Crooks do deputies a favor
In my always entertaining tenure as the Saturday reporter, I've written many variants of cop briefs that involve "police are searching for a man" or "deputies seek a suspect." Never, my friends, have I run across this.
From the files of Dailynews.com, enjoy this story of how sheriff's deputies didn't even have to leave their office to pop a second suspect in a car burglary ring.
LOST HILLS - Sheriff's deputies arrested a suspected car burglar today after he showed up at the station seeking the wallet he left in among recovered stolen goods..
A pair of Los Angeles Sheriff's deputies on patrol early Saturday spotted a car in Calabasas Park with a man inside wearing gloves and surrounded by what looked like stolen material. After arresting him on suspicion of burglary around 6 a.m., they found a wallet among the loot they believe belonged to one of his partners in crime.
Three hours later, the partner walked into the Malibu-Lost Hills station, demanding the return of his dough.
"Thank God they're not smart," chuckled Sheriff's Lt. Scott Chew.
The investigation is currently underway, but Chew said several people reported their cars had been ransacked overnight. Information about the pair of suspects was limited to "they're two guys who've done this before... they're definitely familiar with the legal system."
Perhaps they ran across some of our earlier acquaintances, such as The Iguana in the Leg Mastermind or The Orange Glove/Fake Gun/Trashmouth Bandit or the Razr Robber, and felt a need to challenge them for the title of Dumb Criminal of the Day.
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