Spa Bandit Update
For no good reason at all, an update on the criminal career of one Marshall G. Wolbers, formerly known as the “Spa Bandit.”
Criminal Mind, The
Man Charged With Stealing 784,000 Quarters
No, not all at once.
Arsonist Sets Own Shoes on Fire
Authorities have asked the public to alert them to anyone appearing to have burned or singed feet.
Really Bad Murder Plot Uncovered Partly by Spelling Mistake
“I’m sorry—he wanted death with what?”
Guy Steals Four Million Pounds of Oranges
Say—weren’t there six to eight million oranges here just a minute ago?
Upon Further Review, I Don’t Know What to Think
There was no foul on the play.
TIP: He’s Probably Not Going to Show Your Snake to His Girlfriend
Here's a nice item from the Crime Blotter in the Columbia, SC, Free Times (thanks, Dedman): Craigslist Bandit: Authorities are looking for a man who has been stealing items from people when he meets up with them via Craigslist. First…
Bumbling Australian ATM Thief of the Week
Actually, this is not likely to become an ongoing series, because I'm confident that most Australians are quite capable of stealing an ATM if they wanted to. No, this one wasn't. That's true. Neither is the guy in today's clip….
“Crybaby Killer” Who Tortured Victims With Parrot Gets 40 Years
When Michael Daly wrote at The Daily Beast that convicted murderer Saul Rodriguez "bawled like a psychopathic baby" at his sentencing, he probably meant that Rodriguez is a psychopath who bawled like a baby, not literally that he bawled like a…
Feds Say They Have Accused Fraudster’s Ankle Bracelet in Custody
Unfortunately, he's not in it at the moment. Paul Ceglia, who once sued Mark Zuckerberg claiming half of Facebook, and who last appeared here back in Assorted Stupidity #39 after his ninth set of lawyers withdrew from that case, has…