Would You Do This? is this week’s Mystery Question. I couldn’t believe it when I read some of them. Do you know how hard it was to make up a fake one?
But first the photo and verse. I’m really not sure where the photo came from…maybe one I’d had fora. while but I thought it was perfect for this verse.
Now for last week’s Mystery Question–Especially Really Dumb Criminals. Three actually happened and one is a figment of my imagination. Can you tell the one I made up?
- As a woman made her morning coffee at 5 a.m., she noticed a light on in her guest bedroom. when she went to turn it off, she discovered a twenty-something man asleep in the bed, wearing a pair of her husband’s clothing. The man awoke and fled the scene. The homeowner immediately called police who found a pair of wet jeans on her pool deck. You guess it. He’d taken a dip in her pool and shed his clothing, forgetting his wallet was in the back pocket with his driver’s license.
- On a Monday at 3 p.m., a man took off with “a large amount of cash” after he slipped a stickup note to a teller at a bank in a mid-sized town. Evidently, it wasn’t enough because he was back the next morning, trying to rob it again. A teller recognized him when he walked through the door and called police. They arrested him without incident.
- A group of bumbling crooks was busted for allegedly forcing a victim into a car and holding him for ransom — just feet from a police training center. The would-be kidnappers called the victim’s cousin and demanded $10,000. The cousin who had an app to keep up with family members quickly located the phone and called the police, who were next door.
- While a man was at court talking with a judge about a charge of stealing a Porsche Carrera, parking officers were scanning license plates in the courthouse parking lot. They spotted a Lexus that had been reported stolen, so officers waited for a driver to return. The driver turned out to be the man arrested for stealing the Porsche. He was arrested as he tried to drive away.
And the answer is the ever-popular #1. Congrats to those who guessed correctly!
Now for this week’s Mystery Question–Would You Do This? Three of these stories are true. I made up one…if I can think up something this crazy.
- What initially started out as a single traffic violation turned into additional charges. Police clocked a woman going 91 miles an hour and pulled her over. When he attempted to give her a ticket, she jerked the ticket book out of his hand, then rolled her window up on his arm when he reached for it. Then she put the car in drive and ran over his foot. The judge set bail at $40,000.
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What is your favorite different thing to do? Some of us like to read or sew or quilt or walk or run or jog.One woman in Southeast Missouri decided to borrow a hearse for about an hour. Then she returned it to its owners and called the police to tell them what she had done. The police are still deciding about charges.
- She thought no one would look at her face if she wore a clown suit with the big shoes. At least that’s what she told police after they arrested her for robbing the bank she normally used. Now she’s looking at five to ten years in prison for attempted bank robbery.
- In Virginia, a man thought it would be funny to post a video of himself holding a gun on YouTube. Someone who didn’t think it was funny alerted police, who discovered the gun was not registered. Police charged him with a federal crime because it was manufactured outside of Virginia.
Okay, Super Sleuths which one did I make up? Leave your answers in the comments and I’ll enter you in a March drawing for a $10 gift card.
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#3
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Hi Gail! We’ll see next week. Good to ‘see’ you here.
#4
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Hi Stella! We’ll see if it’s #4 next Tuesday.
I think you made up number 4 because wouldn’t it matter more where the gun was sold instead of where it was manufactured? (I dunno, just thinking out loud.)
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Love the way you think…just not sure it’s the correct answer, Priscilla. We’ll see next Tuesday. 😉
How about that, it was #1 from last week! I got it wrong. Clever one, Pat
Hmm this week’s are quite the challenge.
#1 I think if she did all that to an officer, the bail would be much higher, if she made bail at all! Personally, I would petition for no bail!
#2 I think she would be arrested for grand theft auto, even if she returned the hearse and confessed . You asked the question, would we do this? Probably in my much younger days, I might have done this with a bunch of friends thinking it was fun and not looking at the consequences.
#3 Uh yeah, everyone is going to look at her face first, and probably the big shoe last. However, getting a good description of shoes is a mandate in police training…but then clown shoes wouldn’t matter much. But, one could measure the imprint from the weight of the person if they walked in wet grass or mud. It would be deeper where the actual foot was. And really wouldn’t matter the size of the clown shoes. Sorry, blabbering here… but I process this way.
#4 Most likely for guns to be transferred interstate, they would have to go through a designated federal gun program…I can’t think of the name. So, I guess the gun might be manufactured there and it is real iffy transferring guns state to state, so yep an arrest could be made.
Oh dear, after all that, I’m going with #2 because what do the hobbies have to do with taking the hearse? Robbing a bank where you go…pretty dumb woman.
After all my brain wracking and pondering, the lovely photo and Scripture calm my heart!
