Some guy from Little Rock, AR attempted to rob a woman in her home, and somehow dropped his wallet in the process. Obviously that would seem like the worst mistake a robber could make, but the really dumb thing he did was call the victim and tell her he wanted his wallet back. The victim was being interviewed by the police at the time, so obviously, he was caught when he showed up to get it back.

I'm assuming the robber knew the victim in some way considering he knew the vicitm's phone number.

Reminds me of when the bank robbers called ahead of time before they robbed the bank.

This 19-year-old guy from Quebec got thrown back in jail for 60 days after stealing a $3.37 beer from a local store. The /facepalm in the story is that he was stealing the beer to celebrate getting out of jail that day. Why was he in jail, you ask? He was convicted of petty theft several times before this and was sentenced to 8 months prior to this event.

What I don't get is that the courts wanted to give him the lightest sentance they could, which was 60 days. If the guy just spent 8 months in jail and the first thing he does when he gets out is go and steal a beer, I don't think he learned his lesson. I'd lock him up for a couple years and see if he understands then.

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According to the NY Post a burglar got caught by posting what he stole on Craig's List.

The victim had his tires and rims stolen from his car that was parked on the street overnight. Even though he was obviously bummed about it, he had to get new wheels. He went to Craig's List to find replacements and saw his wheels being sold by the guy who stole them.

He contacted the "seller" and the police and had everyone meet at the same location. He got his wheels back and the thief is now in jail.

It's not usual to get things back that are stolen like that, so this is a pretty sweet story. I love when the bad guy gets his comeuppance.

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