11 Dumb Criminals Who Screwed Up The Only Job They Had

Though criminals aren’t known to be rocket scientists but a majority of them are at least street smart. But there are some criminals who can be the nominees for the “Darwin award” for their extraordinary stupidity. Let’s have a look at some of the dumbest criminal acts in which the criminals became the victims of their own crimes.

1. Burglar who broke into a house and decided to take a nap

So this man broke into an apartment, stole things, and even decided to put on the owner’s T-shirt. But what he did next was truly genius. This guy decided to take a nap on the owner’s couch, only to be woken up by police the next day.

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2. Trevor Jones logged into Facebook at the house he was burgling and forgot to log out

Social media addiction isn’t good, and this man’s case proves it. Trevor Jones, broke into a house to steal stuff and tried to check in on his Facebook profile on the owner’s computer and forgot to log out. Needless to say, the police didn’t need to do much effort to find the identity of this person and catch him. Another case of Bad Luck Brian?

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3. Mario Garcia and Domingo Garcia-Hernandez tried to rob a restaurant with a fake gun

These guys tried to rob a Chicago restaurant, they threatened the owner and asked him to give them food as they had a gun. The owner asked them to return in an hour. When these geniuses came back they found the police waiting for them at the restaurant. Also, the gun they were carrying turned out to be a water pistol.

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4. Man who drove to the court for an auto theft charge in a “stolen” vehicle

Timothy drove to the courthouse for his hearing on the charges of vehicle theft, in another stolen vehicle. Needless to say, he was convicted.

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5. The guy who robbed the restaurant he worked in, and revealed his name on the phone to the security agency

Christopher Kron robbed the restaurant where he was employed. He broke into the restaurant one night and tripped the alarm without turning it off. The security company called and Kron answered the phone and revealed his real name to them. He even had the audacity to come to work the next day.

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6. The dumbest terrorist ever, Mohammed Ashan claimed reward for himself and got caught

Ashan, a mid-level Taliban commander in east Afghanistan, walked up to a police checkpoint, pointed to the wanted poster featuring his face, and asked for the $100 finder’s fee noted on the poster. He was really eager to claim the 100$ reward, claims the police.

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7. Robbers who drew on their faces with permanent markers to hide their identities

These would-be-burglars decided to draw on their faces using permanent markers to hide their identities and attempted a robbery. Evidently, their plan didn’t go so well and they were soon arrested by the police.

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8. Guy who tried to rob an internet cafe with a banana then ate the evidence

17-year-old John Szwalla ‘almost’ pulled off a perfect crime. He tried to rob an Internet cafe with a banana under his shirt threatening the owner that it was a gun. When the owner and other people overcame him and called the police, he ate the banana in an attempt to destroy the evidence. Not the brightest crayon in the box, I must say!

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9. This girl posted a video on YouTube boasting of the crimes she committed

Hannah Sabata posted a video on YouTube in which she can be seen boasting about all the crimes she committed and the money she earned in return. Needless to say, she was arrested soon after that.

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10. Man who called the store to ask how much they had in their cash register

This brilliant man took advanced planning to the next level when he called up a convenience store to ask them how much cash they had. The store manager got suspicious and informed the police. The police picked up Geln when he was on his way to rob the store.

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11. This bag snatcher who thought he could outrun the store security. Well, he almost did…

Let’s at least be thankful that such dumb criminals exist.

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