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Would-Be-Thief Gives Victims His Phone Number
WBBM ^ | 3/25/08 | Bernie Tafoya

Posted on 03/25/2008 1:45:11 PM PDT by LibWhacker

WBBM Newsradio 780's Bernie Tafoya reporting.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago Police say no one could make this story up; a would-be-thief gave his victims his phone number.

An 18-year-old man entered a muffler shop in the 2600 block of North Laramie Avenue Monday and declared a robbery. He allegedly waved a gun around and demanded money, according to police.

When he was told the money was in a safe and that the manager that knew how to open it was not there, the suspect had a brilliant idea; at least he thought it was brilliant. He gave the shop employees his cell phone number and asked them to call him when the manager arrived so he could open the safe for him.

The man left and the employees opted to call 911. Authorities stationed plain clothes officers in the shop and called the would-be robber back. The suspect showed up again, waved his gun around again, but this time was shot in the leg by an officer.

The man had surgery at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and is said to have suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

One officer with 20 years on the force, said this is one of the more "unusual" cases he's seen.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: number; phone; stuckonstupid; thief; victims
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1 posted on 03/25/2008 1:45:12 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker

Just consider the gunshot wound as part of the punishment for being stupid.


2 posted on 03/25/2008 1:46:43 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Voting CONSERVATIVE in memory of 5 children killed by illegals 2/17/08 and 2/19/ 08)
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To: LibWhacker

A man of his word. How refreshing.


3 posted on 03/25/2008 1:47:17 PM PDT by Mark (Don't argue with my posts. I typed while under sniper fire..)
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4 posted on 03/25/2008 1:47:22 PM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: LibWhacker

He could be the next Illinois State Senator.


5 posted on 03/25/2008 1:50:16 PM PDT by Don Corleone (Leave the gun..take the cannoli)
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To: Puppage

One of my favorite jokes involves an exasperated junior employee of Verizon repeatedly saying “Yes.” for eight hours


6 posted on 03/25/2008 1:51:24 PM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel
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To: LibWhacker

Do you think this guy got an education at all? He should be at the top of the show: “The World’s Dumbest Criminals”.


7 posted on 03/25/2008 1:55:33 PM PDT by Ultimatum (Why does Bush keep Kowtowing to illegals???)
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To: LibWhacker

Only the most experienced armed robbers can successfully incorporate social networking in their MO.


8 posted on 03/25/2008 2:00:59 PM PDT by Biblebelter (Oprah had better judgment that Barry, she left Barry's Uncle Jeremiah while the getting was good.)
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To: LibWhacker

I wonder if he attends Trinity United.


9 posted on 03/25/2008 2:01:13 PM PDT by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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To: LibWhacker

It’s obvious that the officer shot him in the leg because shooting him in the head wouldn’t have caused any damage.


10 posted on 03/25/2008 2:04:56 PM PDT by MediaMole
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To: Puppage

More like, “Can I shoot you now?”


11 posted on 03/25/2008 2:05:00 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: MediaMole

Well, if the officer would’ve shot him in the ass, it would have wiped out any brains the guy did have.


12 posted on 03/25/2008 2:05:50 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: LibWhacker
How's my robbing?
1-800-328-7448
13 posted on 03/25/2008 2:08:10 PM PDT by Blogatron (Brought to you by The American Frog Council - "Frog; The other green meat.")
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Why didn't they just shoot him in the chest?

He is probably going to sue now.

14 posted on 03/25/2008 2:10:14 PM PDT by Sonny M ("oderint dum metuant")
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To: LibWhacker

Welcome to Goodyear National Bank - robberies by appointment only...


15 posted on 03/25/2008 2:18:33 PM PDT by Hegemony Cricket (IX-XI -- numquam didici)
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To: LibWhacker

Reminds me of a North Hollywood case a couple of decades ago. A service station attendant decided to stage his own holdup and pocket the contents of the till. When the cops arrived he told them he’d been held-up. They asked to look at the video so they could get a suspect description. The guy said, ‘they were too smart for you, they covered up the camera before they held me up’. Sure enough, the camera had a jacket draped over it. The cop thought for a moment, then said, ‘okay, so the video will have a photo of the guy putting the jacket over the camera’. He later said he could see the color draining out of the attendant’s face as he said it.


16 posted on 03/25/2008 2:22:14 PM PDT by ArmstedFragg
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Man, you try to be nice to people and let them call you when it's convenient to be robbed and this is what you get. They fibbed!

Actually, I'd love to have been listening into the cop's inner thoughts at the stakeout. As in, "I can't believe it. No way, nobody's that stupid. They called him? He's coming? He's actually coming?? He's HERE?!??"

17 posted on 03/25/2008 2:25:23 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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The moron should wear this in prison...

I got shot in the leg and all I got was this lousy t-shirt."

18 posted on 03/25/2008 2:41:01 PM PDT by John123 (Socialism is the best choice for those too stupid to be liberals...)
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To: LibWhacker

Why didn’t the thief just give the shop employees his bank or paypal account number and have them deposit the loot once he was gone?


19 posted on 03/25/2008 2:45:50 PM PDT by posterchild ("Congress does two things very well: one is nothing and two is overreact." - Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga)
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To: LibWhacker

Entrapment!


20 posted on 03/25/2008 2:48:17 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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