What Was He Thinking?

First of all let me start by saying that there is no way that I condone criminal activity, but there are times when a crime story is announced and I have to wonder what was he (the criminal) thinking. The thought processes of the criminal mind lead one to wonder…

Story 1.

Yesterday, on the news, I heard yet another strange account of a non-thinking criminal, so I searched the internet for more facts. It was covered by the Associate Press on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 in Silver Springs Shores, Florida. In this photo provided by Marion County Fire Rescue, we see Jeffery Mumani wedged in a 15 foot air shaft where he had spent the night after removing the cover from an air shaft on the roof of a CVS Pharmacy Monday night, and crawling into the shaft. After struggling and not being able to free himself, he began calling for help and was heard by staff in CVS Tuesday morning at 8:00 a.m.

According to Fire Rescue spokeswoman Heather Danehower, it took rescue workers 1 ½ hours to free him from the shaft, but he suffered only minor cuts (and maybe some embarrassment). He has also received 3 new charges to add to his criminal record.

His claim was that he had crawled into the shaft to rescue a cat. If the missing feline would please come forward and give credence to his story, he would be more than appreciative.

Story 2.

On October 12, 2007 published in USA Today is a story of a thief in Florida who belonged to a group of three responsible for burglarizing various vehicles and stealing expensive equipment, such as sound and navigation systems. It seems that one of the victims came across a wallet that was left behind by one of the thieves and in the wallet was a government identification card. Using this information the police located the owner of the id. and caught him carrying seven stolen items. They were then able to trace the others responsible for the robberies and recover some of the stolen property. A video of this report can be viewed at
usatodaytv.freedom.com.

Story 3.

Design Nine, Inc. reports a short article regarding a thief who stole an iMac. He did not realize that this computer was equipped with a sophisticated camera which would prove to be his undoing. The computer took pictures of him and uploaded them into a
Flickr
photo account. The pictures aided police in capturing the thief.

Story 4.

Published in an entry dated October 19, 2007 on Dvorak Uncensored is another story about the “intelligence” of criminals. In this story 32 year old Victor Lopez arrives at a meeting with his probation officer wearing a Rolex watch which had been stolen during a robbery two days earlier. Needless to say Victor was charged for violation of probation and returned to custody.

Story 5.

Published in the First Coast News on October 24, 2007 is another case that causes one to wonder. This helpful robber entered a home where an agent was doing a showing and not only signed in but filled out an information card just prior to pointing a semi-automatic gun to her head and demanding her jewelry. Mario Coleman, say the Bartlett police, actually signed his own name. He was picked up shortly after for armed robbery.

Story 6.

From this story reported by Jason Miles of WMC-TV in Memphis we learn that if one is going to counterfeit bills they should not attempt to use them in the presence of police officers. This perpetrator orders food from McDonald’s while officers are present eating their lunch. He pulls out a fake $100 bill to pay the clerk.

He had bleached $5. Bills and attempted to create fake $100. Bills by marking them over. The cashier was suspicious of the bills and consulted the police who took the counterfeiter into custody. He thought that by creating the currency out of legal tender the counterfeit detector pen would not be able to detect the fraud. He did not take into account the cashier or law enforcement’s knowledge or ability.

I laughed myself silly reading these stories and many more, some of which could not be verified, so are not included in this article, but truthfully being dishonest is not a laughing manner. If individuals would use their God given talents and intellect to pursue honest legitimate goals we would all be better off.