Bungling Burglar Has Very Bad Day (D'OH! Alert!)

CBSNEWS.com ^ | 1/16/03

[wimpycat]

(CBS) Edward Blaine of Spotsylvania County, Va., might better have spent Wednesday in bed, with the covers pulled over his head.

Police say Blaine, 61, tried to rob a Port Royal, Va., bank, and gave new meaning to having a bad day.

He left $100 bills in his wake and, when he reached his rented getaway car, he found the keys had been locked inside.

It didn't get any better. After he fled his locked car on foot, the frustrated suspect was run down by two civilians and inadvertently shot himself in the leg.

When he continued to struggle, one of the citizens shot him in the leg, too.

[wimpycat]

He had been due in court Thursday to accept a plea agreement for possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony.

"That deal is off the table now," said King George County Commonwealth's Attorney Matt Britton.

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[wimpycat]

Planning is everything.

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

When he continued to struggle, one of the citizens shot him in the leg, too.

Darn... If that guy's gun control were only a little better we wouldn't be paying for the criminal to watch HBO and sue us from jail for the next 20 years.

[gov_bean_ counter]

At least he didn't stuff the exploding money pack down the front of his drawers.

[wimpycat]

How much you wanna bet he rented the getaway car using his real name?

[Drippy]

"Blaine had little reason to think this robbery would go well. Police said he served nearly 20 years in prison after being convicted of a bank robbery in Maryland in 1963.

This guy was a real fast learner I can see.Maybe the third time will be the charm in another 20 years.

[wimpycat]

According to The Free-Lance Star of Fredericksburg, Blaine walked up to two tellers at Union Bank & Trust and ordered them to "be cool" and give him all the money in large bills. The culprit had a gun in his pocket, Johnson said, but never pulled it out.

Blaine fled the bank with several thousand dollars, but dropped several $100 bills along the way as he tried stuffing the money in his pockets, Johnson said.

When beating on the car window with a large piece of wood only drew him the attention of the owner and an employee of the auto body shop where he'd parked the car — blocking one of the bays — Blaine abandoned the car and fled with them in pursuit.

When the two men caught him, Blaine tried to shoot them, but instead couldn't get his gun out of his coat and shot his own leg, Johnson said. One of the men also shot the suspect when he kept fighting.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Police said he served nearly 20 years in prison

According to The Free-Lance Star of Fredericksburg, Blaine walked up to two tellers at Union Bank & Trust and ordered them to "be cool" and give him all the money in large bills.

Straight out of "That 70s Show" Wonder if he had on bell bottoms too?

[Drippy]

I'm assuming the autobody guys will be getting some reward money for their apprehension of the suspect.They might be the only ones pocketing any cash on this one.

[basil]

If you click on the site to continue reading the story, you will notice a box on the upper left of the site. It is an inter-active deal, with all sorts of "gun facts." It probably isn't all that accurate, since it is from CBS, but it's interesting to read, just the same.

[wimpycat]

Dumb crook news!

[wimpycat]

Too bad all criminals aren't this ineffectual.

[RGSpincich]

"Ineffectual" is a slight understatement. LOL