Yearly Archives: 2002

Bozo criminal for today comes from Los Angeles, California where bozo Charles Simmons was surprised by the homeowner while he was robbing a home. Our bozo and the homeowner then got into a scuffle with our bozo biting the man and escaping. Unfortunately, he left behind his false teeth when he fled. Investigating officers noticed a name and serial number etched on the dentures. The number turned out to be a California Department of Corrections ID. Our bozo was an ex-con and he had been given the dentures the last time he was in prison. Looks like he’ll get a chance to get another pair.

Bozo criminal for today comes from the International File in Avrig, Romania where bozo Ioan Stoica skipped out after being sentenced to prison for fraud. Fearing capture, our bozo took up residence in his parents’ basement, almost never coming out. There he stayed for eight years until the cops found him last week. And now comes the bozo part. He was a self-imposed prisoner in the basement for eight years. His original sentence was only for three and a half years.

All of us who are still struggling to lose that holiday weight may be able to relate to today’s bozo. From the International File in Cape Town, South Africa comes the story of bozo Calvin Smith who attempted to break into a home by squeezing between the burglar bars and the front door. Perhaps it was that extra slice of pie he’d enjoyed at Christmastime but our bozo was a little too big to get through and he got stuck between the bars and the door. Stuck tight. He couldn’t move in either direction. So he did what any bozo would do. He knocked on the door until the homeowner answered. Seeing our bozo’s plight, he quickly called the cops. He’s been arrested and put on a low fat diet.

Bozo criminal for today may not have been a good thief but at least he had class. From the International File in Bucharest, Romania comes the story of an unidentified 16 year old bozo who broke into a residence but could find nothing he wanted to steal. Then, realizing that he was behind on his piano practice, he sat down at the home’s piano and began to play. Neighbors heard the sounds and called the cops. Our bozo was still playing when the police arrived.

Thanks to Bozo News Hawks William F. Acor and Kevin McLaughlin who sent in today’s report. Our bozo for today learned the hard way that it pays to keep your mouth shut. From Ticonderoga, New York comes the story of extremely confident bozo Michael Lane who was a suspect in a hotel robbery case. Our bozo was so sure that he’d given the cops the slip that he called the Ticonderoga police to brag that they’d never catch him. If he’d been just a little smarter he’d have blocked his caller ID before he made the call. The police used that ID to track him down and arrest him while he was on the phone to yet another police department, bragging about how he’d never be found.

Bozo criminal for today comes from St. Louis, Missouri but it sounds more like it should have come from one of those old Cheech and Chong movies. Bozo Anthony Zoller was staying at a hotel and wandered up to the hot tub, which was full of a group of guys our bozo had never seen before in his life. He said to them, “Dudes, if I’d known you were here I’d have brought down the dynamite weed I have in my room.” And he went back to get it. What he didn’t know was that the guys in the hot tub were undercover drug officers in town for a meeting. While our bozo went to get his weed, one of the officers went to get his badge. Our bozo returned, climbed into the hot tub and upon lighting up was busted.

Bozo criminal for today comes from Seminole County, Florida where bozo Dwight Owens fled the county courthouse where he was being held on charges of assaulting his girlfriend. He was dressed very fashionably for his day in court, in baggy low slung jeans and tennis shoes that were untied. It was this outfit that proved to be his undoing. He lost his shoes as he was running down the courthouse steps and the baggy jeans fell off when he tried to leap over some shrubs. Police caught up with him in a nearby library, barefoot and in his grey boxer shorts.

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Mary Callahan for sending in today’s report. From Santa Rosa, California comes the story of bozo William LaRue who had big plans to burglarize a home. His plans didn’t take into account the rains of recent days and the very muddy driveway leading to the home. As a result our bozo found his car hopelessly stuck. Thinking quickly, he walked up to the house, broke in and stole the keys to the homeowners car, which he used to flee the scene, right? Wrong. He drove down to where his car was stuck and tried to push it free using the other car. He promptly got it stuck, too. And that’s where the cops found him, knee deep in mud.

Bozo criminal for today comes from Mesa, Arizona where you could say bozo thief Michael Jardine was having a bad week. First, his fake gun shattered into a thousand pieces when he dropped it while trying to rob a drug store. He ran away and the following day tried again. He went up to a checker in a supermarket and handed her a $20 bill to pay for a candy bar. When she opened the register he sprayed her with pepper spray and tried to grab some cash but she slammed it shut before he could get any. Then he started having an asthma attack brought on by the pepper spray. He struggled to his car only to find he had locked the keys inside. He grabbed a nearby rock, broke the window and sped away only to be stopped by the cops a few blocks later for driving without his headlights on.

Bozo criminal for today comes from the International File in Brescia, Italy. It’s the story of bozo Mario Rivera who was questioned by the police during a routine drug enforcement patrol. The police had reason to believe our bozo might be a drug dealer and their suspicions were confirmed when they discovered 400 grams of cocaine hidden inside a shampoo bottle. And just what made the police suspicious of a shampoo bottle? Our bozo is completely, totally bald.

