40 Dumb Crimes and the Even Dumber Criminals Who Got Caught Doing Them

Dumb crimes that blew up in dumb criminals’ dumb faces
40 Dumb Crimes and the Even Dumber Criminals Who Got Caught Doing Them

You’re hopefully a lot smarter than these dummies, but their insane stories should still act as cautionary tales to not commit crime. As much as you’ve thought about that one scheme you think you could totally pull off, there are factors that you might not have anticipated, so you could end up looking as dumb as these dumb criminals.

Well, maybe not as dumb. We’re pretty sure you wouldn’t use the vanity license plate SMUG LER while smuggling cocaine, would you? Would you?!?!

Terrorism Jokes

CRACKED AIRLINES AND TERRORISM JOKES DO NOT MIX. A 14 year old Dutch girl tweeted American Airlines, Hello my name's Ibrahim and I'm from Afghanistan. I'm part of Al Qaida and on June 1st I'm gonna do something really big bye. They forwarded her IP address to the FBI and she was arrested. Sarah @QueenDemetiax_:2h @AmericanAir hello my name's Ibrahim and I'm from Afghanistan I'm part of Al Qaida and on June 1st I'm gonna do something really big bye Details Reply 27 Retweet Favorite ... More American Airlines Follow @AmericanAir @queendemetriax_ Sarah, we take these threats very seriously. Your

Googling How to Kill Someone With a Baseball Bat Without Being Detected

Incriminating Google searches a how to kill someone with a baseball bat without being detected Anurag Johri, born in India and studying in the UK, was sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife in 2005. This case was nicknamed the Google murder, because he had researched how to safely murder someone with a baseball bat. CRACKED

Googling Salvador Dali Robbery

Incriminating Google searches a salvador dali robbery In 2012, Phivos Istavrioglou got busted for taking a Salvador Dalí drawing from an art gallery on the Upper East Side. It turns out he had looked up info about the robbery online before it was even reported in the news. CRACKED

Herbalife

An Herbalife insider once admitted on camera that the company was a scam. Lose Weight Now HERBALIFE. Ask Me How! Independent Distributor Investor Bill Ackman claimed Herbalife's nutrition clubs, private settings where Herbalife distributors sell the company's products and recruit new members, amount to a pyramid scheme. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Billing Fraud

In a case of health care billing fraud, one doctor billed for 205 hours in one day. CRACKED.COM In the most extensive case of health care billing fraud in US Department of Justice history, 243 people were busted for fraudulent billing to the tune of $712 million.

Hitmen

A Chinese businessman hired a hitman, who hired a hitman who hired another, who hired another. The fifth hitman simply asked the man to fake his death. Ponzi scheme done. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Dave Portnoy

CRACKED DAVID PORTNOY'S ANTI-UNION RAMPAGE. The Barstool Sports co-founder wrote a series of tweets threatening to fire employees if they attempted to unionize. Не settled with the National Labor Relations Board, because threatening to fire employees for unionizing is illegal. SHART JIM NORTON SAM ROBERTS

The Escape Room

RYE WARDLAW BROKE INTO AN ESCAPE ROOM. 59:57 НЕ COULDN'T GET OUT. Apparently he damaged the back doorknob, then couldn't figure out the lock-which was not controlled by a complicated puzzle-on the front door. Не called 911, claiming he was calling from his panic room because his house was being robbed. CRACKED.COM

Googling How to Commit Murder

Incriminating Google searches a how to commit murder In 2007, Melanie McGuire was found guilty of murdering her husband and given a life sentence. Prosecutors used as proof her online searches, including how to purchase guns illegally, how to commit murder, and undetectable poisons. CRACKED

Googling What Car Liquids Could Kill Humans

Incriminating Google searches a what car liquids could kill humans? Renee Burke from New York was caught trying to poison her husband three times. She even asked her eight- year-old daughter to help her. CRACKED

Googling Neck Snap Break

Incriminating Google searches neck snap break Robert Petrick was accused of killing his wife in 2005. Evidence showed he had searched for information on how to break someone's neck and downloaded a document about killing someone with bare hands. CRACKED

