The crescent moon on a walk last night. I don’t know how anyone can look up and not believe in God.
Since it’s Tuesday, it must be Mystery Question Day, and I’ll get to the questions in a sec, but first I’d like to give a praise! Crosshairs is coming together! After a couple of false starts where I realized I was headed in the wrong direction, I am now on the right crooked path. 🙂
A quick explanation of the Mystery Questions for those who might be new followers. Every week I research crimes looking for those with especially dumb criminals. I list three true ones and then make up one. It’s getting harder and harder to make up stories that match the dumb antics I read about.
And now onto last week’s Mystery Question. As usual, four stories about dumb criminals, three true. Leave your guess as to the made-up story in the comments and I’ll enter you in a drawing for a book from my library!
- A serial bank robber was known for his red beard, so he decided to wear a disguise–a red beard to cover up his red beard. He was arrested after police recognized his getaway car as belonging to a previous bank robbery with a…you guessed it–a man with a red beard.
- A man under investigation for stealing over five hundred thousand dollars left his car parked near a river. Inside the car was a suicide note. A body was never found, at least not a dead body. The man was found alive and well a few months later in Canada after he was pulled over for speeding. When the driver’s license he gave the officer was run through the system, it kicked out an outstanding warrant for the name on the license. Lesson: When you buy forged documents, make sure they have a clean record.
- A man broke into a newsroom and watched movies and checked Facebook on their computer. Then he sprayed the room with a fire extinguisher, grabbed some candy and left. It wasn’t difficult to find him, however; the police just followed the trail of stolen M&Ms that led to his sister’s place nearby.
- A bank robber sent emails to local police, ridiculing their efforts to arrest him. He let them know they had his age, build, and accent wrong. Then he said no, he hadn’t escaped on foot–he had a getaway car! The police had the last laugh. They caught him a few hours after the last email. They used his email to trace him.
And the answer is…#2. Congrats to all who got the correct answer!
Now for this week’s Mystery Question: Four crimes, three are true. Can you guess which one I made up?
- Don’t speed if you’re carrying a bag marked “bag full of drugs” in your vehicle–you might go to jail. That’s what happened to two men exceeding twenty-five miles over the limit. K-9 dogs alerted to illegal substances and a search of the car produced the marked bag.
- A 20-year-old college student booked into jail for underage drinking was seen on surveillance video attempting to steal packages from beneath the Christmas tree at the police department as he left the building. The cops let him go since the boxes were empty.
- A man activated an air-horn and flashing blue lights in an attempt to pull a van over. When the occupants of the van identified themselves as police officers, the man fled the scene, only to be picked up a short time later.
- Two burglars had a falling-out over the division of the spoils after breaking into a home. One burglar took to Facebook to complain about his partner. Unfortunately, the police were monitoring his FB page, and he gave them the evidence they needed to arrest him.
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 book from my library.
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Comments 42
These are tough. You’re good at making one up, but I have to go with number 1 because it made me laugh and because criminals can’t be THAT dumb. (Or can they?)
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Glad I made you laugh today, Priscilla. We’ll see if criminals can be that dumb. lol
4. Haha, never trust a thief
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We’ll see, Jane. So glad you stopped by the blog today, even if I do have the wrong day. lol
This week it’s more difficult. I guess I’ll also have to go with #1.
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I’m glad you think this week is more difficult, Diana! We’ll see next week the correct answer. Thanks for dropping in.
They’re all great but I hope it’s #4. So glad you’re on the right crooked path now.
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We’ll see, Delores…glad you dropped by! Always good to ‘see’ you.
They all sound true! I’ll guess #4…Would someone really post about their disagreement over robbery spoils on Facebook? Oh wait, probably! (There’s a lot of “stupid” on FB!)
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I agree about there being a lot of ‘stupid’ on FB, MS Barb! We’ll see if our crook was that dumb next week.
Pat, you seem to have missed out on a wonderful Monday!
I’m still laughing at the brilliant crooks you found this week! I think you made up #4 even though I can imagine a crook being that dumb. After all, just look at what the first three stunts are about.
As always, you pick beautiful photos and Scripture to go with them.
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Yep, Tim…another one of those days…but I never said math was my long suit, and it definitely involves math when I have to figure how many days from the time I write a post to when it posts. lol
I love that I made you, and it seems everyone else, laugh this morning! Maybe that what we all needed today. I’m glad you liked my scripture and photo.
I’m going with #3. You always follow the M&M’s
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Oh, I so agree, Lisa about always following the M&Ms. lol. We’ll see next week if I made that one up.
Monday, Tuesday,… Pat, I’m just happy you take the time you do to entertain us, along with your wonderful books, with these mysteries and book reviews/recommendations.
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Thanks, Tim. I actually wondered about midnight if I’d gotten the right day and planned to check this morning…
I am thinking that you made up #4 this week.
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Number 4 is a popular answer, Gloria. We’ll see next week. 🙂
#4, arguing burglars . greedy
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Hi Glinda! I like your logic. 🙂 And we’ll see next week, hopefully on Tuesday, if that’s the correct answer. Thanks for stopping by.
#4 and do you realize today is Monday?
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I do now, Patricia. If you see my response to Tim, you’ll understand…Thanks for stopping by a day early. 🙂
These are really hard! Its hard to believe how stupid some criminals can be. I think I’ll go with #4 because I would hope they would know enough not to post that online.
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You’d think, Megan, but…one never knows. lol. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Very difficult this time as always! I’ll pick #3 this time.
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Glad you think they’re difficult, Paula! We’ll see next week and it’s always good to ‘see’ you here.
4 – thanks for the chance
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Hi Lynn! So you’re joining the majority with #4. We’ll see next week, hopefully on Tuesday. lol
I think #4 is the made up story.
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Hi Alicia! Number 4 is certainly popular this week! Always good to ‘see’ you here!
Pat, don’t feel bad about starting out on tshe wrong day. I did the same thing this morning. I usually don’t give it much thought when I first get up, but it just seemed like I was getting up on Tuesday morning until I went to take my medication and realized I should take the Monday meds rather than Tuesday. I take the same ones every day, but the Monday slot still had pills. I switched gears and began to think about what I needed to do on Monday rather than Tuesday.
How about last weeks mystery question? I knew I had to get it right sometime. For this week, I choose #1. I believe all of it except the marked bag. Besides, the dog found the drugs by sniffing, not reading. 🙂
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Edward, I thought about you when I wrote last week’s post. lol. We’ll see next week on TUESDAY if you’ve guessed right today. Always good to ‘see’ you!
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Oh, and Edward, I’ve done the same thing with my medicine box…
I’ll guess #1. They all seem far fetched.
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Hi Lucy! Always good to ‘see’ you here. And we’ll see next week what the correct answer is.
#3
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We’ll see, Caryl! Great to ‘see’ you here.
I think I will choose #4 this time
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Hi, Shelia! So you’re joining the rest? We’ll see…thanks so much for stopping by!
Number 2!! Christmas in July!?
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Love your logic, Mikala! We’ll see next week. Good to ‘see’ you here!
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