Insane Burglars And Robberies You Might Find Amusing

#1 Bank Robber Called For Construction Workers As Decoys

In 2008, a robber put up an ad on Craigslist asking for construction workers. He told them to wait outside the Bank of America wearing a specific uniform. He then proceeded to rob the bank wearing the same construction suit and made his getaway with all the "decoys" unwittingly standing on the corner.

#2 Ninety Year Old Play Eastwood And Fires Back

Jay Leone, a 90 year old man from California, was shot in the head by Samuel Cutrufelli during a robbery. The 90 year old was unfazed though, and said to the robber "now it's my turn". He then proceeded to shoot the robber several times in the abdomen.

#3 Neighbors Reported A Burglar And The Homeowner Was Suspect Number One

Air Force Captain Nicolas Aquino was arrested for burglary while entering his own home. He could not get the police to understand that he lived there, and instead was then charged with resisting arrest and obstruction of justice.

#4 Never Mess With A 79 Year Old Bull Rider

In 2012, Charles Smith, high on bath salts, broke into the home of 79 year old Ervin Brittnacher. Ervin, a former bull rider, throat punched Chris and knocked him out.

#5 Pretty Boy Floyd Was A Modern Day Robin Hood

Although Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was hated by some, he was also loved by many because at every bank he robbed, he would destroy all the mortgages, thus freeing people from their debts.

#6 German Cookie Maker Gives In To Thieves And Pays Ransom For Giant Metal Cookie

In 2008, the oversized cookie hanging above the entrance to the Bahlsen Company in Germany was stolen. The thieves demanded that the company send cookies to charities. After the company complied, the cookie was returned.

#7 Nobody Knows So I'll Ask It... Who Paid Her Rent For That Long?

After a Croatian woman died in her apartment, she wasn't discovered until 35 years later-in 2008-when robbers broke in. Frightened, they called police and gave themselves away because they didn't want to be accused of murder as well.

#8 She Survived A Knife Slice Through Her Spinal Cord And Throat

Julia Popova, a 22 year old Russian woman, got into a fight with a mugger, successfully freed herself, and made it home, only to discover that she had been stabbed with a large blade in her neck. She lived after a visit to the ER.

#9 All's Well That End's Well

In 1971, a robber named Katko broke into an Iowa farmer named Briney's house. Briney had set up a booby trap because he was tired of getting robbed. The trap shot Katko in the legs, who ended up suing for damages, and in the end the robber won the court case.

#10 And Then He Invented The GPS So This Would Never Happen Again

When the Chamorros, natives to Guam, met Magellan, they started emptying his ship because they had no concept of ownership or private property. Magellan, thinking they were stealing his things, named Guam the "Island of Thieves"

#11 Like Father, Like Son

Bruce Lee's son, Brandon, came home to find a robber in his house. Brandon chased the robber around until the robber picked up a knife. Brandon, however, managed to disarm the robber and hold him until police arrived.

#12 Die Hard Actor's Photo Was Enough To Scare Away Robbers

Three robbers once broke into Swedish action star Dolph Lundgren's house and tied up his wife. When the robbers saw a picture of Dolph, however, and realized whose house they were in, they ran away.

#13 Chief Thief Ned Kelly Left A 8,000 Word Explanation About His Crimes At Every Scene

The Jerilderie Letter is an 8,000 word document that Australian bank robber Ned Kelly made his accomplices give to a bank teller that they were robbing. In the paper, he justified his life of crime.

#14 This 95 Year Old Woman Turned The Screws On Would Be Robber

When Robert Horsley tried to break into the home of a 95 year old woman, she began to repeatedly stab his hands through the door with a screw driver. Eventually Robert was found on the front porch passed out from the loss of blood.

#15 His Time At Art School Finally Paid Off

In 2005, a thief broke into the home of William Ellis Green, an Australian cartoonist. William managed to sketch an accurate picture of the thief which led to his immediate capture .

#16 "Wait! Wait! Do You A Minute To Learn About Our Lord Jesus Christ?"

When Jenar Sanders, 18, swiped the purse of an elderly woman in Chicago, she chased him for over a mile, cornered him in an alley, and gave him a bible lesson about not stealing.

#17 Now You See Him, Now.. "Hey, Where The Hell Did He Go??"

In 1995, MacArthur Wheeler robbed a store with lemon juice on his face. He thought that since lemon juice can be used for invisible ink, it would make his face invisible to the cameras.

#18 He's In A Better Place Now

In 2010, three robbers broke into a Central Florida home thinking they had found cocaine. It turned out they were snorting the ashes of a man and his dogs.

#19 Koala Bear Turned So Vicious She Frightens Away Zoo Thieves

In 2006, a couple thieves tried to steal a koala from Rockhampton Zoo in Australia. They changed their minds, however, and opted to steal a crocodile instead after the koala proved to be too vicious.

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