Yearly Archives: 2013

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Greg Peet for sending in today’s report from the International File In Bucharest, Romania. Bozo Radu Dogaru is on trial along with five accomplices accused of stealing masterpieces by Gauguin, Monet and Picasso from the Kunsthal museum in Rotterdam. While this crime is certainly no laughing matter, it was a statement made by our bozo’s attorney that merits inclusion into the Bozo Hall of Shame. He said that he and his bozo client were considering suing the Dutch museum because lack of security made his robbery too easy. Sounds like the judge’s job may be easy in this case! Guilty!

Bozo criminal for today from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, must have really been hungry. Bozo Daniel Haynes walked into a Subway around 10am, flashed a gun, and demanded…not money but a sandwich. Just a sandwich, nothing else, not even chips or a drink. Employees prepared the sandwich to his specifications and he took it and ran out of the store. Unfortunately for him, the cops were nearby and he was quickly spotted and arrested. His next sandwich will be of the bologna variety served at the local jail.

Bozo criminals for today from Nashville, Tennessee were a classic case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Our unfortunate crooks attempted to snatch a purse in a shopping center parking lot at the same time as Franco Scaramuzza pulled in. So, why did this cause a problem? Well, Scaramuzza just happens to be a fencing coach. And he just so happened to have his equipment with him. He whipped out his epee and charged our bozos and before you could say “En garde”, they dropped the purse and fled. The cops caught up to them shortly thereafter.

Bozo criminal for today comes from Pekin, Illinois, where a police officer clocked bozo Adam Lawry speeding on his motorcycle across the McNaughton Bridge with a female passenger on the back. And we mean really speeding. The gun showed him to be doing 140 MPH, so fast that the officer checked the gun twice to confirm. After verifying, he gave chase and observed our bozo continue to speed and blow through a red light at the end of the bridge. He finally caught up to him when he pulled his bike over and parked between two vehicles. It was when he was asked to explain that he came up with the Bozo Excuse of the Month. He told the officer he really, really needed to pee. Sorry, you’re busted! Charged with speeding, fleeing and attempting to elude police, endangering the safety of a minor, reckless driving and disobeying a traffic control device.

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Glen Snow for sending in today’s report from Seabrook, New Hampshire, where police were called to a report of a convenience store robbery. The crime scene was somewhat unusual. The store had indeed been robbed, and the getaway car was still outside, but our bozo thief was nowhere to be found. A K-9 team picked up the scent and led the officers to a black backpack, a key that appeared to go to the getaway car, a silver cell phone, a pair of sunglasses, and a piece of shirt that had been used as a mask. Just when it seemed that our thief had vanished into thin air, the dogs turned their attention to a nearby tree. Sure enough, there was our bozo, holding on for dear life. When he came down, he explained how he got into such a situation. It seems that during his hasty exit from the convenience store, he managed to lose his keys, so he did the logical thing. He climbed the nearest tree. He’s under arrest.

Bozo criminals for today violated Bozo Rule Number 787890: Delete the history in your computer before pulling your crime. From Weymouth, Massachusetts comes the story of three bozos who were arrested by the cops in connection with a bank robbery. Following leads, the cops tracked our bozos to an address only a few blocks from the bank. After taking them into custody, the cops decided to look for any further incriminating evidence and they found just what they were looking for on one of the computers in the house. The history showed several internet searches for “if you’re going to rob a bank” and “what happens if you rob a bank.” Busted!

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Christian O’Brien for sending in today’s report from Port Chester, New York. Police were called to the scene of an accident where a someone in a pickup had apparently struck another car as it attempted a left turn. The cops were surprised when they discovered there was no one behind the wheel of the truck. Upon further investigation, they noticed a rather lumpy sleeping bag in the bed of the pickup. And inside, our bozo. When asked for his drivers license, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a ticket to a concert by a member of the Grateful Dead that he had attended earlier in the evening. He’s been charged with DWI.

Bozo criminals for today come from Wichita, Kansas, where an unidentified man had driven in from Idaho planning to take scuba diving lessons at the local Adventure Sports. He pulled into town and parked his trailer at the Hampton Inn. And that’s when our bozo thieves struck. They broke into the trailer and stole all his scuba stuff, about $10,000 worth. Undeterred, the man headed down to Adventure Sports the next day to take one of the classes, and while he was there he told the store manager what had happened. You can probably guess what’s coming next. Our bozo thieves, not really knowing what they had, called the store and asked the manager if he bought used scuba equipment. Sure, tha manager said, come on down. The manager called the cops who were there waiting when our bozos arrived. They’re busted!

Bozo criminal for today from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma obviously never learned one of the basic rules of kindergarten: Flush! Bozo Charles Watson broke into a home, and, while ransacking the place, felt the call of nature. He used the homeowner’s toilet and then went back to work gathering up items to steal. Only one thing kept him from making a clean getaway. He forgot to flush. Police officers had the unpleasant job of collecting DNA off of what he left behind, and sure enough they came up with a match. He’s busted!

Bozo criminal for today comes from Brunswick, Ohio, where cops responding to a report of reckless driving spotted bozo Randal Means leaving the local McDonalds at around 1 AM. Instead of pulling over, our bozo led the cops on a short chase before eventually stopping the car. This in itself does not merit inclusion in the Bozo Criminal Report. It was his reason for not pulling over immediately that landed him in the Bozo Hall of Fame. He told the cops he knew he was drunk and just wanted to finish his Big Mac before he was placed under arrest. Hope it was delicious. He’s been charged with drunk driving and fleeing an officer.

