photo on one of my excursions to the nearby mountains around East Tennessee on the North Carolina border. They truly are a testimony of God’s love for us. And the verse was in my daily devotion from David Jeremiah.

And now last week’s Really Really Dumb Criminals 22. 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 September drawing for a book from my library!

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.

And the answer is…#1. Congrats to everyone who guessed correctly!! Can you believe the dumb woman who ate the Cheetos after breaking into a home??

And now this week’s Really Really Dumb Criminals 23. 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 joy ride, the yacht inched forward and was quickly yanked back into the dock, alerting everyone that something fishy was afoot.

Okay Super Sleuths, which one did  I make up? Leave your answers in the comments, and I’ll enter you in a drawing for a water bottle to use these hot summer days!

Now for today’s song. It’s one I was reminded of when we sang “And Can It Be That I Should Gain?” by Charles Wesley. I hope you enjoy!