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more about #criminalmasterminds more comments → PanhandleJoe: That ain't a backhoe in the pic. It's a front end loader. more » yoshitoshi: why steal the atm? why not use the backhoe to open it up and steal the money. Stupid criminals. more » Nintenboy01: And what if the ATM only had a few hundred dollars left? more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Actually, I wrote REI about the incident in their store as I shop at that particular location often. They said that the photographer was welcome to r... more » frigg: So basically, if he didn't promise to restore their data, he would have gotten away with it. Either that or he should have shown up dressed as Harry P... more » KhaiJB: he would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for them kids... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: That's like throwing a brick through someone's window with a note attached for your own window repair business... Sure this guy's name wasn't Wiley E.... more » IWNH - Dingo Ate My Wallaby: Pffft, I prefer charging people for internet lube; every 3gb or 3 months (whichever comes first), I will gladly replace the lubrication on the tubes a... more » Hello Mister Walrus: So how did he ensure that his victims would call him, and not some other computer repair company? Does he just show up after the fact and be like "Oh ... more » Digo: That company was smart and dumb at the same time. Hoe can people fall for this crap in 2009. Oh, I gotta go. My tech is here to install the plumbing t... more » Harrison is playing FFVIII: What's the vertical box taped to that case? Also, how did the guy know that he'd be the guy called to repair it? more » Zordon: Best Buy's Geek Squad will also make discrete backups of all of your pictures of your friends, family, significant other, etc. It's their special "swe... more » roflwaffles is part of a healthy breakfast: "According to Sony Ericsson, the man was not an employee but had a "working relationship" with the company, and apparently used a pass card to gain en... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Does Sweden have a PMITA prison system? more » Hello Mister Walrus: It's like 30 Days of Night. He's just preparing for a vampire invasion of Sweden. more » -
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Crime Has Hilarious Consequences When You Steal An ATM With a Stolen Backhoe
I believe Wired's Joe Brown summed this story best on Twitter: "Use stolen backhoe to steal ATM, ditch backhoe, ATM falls off truck, too heavy to pick up. Wish we had a backhoe." More » -
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Computer Repairman Steals Hard Drive, Charges Company $2000 To Fix It
How does a computer repairman stay afloat in a troubled economy? If your name is Kevin Andrew Lutes, you perpetuate your own business through theft. More » -
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Sony Ericsson Employee Busted After Stealing Secret Prototype Phones Worth $90K
A Sony Ericsson employee working in their Sweden HQ has been arrested for stealing top-secret prototype phones worth around $90,000. More » -
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R/C Helicopter Used to Smuggle Contraband Into Prison
Guards at Elmley Prison in the UK recently spotted a R/C helicopter fly over the jailhouse walls towards the prisoner's quarters with a small cargo attached underneath the fuselage. More »