Googling How Long Does It Take Police to Respond to an Armed Robbery

Incriminating Google searches a how long does it take police to respond to an armed robbery In April 2022, three 17-year-old boys in the UK went on a crime spree, robbing several stores in broad daylight. They were eventually caught when police noticed their suspicious Google searches. CRACKED

Casey Anthony

Incriminating Google searches foolproof suffocation In 2011, Casey Anthony was somehow found not guilty of killing her daughter, Caylee, even though it was discovered that she had searched for ways to suffocate someone on the same day that Caylee was last seen alive. CRACKED

The Oddfather

THE ODDFATHER CRACKED.COM Vincent The Chin Gigante was the boss of New York's Genovese crime family, who wandered the streets in pajamas and mumbled incoherently for 30 years, in an elaborate act to avoid prosecution. The media dubbed him The Oddfather.

Googling Where to Get a Gun

Incriminating Google searches a where to get a gun Jordan Malcom-Taylor and Nikisha Hosten were given more than 20 years in jail after they planned to break into a house in the UK in 2020. Investigators looked at Hosten's Google history and saw things like how to open a locked window and where to get a gun. a how to open a locked window CRACKED

The Capitol Riot

Incriminating Google searches a is it illegal to go into capitol The FBI used Google searches and Facebook posts to ID two people involved in the Capitol riot. They were arrested after the FBI saw their posts and matched them to security camera footage and pictures from the public. CRACKED

The Robber Who Got Stuck in a Chimney

A robber got stuck in the chimney. Keith Schultz and his girlfriend tripped the home security alarm when he got stuck in the chimney and she broke into the house to help him. Firefighters had to free him, and his mugshot looks like Zoolander getting the black lung, Pop. CRACKED

The Thief Who Made Himself Dinner

A hungry criminal stops to make himself a pizza. In 2020, a man in Fullerton, California broke into Big Slice Pizza to steal money, but was apparently so hungry that he made himself a pizza. Не stole the pizza delivery car, and was arrested shortly after. CRACKED

Paul McCartney Smuggling Weed into Japan

Paul McCartney was arrested in Japan with 8 ounces of weed. In 1980, on Wings' first tour of Japan, he spent 9 days in Tokyo's Narcotics Detention Center. Не said, I knew I wouldn't be able to get anything to smoke over there. The stuff was too good to flush down the toilet, so I thought I'd take it with me. The tour was canceled and the band broke up. CRACKED

The Bank Robber Who Kept Dropping Their Stolen Money

A bank robber tripped multiple times and dropped the money. Some bushes got the best of a bank robber in Shreveport, Louisiana, after he tripped on them 3 times during his getaway. Не made it to his getaway vehicle but those bushes claimed his mask and some of his hard earned cash. CRACKED

The Pill-Popping Judge

A Tennessee judge bought and used pills during court breaks. 64 year-old Judge Richard Baumgartner was caught buying pills from convicts and using them during so many trials that hundreds of his cases may need to be retried. CRACKED

Applying to Be a Cop as a Fugitive

A fugitive applied for a police dispatcher job. In 2016, a bank employee was suspected of stealing $5,000, and fled. In 2018, despite being a fugitive, he applied for a job as a dispatcher for the local police department. They invited him in for an interview and arrested him on the spot. CRACKED

Skipping Out on the Bill

An NFL player was arrested for skipping out on a $27 bill. STADIUM 79 . Raheem Brock, a Seattle Seahawks defensive end, was charged in Philly after refusing to pay his $27 tab and resisting arrest at the Copabanana Restaurant. CRACKED

Live-Streaming Your Drunk Driving

A Florida woman bragged about drunk driving while drunk driving. Whitney Beall went live on Periscope and told people how she had been drinking before getting in the car. Many viewers called 911, and police found her right away (intoxicated and driving with a flat tire). CRACKED

Paying with Monopoly Money

A Walmart shopper used a $1,000,000 Monopoly bill. J ATOHONO MONOPOLY MONOPOLY MONOPOLY 500 In 2011, Michael Anthony Fuller bought a vacuum cleaner and microwave for $476, and demanded $999, ,524 in change from the cashier. Не was charged with attempting to obtain property by false pretenses, with a bond of $97,500. CRACKED