There are so many things wrong with what happened in this story from Owasso, Oklahoma that we almost don’t know where to begin. Let’s start with bozo Troy Renfro who stole a computer from a church. And not just any church, it was the one he attended. Bad. His reason for stealing the compluter? So that he could surf the internet for porn sites. Even worse. A small problem, the church computers had a program called Covenant Eyes that tracked the sites that were visited on the computer. Since our bozo didn’t want to be tracked, he called Covenant Eyes and asked them how to remove the monitoring software. Really, really bad idea. The company contacted the cops who used phone call records to track down and bust our bozo.

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Gregory Peet for sending in today’s report from Kalamazoo, Michigan. It would seem that we need to add a new Bozo Rule for this one: Kick the habit before breaking in. Residents thought someone might be breaking into their house when they heard noises coming from downstairs late one night. Their fears were confirmed when they smelled cigarette smoke. Since nobody in the house was a smoker, they immediately called the cops. Our chain smoking bozo thief was immediately apprehended.

Bozo criminal for today comes from the International File in Liverpool, England, where police rushed to St. George’s Hall after a bomb threat was called in. After arriving and finding no bomb, the cops began their investigation. They noticed that a bride had arrived at the venue for her wedding, but the cops could not find any record of a wedding being scheduled for that day. Hmmmm… Upon questioning the groom, they quickly got their answer. It seems bozo groom Neil McIntyre had panicked when the big day arrived and he realized he had not booked St. George’s for the wedding. So, he did what any bozo would do. He called in a bomb threat to cover his mistake. Bad idea. No word on whether the wedding will still be on after he is released from jail.

Bozo criminal for today comes from Longview, Washington, where bozo Robert Franklin was at the county courthouse, scheduled to appear on an indecent exposure charge. As luck would have it, on that very same day, at that very same moment, Michelle Parker was also at the courthouse to help her sister with a legal matter. It just so happened that Michelle had picked up a cake for her daughter’s 9th birthday party, and, since she was afraid if she left the cake in the car with her dog, the pooch would eat it, she brought the cake into the courthouse and sat it on a table near the metal detector. It was apparently a very beautiful cake, covered in purple frosting. So beautiful, that, when our bozo passed through the metal detector, he couldn’t resist and shoved his hand into it and shoved a fistful into his mouth. That’s when mayhem insued. Cake and frosting flew as the table was overturned and deputies sprang into action to restrain our cake thief, resulting in our bozo facing new charges of third degree theft. On a happier note, the local Safeway offered to replace the cake.

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Fred McKinney for sending in today’s report from Fort Smith, Arkansas, where police were called to a report of a burglary at a local business. Don’t know exactly what happened, but it would seem that sometime during the burglary, our bozo noticed his cell phone was almost dead. So, he did the most logical thing…he plugged the phone into an outlet and went back to burglarizing. Sadly for him, he got so wrapped up in his work that when it came time to leave with his loot he left his cell phone, still plugged in, behind. The cops took a look at our bozo’s personal facebook page on the phone and were able to determine that he was living at a campground nearby. A visit to the campground turned up several items stolen from the business. He’s busted!

Bozo criminal for today comes from Waterford, Michigan, where the cops rang the doorbell of bozo Mark Rowley with the intention of arresting him on a felony probabation violation. While his father discussed the matter with the cops, our bozo fled out the back door. So far, so good. It was his poor choice of a getaway vehicle that ultimately led to his demise. He ran to a nearby lake where he spotted a neighbor’s paddleboat and, for reasons known only to the bozo mind, decided to use it to make his escape. Don’t know if there was a problem with the boat or simple operator error, but the paddle boat began taking on water and sank, leaving our bozo no option but to swim back to shore where he was quickly placed under arrest.

Getting caught red-handed is so yesterday. Today the way to go is “green-faced”, especially if you’re a bozo. From the International File in London, England, comes the story of bozo Yafet Askale, who was charged with breaking into a vehicle. Thinking they had no evidence against him, our bozo denied the charges. It was then that the cops revealed their high-tech plan for foiling bozo thieves. They shined an ultraviolet light in our bozos face and he glowed as green as the Grinch at Christmas. The British cops had set the car up with a dye-trap. When our bozo attempted to break-in, he was sprayed with a light mist that doesn’t show in normal light but glows emerald green under ultraviolet. He’s busted!

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Howard Rost for sending in today’s report from Buffalo, New York, where the police now have new license plate readers. They pulled over our unidentified bozo after they noticed the plates did not match the car the had in their records. Our bozo explained to the cops that she had borrowered the plates from a friend because her insurance had expired. What she failed to check was whether the plates she borrowed were any good. They weren’t. They were suspended, and, of course, what she did isn’t legal anyway. She’s been charged with two counts of driving with an expired registration, switching license plates and no insurance.

Bozo criminal for today actually followed Bozo Rule Number 000001: Always tell Mom the truth. From Bradenton, Florida, comes the story of bozo James Harper who was spotted by the cops riding a bike without any lights around 11:30 PM. And he seemed to speed up when he spotted the police cruiser. When the cops turned on their flashing lights it appeared that our bozo dropped something into the grass. After the cops stopped him, one of the deputies found a burnt crack pipe in the area. It was then that our bozo asked for his one phone call…to call his mother. While the cops were listening, he told his mom the whole story, “I’m in trouble for buying dope and I had a crack pipe on me.” He’s busted, his 15th arrest since 2005.

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Manny Steglich for sending in today’s report from La Grange, Texas, where our two bozos decided to visit a friend that was in the county jail. They pulled up into the jail parking lot and when they sat in their car for a long time without getting out, one of the officers decided to investigate. When our bozos acted a little antsy, the officer decided to search the car and that’s when he found the source of their discomfort. For reasons known only to the bozo mind, they had brought along some methamphetamine when they decided to drop by and visit their friend. Bad idea. They’re busted!