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I often run into people that say "Oh, you work for the Reader? You know what my favorite section is?" As I ask them what, with my fingers crossed that they'll say it's something I've written, they say "That News of the Weird. Can you believe the idiots in the world?"
Today in the Union-Tribune, there were a couple of crimes that won't make the "weird" file, but they're dumb criminals and it's fun to talk about.
One guy tried to carjack someone, and then saw it was stick shift. He then apologized, before running away.
The other criminal robbed a lady near a mobile home park. She called the police, and they showed up, and found her $200 in his shoe. As they were arresting him, the cab pulled up that he called. I guess he got a ride in the back of a vehicle he didn't want to be in.
You'd think criminals would have better get away plans then standing in the area and waiting for a cab.
As my friend and I were laughing about the story, he said "I bet the cabbie was pissed. He went out there on a call, and then had to go away empty handed."
I said, "Are you kidding? The cabbie is probably glad he didn't give this loser a ride to his destination, and then get robbed himself."
I often run into people that say "Oh, you work for the Reader? You know what my favorite section is?" As I ask them what, with my fingers crossed that they'll say it's something I've written, they say "That News of the Weird. Can you believe the idiots in the world?"
Today in the Union-Tribune, there were a couple of crimes that won't make the "weird" file, but they're dumb criminals and it's fun to talk about.
One guy tried to carjack someone, and then saw it was stick shift. He then apologized, before running away.
The other criminal robbed a lady near a mobile home park. She called the police, and they showed up, and found her $200 in his shoe. As they were arresting him, the cab pulled up that he called. I guess he got a ride in the back of a vehicle he didn't want to be in.
You'd think criminals would have better get away plans then standing in the area and waiting for a cab.
As my friend and I were laughing about the story, he said "I bet the cabbie was pissed. He went out there on a call, and then had to go away empty handed."
I said, "Are you kidding? The cabbie is probably glad he didn't give this loser a ride to his destination, and then get robbed himself."