Crazy Criminals by L. A. Keller

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As we move through the States, this month's craziest criminals are from Delaware. We start with the drunken burglars, add in a dash of child care workers and finish with insurance fraud. Dumb criminals come in all forms.


From Fox News on January 13, 2015:

A man returned home in Bear, Delaware to find two criminals passed out in his house surrounded by empty liquor bottles.

From Newser.com:

A Delaware man climbed in a rear window of a house to rob it, and got so drunk inside he was unable to climb back out, say police. His inspired solution? Call 911. The burglar stayed in the house for several days, over the course of which he drank three bottles of gin and two bottles of whiskey, before he finally decided to call the police to extract him.

Part of the reason he had such a hard time leaving was that he allegedly had broken in to the exact same house in April, prompting the homeowner to replace all his locks with new ones that require a key both from the outside and from the inside. Suspect John Finch has been admitted to a hospital and is facing charges for both break-ins, reports the AP.

From 1023 The Bull August 22, 2012:

On Monday, three female daycare workers in Delaware were arrested for allegedly creating a toddler fight club.

19 year old Tiana Harris, 47 year old Lisa Parker and 21 year old Estefania Myers were employees at the Hands of Our Future Daycare in Dover, Delaware. And a video surfaced of them encouraging two three year olds to fight.

Police state the video you can hear a child crying and yelling, “He’s pinching me” when one of the women responds, “No, pinching only punching.”

All three were arrested for assault, endangering the welfare of a child, reckless endangering and conspiracy.  The daycare’s license was suspended pending the hearing.

Finally from the businessinsider.com on July 13, 2012:

A Delaware man claimed a freak cooking accident caused his home and convertible to go up in smoke, but police didn't buy his Three Stooges-esque story, the Daily Star reported:

"(Nicholas) Di Puma tried to put the fire out with a dishrag, but the dishrag caught fire, so he took one pan and threw it out the front door, where it landed in the backseat of the convertible. He then took the second pan and was going to throw it out, but tripped over a box, and the pan landed on a leather couch, igniting it. Di Puma ran outside to get two hoses, but there was only one there, so he attempted to put out the fire in the convertible, according to the report."

A state court ordered him to pay $37,997 in restitution and sentenced him to five years of probation for second- and third-degree attempted insurance fraud.


Happy Trails,

Leslie


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