Bozo criminal for today comes from the International File in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Bozo Charles Franklin thought he had the perfect plan. He would make a fake 911 call and while the cops were tied up checking out the call he would rob a convenience store. He made the call and reported a shooting at the corner of Main Street and Cathedral Avenue. The police checked it out and, after finding nothing there, called the dispatcher who was able to trace where the call had been made from. A pay phone, right across the street from the 7-11 our bozo was going to rob. Cops went by to check out the phone and caught our bozo in the act.

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Glen Snow for sending in today’s report. From Lewiston, Maine comes the story of bozo David Loranzo who used a BB gun to hold up a convenience store. Less than one minute after pulling the job our bozo found himself being swarmed by police. It seemed they were coming from everywhere and he quickly surrendered. His mistake was choosing to rob a convenience store directly across the street from the Lewiston Police Station.

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Paul Randall for sending in today’s report. From the International File in Brisbane, Australia comes the story of a bozo who may have forgotten that it’s summer in the Southern Hemisphere. Bozo Justin Terry was trying to sneak some heroin into the country. He arrived at the Brisbane airport with 2 kilos of heroin stitched into his clothing. He didn’t get very far before attracting the attention of customs agents. He had hidden the dope in a heavy polar fleece jacket which he was wearing. And the temperatures in Brisbane were near 90. He’s been arrested.

Bozo criminal for today comes from Port St. Lucie, Florida where bozo Travis Snider had what he thought was a foolproof plan for robbing a house. Boy, was he wrong. He rang the doorbell and asked the owner if he could come in and use the phone, which he did. He then told the homeowner to turn over anything of value. What he didn’t expect was for the owner to pull a gun on him and tell him to get out of his house, which he did. Case closed, right? Not quite. Our bozo had called his own house and hung up. When his girlfriend returned home, she saw the number on the caller ID and called back. Police were able to use the homeowner’s own caller ID to trace down and arrest our bozo.

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Glen Snow for sending in today’s report. From York County, Pennsylvania comes the story of bozo Donnie Harvey who stopped by to visit a friend in the York County Prison. His friend was in for armed robbery. Unfortunately, bozo Donnie was also wanted for the same crime. The cops think he had stopped by to find out if his buddy was going to “rat on him.” He won’t need to now. The cops arrested him on his way out.

Thanks to Bozo News Hawks Al Dubinsky and Dana Scipio for sending in today’s report. From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania comes the story of bozo Robert Nolan who held up two convenience stores in one night. Our bozo was probably feeling pretty good about himself when he stepped out of his van at his house. His mood immediately changed when he was confronted and arrested by the cops. How could the police have possibly have known he was the crook? And how could they have found him so quickly? It was his getaway van. The one that had “Nolan Plumbing and Heating” emblazoned on the side in great big letters. After getting the description of the vehicle from the victims, one of the cops remembered where he had often seen the van parked and was waiting for our bozo when he arrived home.

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Joanne Tighe for sending in today’s report. From Weymouth, Massachusetts comes the story of bozo Rebecca Harvey who was arrested on drunken driving charges. So she called her bozo friend Danielle Nix to come down and bail her out. Bozo Danielle was headed to the police station when she decided to stop at a drug store and pick up a few items. Three bags of merchandise which she didn’t pay for. The cops were called and they chased our shoplifting bozo, with flashing lights on, all the way to her destination. The police station. She was arrested and joined her friend in jail.

Bozo criminal for today comes from Kansas City, Missouri where an unidentified bozo walked into an auto parts store and snatched $50 from an employee. As he tried to make his getaway a mechanic grabbed him by the left leg, which much to his surprise, came off, along with his pants. Our one legged bozo hopped out of the store, through the snow, wearing only his boxer shorts and got into a waiting getaway car. Everyone in the store was laughing too hard to chase him, but police don’t anticipate any problems tracking him down.

Bozo criminals for today come from the Teenage Mischief Division. From West Haven, Connecticut comes the story of a group of young bozos who made three mistakes. Their first mistake was stealing 30 dozen eggs from a diner in West Haven. Their second mistake was throwing those eggs at passing cars. And their third and fatal mistake was not taking note of just which cars they were throwing stolen eggs at. When one of the eggs hit a police car, the boys were arrested and charged not only with criminal mischief but also with larceny for stealing the eggs.

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Howard Rost for sending in today’s report. from Buffalo, New York comes the story of a bozo who didn’t let the city’s recent 7 foot snowfall keep him from his appointed rounds. Bozo Larry Carl figured this might be just the time to steal something nice for the home. Don’t know how he picked it out but he was seen walking down one of the snowy streets dragging a grandfather clock. Not surprisingly, this raised the suspicion of neighbors who called the cops. By the time the police caught up with him our bozo had stolen something else to make his job easier. A large city garbage can with wheels. Here he is, strolling down a snowy street with a grandfather clock in a big garbage can. Shouldn’t have done that. He’s been charged with theft of city property in addition to the clock.