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Love your thinking process, Barbara. We’ll see next week if that’s the correct answer. 😉
#4
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We’ll see, Jackie!
I am guessing #3 this week.
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Hi Gloria! We’ll see if it’s #3 next week. 😉
Goodness. I think it’s #2. (The picture is perfect. That’s one of my favorite verses.)
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Mine, too, Kay. We’ll see if it’s #2 next week. 🙂
That picture reminds me of a friend who was a police officer years ago. When off-duty, he did the bookkeeping for a convenience store. Someone came in to rob the store, unaware there was an off-duty police officer there. He came out of the office and was shot. The EMTs gave up on him but a fellow officer would not give up. In the OR, he crashed and the doctors said he was dead. He said as he looked down on his body and the doctors, he felt himself being pulled away and found himself on a road, looking at a brilliant light in the distance. As he reached it, Jesus spoke to him and asked if he was ready to go back and do what He had called him to do, or was this the end. He responded that he would do whatever Jesus called him to and was returned to his body. That road with the brilliant sun shining through the trees ahead is somewhat like I pictured it when my friend shared his testimony. The verse goes well with the picture.
I am choosing #4 this week. Sorry, but I think there are too many holes in it. How could the police determine from a YouTube video that the gun was not registered? Backing up, how was he holding the gun on YouTube that would make it funny to him but so not funny to someone else that they would report it to the police? Why not report it to YouTube so they could simply block the video? If this is true, it sounds like someone had a personal vendetta against the guy with the gun. Actually, I can think of someone in our local area who would go to those lengths.
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Again your logic is so interesting to follow, Edward. We’ll see…
Love your story about the man who almost died. I think Cheryl did a great job of capturing the light on the afternoon she took the photo.
Pat, I love the lighting in the photo, and you’re right, the verse is perfect for it.
Wow, you sure have some goodies this time. Seriously messing with an officer over a ticket she knew she deserved. Joyriding in a hearse. Clowning around to rob a bank (why am I thinking of Red Skeleton right now?) Posing with a gun on YouTube. Yeah, those are all normal things 🙂
I’m guessing you made up #4. I just don’t think the police would have the time to ID the guy on the suspicion the gun was unregistered. They’d have to somehow get a hold of the gun for the serial number so they could see whether it was registered to him. You can barely get the police out on a tripped burglar alarm (residential) these days.
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Ain’t that the truth, Tim–about getting the police out. Although they have shown up when I was in my pjs after I’d accidently opened my door after setting my alarm. lol
Cheryl has a great eye for photography! I love the lighting in that photo, too.
I also love the way you reason these questions out. We’ll see next week if it’s #4.
Oh I was so wrong last week! I just knew it was #3. This week has me stumped…Pat, you out did yourself! Okay, after going back and forth I’m going with #3 again. Surely no one would try to rob a bank in such an attention grabbing clown suit! I would think a bank robber would want to be as inconspicuous as possible and absolutely go to a different bank! However, I’m not as confident as I was last week (when I was so wrong! ).
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I love the way you’re thinking, Debra. We’ll see next week…
#3
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We’ll see, Patricia! Glad you stopped by.
4. thanks for the chance.
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We’ll see, Lynn!
Good ones. I’m also going with number for 🙂
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Hi Delores! We’ll see if it’s #4 next week.
#4
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Hi Shelia! We’ll see next week if it’s #4.
I say #4, but #2 made me laugh.
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I’m just glad I made you laugh, Mary! That’s one reason I switched back to dumb criminals. 🙂 We’ll see next week if it’s #2.
#4 (they all sound like they’re made up!)
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Thank you, MS Barb! We’ll see next week if it’s #4.
Another week where nothing jumps out at me to say it’s the one. They are all crazy! #2 made me giggle for some reason! Why would anyone drive a hearse!?
These always make me think of the saying “truth is stranger than fiction!”
Ever plan to use any of these that you make up as the seed for a new book!? Maybe a comedy!? what about the true ones? I’m sure you could take those and run with them!
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You know, Andrea, I have thought about using some of these in a kind of comedy-mystery…if there is such a genre. 🙂 I’m assuming you’re guessing #2. And I’m glad I made you giggle.
I’m going with #1 for this time.
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Hi, Alicia! We’ll see if it’s #1 next Tuesday.
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We’ll see, BN!
Beautiful photo. I guess I’m going with #4.
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Thank you. We’ll see next week if it’s #4!
I like the clown lady. Everyone should have recognized her face.
The photo and verse are spot on!
I’m going to guess #4 is false.
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Hi Megan! We’ll see next week if #4 is false. 😉
Number 1
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We’ll see tomorrow, Judy!
Maybe #1
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I like the way you hedge your answer, Natayla. 🙂