The Whizzinator

An NFL player was caught with a Whizzinator. Ridde - 32 3 In 2005, Onterrio Smith, former running back for the Minnesota Vikings, was detained at the airport for carrying dried urine and a device called a Whizzinator - a kit that turns dried urine into liquid urine that will pass drug tests. Не was released by the team. CRACKED

The Drug-Dealing Pastor

The drug dealing pastor. In 2012, Pastor Mark Derksen was arrested for selling heroin and meth to addicts that he was meant to counsel. He'd been on the DEA's watchlist for 2 years before they finally had enough evidence to raid his Arizona church. CRACKED

Mannequin Challenge

A highly illegal Mannequin Challenge. TRUE TEU In Alabama, a group posed with guns, re-enacting a drive-by shooting. The video led police to the house, where they found a marijuana dealing ring, illegal firearms, and stolen goods. CRACKED

The Hat Man

The Hat Man was caught because of his hat. After Kassanndra Cantrell was murdered, police suspected Colin Dudley, and he was easily spotted because of his very distinctive fedora. Не asked that people call him the Hat Man and kept wearing it even though police were looking for a man in a fedora. CRACKED

The Arsonist Who Set Himself on Fire

A Louisville man smashed the window of a neighboring PT Cruiser and threw in a Molotov cocktail. In the process, he also set himself on fire. And set his own car on fire. Не then drove this burning car into a nearby house and set it on fire.

Wu Gang

2XX 2 Wu Gang successfully vanished after committing murder in 1998. Then he appeared on a dating show called Happy League-and won. Too bad viewers recognized him and got the police chasing him down.

Vandalizing a Police Station

NEW TONIGHT MAN ARRESTED FOR VANDALIZING POLICE STATION Arrested for drugs, and told to report to court the next day, Jason Rodriguez made known his feelings toward the police. Не carved graffiti into the window of the very station that had released him. Police stations are covered in surveillance cameras.

Robbing Bryan Danielson

NDY OR LEST EGYPT 1 A burglar broke into a Phoenix home, thinking it looked ripe for the picking. Unfortunately, it was owned by wrestling superstar Bryan Danielson, who came home early, caught up with the fleeing burglar, and held him in a choke hold till police arrived.

Smug Ler

11 WASHINGTON SMUG LER 91475 Jasmin Klair should not have picked the vanity license plate SMUGLER. And when suspicious police tailed her, she definitely shouldn't have stopped at a hotel called The Smuggler's Inn. She was a drug smuggler, and cops caught her in the middle of an international cocaine deal.

A Shooting in Ink

overa ne RIVERA RAVERA KILLS LIQUOR Anthony Garcia would have got away with shooting a rival gang member at a liquor store. But then police saw the scene tattooed across his chest, complete with details only someone there would know.

YouTubing Your Crimes

Dumber, possibly, was 19-year-old Hannah Sabata, who shared news of her successful bank robbery on YouTube. Expertly edited, the video included photographs the bank had taken of the robbery and shots of the thousands of dollars she'd stolen.

Posting Your Crime to Facebook

CRACKED NEWSWORTHY IDIOCY. As Oregon police investigated a hit and run, Jacob Cox-Brown (18) posted Drivin drunk... classsic;) but to whoever's vehicle i hit i am sorry. :P His friends contacted police, and they easily linked him to the crime.

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Deposting Stolen Money

WEIRD WORLD A bank robber got caught when he tried to deposit the money into his account. - - STAMLEY VELKOMMEN TIL I Nordea BOLIGLAN? AVTAL MOTE PA NORDEA.NO NCR And not just in any way - he tried to do it using the ATM just outside the bank he'd robbed. CRACKED.COM

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Driving to Court in a Stolen Car

WEIRD WORLD A man in New York state drove to a court appearance in a stolen car. Mark S. Cooper, a suspect in several larceny cases, stole a car in Rensselaer, NY, then drove in it to Troy, NY for his appearance in Troy City Court. Troy police quickly caught

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