Crazy Criminals by L. A. Keller
For this month's crazy criminals I expected to find many more instances of dumb criminals in Arizona but they were harder to find than in some states. There are, however many instances of criminals who give themselves away due to the tattoos on their body. I didn't include all of them since it becomes repetitious to read about one after the other "DUH" moments for criminals. If they aren't posting their pictures on social media, they are broadcasting who they are via their ink.
Here are a couple of oldies but goodies from the Phoenix New Times from 2012:
Moses Ulloa, who was booked for meth possession, has a tattoo of the City of Glendale logo plastered on the top of his head and "Murdercopa County" tattooed on his neck. The other, Vicente Valles -- who was arrested on domestic violence charges -- has the City of Tempe logo emblazoned on his chin and an Arizona State University logo inscribed across his cheek.
Dudley Chan just wasn't getting enough respect. So, he allegedly decided to impersonate a police officer. He would apparently wear a gun on his hip, flash a fake badge, and tell people he's a Chandler police officer in order to get "respect" when interacting with others. He allegedly pulled this stunt at a bank in April while he asked a bank teller for driving directions. He was arrested shortly after.
As reported by The Modern Rogue on July 5, 2018:
Earlier this year, an Arizona woman stopped at a gas station before work. Unfortunately, some idiots were there at the same time, and a man who was filling his tank took a moment to break into her car while she was away, stealing her credit card and other belongings. Then, he drove away without paying for the gas, only stopping to pick up a friend who had been shoplifting inside the store.
Little did anyone involved realize that karmic retribution would come just two days later. The freshly credit card-less woman was working as a waitress for a local restaurant near the crime scene, when a man named Shamon West entered the premises and ordered a meal. After he finished, he handed his credit card to the lady to pay for his food. Only it wasn’t his -- it was hers. He literally tried to settle his bill with the card he had stolen from the woman serving his food.
Obviously, she never rang up his order. Instead, she called the police, who promptly arrested him. A quick search discovered that the guy still had the woman’s driver’s license, Social Security card, and various other credit cards. It was a situation so colossally stupid, even the Pine Bluff Police couldn’t resist mocking him. They went so far as to say, “As a side note, the driver’s license, as all do, had her picture on it. Therefore, you would think he should have known what she looked like. Yet, he still handed her own credit card to her.”
Criminals never cease to make me laugh with their stupidity.
Here are a couple of oldies but goodies from the Phoenix New Times from 2012:
Moses Ulloa, who was booked for meth possession, has a tattoo of the City of Glendale logo plastered on the top of his head and "Murdercopa County" tattooed on his neck. The other, Vicente Valles -- who was arrested on domestic violence charges -- has the City of Tempe logo emblazoned on his chin and an Arizona State University logo inscribed across his cheek.
Dudley Chan just wasn't getting enough respect. So, he allegedly decided to impersonate a police officer. He would apparently wear a gun on his hip, flash a fake badge, and tell people he's a Chandler police officer in order to get "respect" when interacting with others. He allegedly pulled this stunt at a bank in April while he asked a bank teller for driving directions. He was arrested shortly after.
As reported by The Modern Rogue on July 5, 2018:
Earlier this year, an Arizona woman stopped at a gas station before work. Unfortunately, some idiots were there at the same time, and a man who was filling his tank took a moment to break into her car while she was away, stealing her credit card and other belongings. Then, he drove away without paying for the gas, only stopping to pick up a friend who had been shoplifting inside the store.
Little did anyone involved realize that karmic retribution would come just two days later. The freshly credit card-less woman was working as a waitress for a local restaurant near the crime scene, when a man named Shamon West entered the premises and ordered a meal. After he finished, he handed his credit card to the lady to pay for his food. Only it wasn’t his -- it was hers. He literally tried to settle his bill with the card he had stolen from the woman serving his food.
Obviously, she never rang up his order. Instead, she called the police, who promptly arrested him. A quick search discovered that the guy still had the woman’s driver’s license, Social Security card, and various other credit cards. It was a situation so colossally stupid, even the Pine Bluff Police couldn’t resist mocking him. They went so far as to say, “As a side note, the driver’s license, as all do, had her picture on it. Therefore, you would think he should have known what she looked like. Yet, he still handed her own credit card to her.”
Happy Trails,
Leslie
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