You won’t believe me when I tell you what I found for this week’s Mystery Questions! I’ve read really crazy reports, but these take the cake. But first the photo.
Again, it was taken as I left my exercise class just as the sun dropped over the horizon. I love the contrails and the pinks, blues, and yellows. God really can paint a master canvas!
Now for last week’s Mystery Question–Nutty Criminals. Four nutty crimes…three are true, one is false. Can you guess which one I made up?
- An armed robber was caught after he boasted on Facebook about his plans to raid a supermarket in a post that included a selfie, a picture of a knife, and the words: “Doing. The Name of the Store. Over.” Police caught him 15 minutes later with the knife and £410 in cash stolen from the store.
- A man who tried to rob a Glasgow bookmaker while “armed” with a cucumber encased in a black sock was tackled to the ground by an off-duty police officer.
- This crazy criminal used a stolen SIM card to snap a self-portrait inside a house he was burgling. Then he posted it on the Whatsapp messenger application, unknowingly sending the picture to the victim’s work colleagues.
- On a dare, a man borrowed one of the new IRV’s (an Incident response vehicle) in England. What he didn’t count on was the cockpit-like instrument panel. Even though he managed to get it started, he punched the wrong button and activated the siren, alerting the police.
And the answer is…#4. Congrats to all who got the correct answer! And thank you Monique for letting me know I hadn’t put the answer in. 😀
Now for this week’s Mystery Question–You Won’t Believe These. Four odd crimes…three are true, one is false. Can you guess which one I made up?
- When a woman’s stimulus check didn’t come in the mail, she “borrowed” the money from her mother and stole her checkbook, forging a $1,200 check on her mother’s account. She was not at all happy when her mother had her arrested.
- Police arrested SPEEDY GONZALEZ after several months on the run for stealing more than $3,000 worth of checks from a guy’s mailbox. It’s not clear if he tried to outrun the officers or not. And yes, that’s his legal name.
- Officers charged a serial arsonist in Wisconsin this week for using underwear to set people’s homes on FIRE. He told the cops he liked to steal underwear from Laundromats and use it to start the fires.
- Needing to deposit some cash, a man went to his bank’s drive-thru and put it in the pneumatic tube. Unfortunately, he also put in two bags of cocaine. And the teller called the police…and they arrested him.
Okay, Super Sleuths, which story did I make up? Leave your answer in the comments, and I’ll enter you in the March drawing for a $10 gift card!
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You didn’t say which answer was made up from last week 🙂
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Thank you, Monique!! It’s there now and it was #4. 😀
#1
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Hi Marie! We’ll see next week if it’s #1. Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment!
That is a beautiful photo and verse. The verse states that God has set the sun and moon in their places. He did this so accurately, that earth is the only planet in our solar system where a moon’s distance from its planet is the right apparent size to exactly, totally eclipse the sun. How amazing is that!
I think you made up #1 this week. Stealing from your own mother is just too low a thing to do.
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Oh, Tim, I’m glad to see there are still optimists in the world. But you may be right. 😉 We’ll see next week. And it blows my mind about our universe. To look at the night sky and see the pattern of the stars and moon–how can anyone believe that could be random? Our God is an amazing God!
#1 and the photo is beautiful and the verse perfect. Thank you for sharing. Blessings.
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I’m so glad you enjoyed the photo and verse. And we’ll see if it’s #1 next week!
Beautiful photo and verse! I’ll go with #1.
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Thank you, Jackie! We’ll see next week if it’s #1.
All of the above involved have been eating too many Fruit Loops! It’s hard to be sure but I’ll go with #3 for this week, the underwear arsonist–can’t wait to hear the right answer! Keep it up!
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Funny, Delores! We’ll see next week. Always good to ‘see’ you here!
Loved the picture! The telephone pole (?) in the lower right almost looks like a cross. The first thought that popped into my head was God’s got this! I’m not sure what, but he does.
I had to chuckle at the questions, because I could relate to so many of them. Years ago, I had a family member come into my home and take money from my wallet. Decades ago, I was a bank teller. People really did some dumb things using the tube in the drive through. For example, lifting the tube and putting the money under the tube instead of in the tube. Last, I worked for the Sheriffs for seven years. We had some Speedy Gonzalez types to pursue. The arsonist’s story is very possible.
