Crazy Criminals by L. A. Keller

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A few zany criminals as reported by The Telegraph



Phillip Joseph Smolinsky, 36, was detained after allegedly attacking his girlfriend with a banana.

The Florida resident was charged with domestic violence but denied throwing the fruit at his girlfriend.



A bridegroom who failed to book his wedding venue decided that making a hoax bomb threat was the best way to cover up his mistake.

Neil McArdle, who was jailed for 12 months, told a court he could not face telling his fiancée about his error.



A Kansas man was ordered to serve four-and-a-half years behind bars after taking a neighbour’s pet spider hostage in 2012.

Bryan Paul Smith originally agreed to look after the arachnid but then threatened to shoot his friend if he could not keep it.



Here’s an interesting case of the police working overtime from Listverse.com



On 17 August, 1981, Miss Terry Johnson of Chicago was woken at about 2:30 in the morning by two men wearing police uniforms, complete with badges, utility belts, handguns, cuffs and hats. Their nameplates read Tyrone Pickens and Stephen Webster, and Miss Johnson stated later that she was more bewildered than scared. She thought either that these men had stolen the uniforms, or were policemen who thought she was a thief, and were confiscating the stolen property before arresting her.

She waited for them to leave, then wrote down their badge numbers, names, and the number of their police car, and found out by the end of the day that the uniforms were real, and belonged to the two men. They had used police equipment to break into her home, robbed her with their uniforms on, while on duty, and not fled the city afterward. The men pictured above are NOT the criminals named in this entry.





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