A man in Osceola County, Florida stands accused of robbing a Lowe's outlet. Unfortunately for him, the golf cart that he picked up at a local nudist colony was not up to the task of delivering him away from the scene:...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/05/29/man-robs-hardware-store-tries-to-use-golf-cart-from-nudist-colony-as-getaway-vehicle/Well-appointed Internet cafes have signs that remind users to log out of any applications before leaving. Not everyone pays attention, including as two robbers at one in Colombia: It happened in the neighborhood of Ca...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/05/13/robbers-forget-to-log-out-of-facebook-before-robbing-internet-cafe/Are you a professional? Then look the part, no matter what your career choice. Take, for example, this man, who has been charged with burglary in Marion County, Illinois. His shirt helpfully says "What's mine is mine...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/26/dressing-for-success-burglary-edition/A man in England was walking home with his groceries when he was accosted by what might be the world's cutest mugger. The suspect, a typical red fox, circled around the man while nipping at him and his groceries. Eventua...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/19/dont-you-hate-it-when-youre-mugged-by-critters/(Video Link) When it comes to violence, "...better a pointed stick and a furious anger than a death ray and the soul of a rabbit." Christopher Baird tried to rob Euan Brown, a store clerk in Finstown, Orkney Islands...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/16/clerk-fights-off-armed-robber-with-tape-dispenser/The German general Helmuth von Moltke the Elder once said, "No plan of battle survives first contact with the enemy." This is often true: no matter how carefully you plan an undertaking, something will go wrong. Take, fo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/02/29/bank-robber-gets-caught-when-he-goes-back-inside-the-bank-to-withdraw-money-for-cab-fare/The suspect certainly is a criminal mastermind. According to police, he barged into a motel room, pulled a gun on the two men inside, then tried to rob them. But his victims fought back: The men began to fight. During...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/02/24/armed-robber-dropped-gun-ran-away-then-he-came-back-and-tried-to-buy-his-gun-from-his-victims/He had a great getaway vehicle: a wheelchair. And he had an intimidating weapon: a pocketknife. It seemed like the perfect plan. But it all fell apart for this accused thief in Chiefland, Florida, thanks to rough ground:...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/02/23/robbery-goes-awry-when-thiefs-motorized-wheelchair-gets-stuck-in-the-sand/All this accomplished was to enrage the homeowner, 90-year old Jay Leone of Greenbrae, California. Leone then returned fire: "To tell you the truth, I never felt a thing," said Leone, 90, of Greenbrae. "I said, 'F—-...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/02/19/burglar-unwisely-shoots-90-year-old-man-in-the-head/Derek Mothershead of the We Buy Gold store in Hendersonville, North Carolina is both tough and tidy. When he saw that a robber was armed with only a pellet gun, Mothershead took him down with a single left cross: “W...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/12/27/clerk-punches-out-armed-robber-forces-him-to-clean-his-own-blood-off-the-floor-while-waiting-for-the-police/