All that to say, I think I’m going with #4 because drive through’s don’t usually take bulk deposits in the tube. These were hard, Patricia, but fun!
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Love your examples of dumb criminals, Barbara (by the way, my sister’s name is Barbara). And I’ve done my job if they were hard but fun. lol We’ll see if it’s #4 next week. Thanks for stopping by.
I’ll go for #3 The underwear arsonist. The pictures are always beautiful! Thanks.
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Paula, I’m glad you enjoyed the photo. And we’ll see next week if it’s the underwear arsonist. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Beautiful picture and verse! I’ll go with #1. The others are so crazy, they must be true.
Wish I could take part in the Mid-south Writers Conference. Hope it all goes well.
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Thank you, Kay. We’ll miss you but completely understand! And we’ll see next week if the answer is #1. 😉 Thanks for stopping in!
I am going with #4 this week.
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Hi Gloria! Good to see you here. And we’ll see next week about #4. 😉
#2
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Hey, Patricia! So good to ‘see’ you here. And we’ll see next week if it’s #2.
I’m going with #3. They all sound so crazy, and I’ve been doing so well at guessing the wrong ones. 🙂 Thanks for keeping it interesting! 😉
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Hi Rosalyn. I’m so glad you find my little quizzes interesting!! And it is hard when these criminals do such crazy things. I have to work really hard to come up with one to compete with them. lol We’ll see next week if you keep your record intact. 😉
Love the picture and verse. Your questions really stretch my brain. I’m choosing #3. It may simply be semantics, but I don’t think there are any laws against starting fires with underwear. But I’m sure there are laws about when and where fires are started. I think the police would have arrested him for arson. The underwear simply distracts.
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Ah, Edward, I’m glad I have the opportunity to stretch your brain! I’ll have to use that phrase in my tweet next week! We’ll see next week if it’s #3. Thanks so much for stopping by each time.
3. thanks for the chance.
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You’re most welcome, Lynn! So glad to see you here each week. And we’ll see if it’s #3 next week.
I am choosing #4 – I think the guy was so high he didn;t even realize what he had done, until it was too late. I visualize him trying to grab the container back,,,,lol.
Love the picture and the verse :).
Beautiful photo! Love the verse! I’m guessing #1, but they are all “odd!”
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Thank you, MS Barb! We’ll see if it’s #1 next week. Thanks for stopping by!
Beautiful photo.:-) I think you made up number 3 because if someone went to all the trouble to steal something so personal, he’d keep it as a collection instead of burning it. (Of course, I’m rarely correct on these quizzes!)
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Hi Priscilla! I’m glad you like the photo! I love the late afternoon colors. And we’ll see if it’s #3 next week. Maybe your luck will change. 😉
These are so fun. I’m going to say number 3 is false.
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I’m so glad you like these, Megan! We’ll see next week if it’s #3. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Talk about crazy criminals! I’m guessing #3 this week because it made me laugh the most 🙂
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They are crazy, Trixi! It’s getting really hard to find that fourth story. lol. I’m glad it made you laugh. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
I think the made up one is #4 , Thank you for the chance. Have a Great week and stay safe.
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You are very welcome, Alicia. And we’ll see next week if it’s #4. Thanks for always stopping by!
It is a beautiful photo. I’m going to go with #1.
It is a beautiful photo. I’m going to go with #1.
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I’ve figured out you’re Ms Annonymous, Diana. 😉 I’m glad you like the photo. We’ll see if it’s #1 next week. Thanks for stopping by.
Beautiful picture and verse! I will choose #2 this time
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Shelia, I’m so glad you enjoyed the picture and verse. And we’ll see if it’s #2 next week. Thanks so much for always stopping by!
Glorious photo, Pat! I’m guessing #4 is false.
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Thank you, Caryl! And we’ll see next week if it’s #4. 😉 So glad you stopped by.
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We’ll see, Deb! Good to ‘see’ you here!