Yearly Archives: 2013

Bozo criminal for today comes from Gainesville, Florida, where police officers observed bozo Daron Baker speeding and driving recklessly on his dirt bike. Upon noticing the bike had no license plate, the cops gave chase. Our bozo led the officers on a chase with speeds reaching 80-90 MPH before he abandoned the bike and attempted to hide in his house. It was when the cops asked him why he fled that he came up with the Bozo Excuse of the Month. He told the officers he was “bored.” The result of that boredom? Arrested, charged with fleeing police and driving an unregistered vehicle.

Bozo criminal for today violated Bozo Rule Number 277623: Make sure your disguise can be easily removed for your getaway. From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania comes the story of bozo Jonathan Hall who thought it would be a good idea to rob a convenience store while disguised as Spider Man. It wasn’t. He entered the store shortly after 1 AM dressed head to toe in full Spidey gear. His question for the cashier, “How much money you got?” received no reply as the clerk reached under the counter and pulled out a taser which sent Spider Man running. The clerk called the cops who quickly found our bozo, still in full costume, running down the street. He’s busted!

Bozo criminal for today comes from San Francisco, California, where bozo Charles Carpenter attempted to break into an ATM using a crowbar. He succeeded in doing nothing but setting off the alarm. Our bozo developed a plan for escape which seemed like a good idea at the time. He quickly climbed up onto to the roof and was going to flee by jumping from one building to another. Which might work…unless you weigh 230 pounds, which our bozo did. The cops were watching from the ground as our bozo jumped from the bank building to a nearby apartment building and immediately went crashing through the roof into an apartment below. He was not seriously injured in the fall and was placed under arrest.

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Dianne Overmyer for sending in today’s report from Pettyjohns Cave, Georgia where a group of cavers encountered two people coming out of the cave. Once inside, they noticed that someone had spray painted graffiti near the entrance of the cave. In addition to various obscenities, the vandals had also painted lovers initials. Guess our bozos graffiti artists forgot one thing. Before entering the cave, they had filled out information cards, complete with their names and addresses. Authorities matched up the initials with the names on the cards and then checked our bozos’ Facebook pages. Sure enough, they had posted pictures of themselves which matched the description given by the cavers. They’re busted!

Our bozo today really isn’t a criminal, but he does prove the old adage that no good deed goes unpunished. From Glastonbury, Connecticut comes the story of our bozo, who shall remain unnamed. He was in the local bank when he noticed a man with a gun. Thinking quickly, he wrote the word “gun” on a piece of paper and handed it to the teller. Unfortunately, the teller misinterpreted his message and took it as a threat. Another teller activated a security alarm and the cops arrived and placed our bozo under arrest, charged with breach of peace. And the guy with the gun? He was legally permitted to carry it and had no intent of robbing the bank.

Bozo criminal for today comes from Wimauma, Florida, where Bozo Mark Cortez was packing heat, a 22 caliber pistol, but he apparently didn’t pack it very securely. As he was walking down the street, the gun fell out of his pocket and hit the ground. Upon striking Mother Earth, the gun discharged and shot our bozo, not in the foot, but in the leg. When he went to a local hospital for treatment, he was uncooperative with the cops investigating the incident, and for good reason. He is a convicted felon and it’s unlawful for him to be in possession of a firearm. Oops. Upon release from the hospital, he was charged with being a felon in possession, carrying a concealed firearm without a license and destroying physical evidence.

Bozo criminal for today comes from Savoogna, Alaska, where bozo Ronald Carpenter broke into a residence and stole a pistol and several checks before making his getaway. So far, so good. Now, what to do with those stolen checks? Cash them, of course. And where to cash them? Savoonga is a small town on an island and there’s only one store, so the choices are limited. Our bozo did succeed in cashing one of the stolen checks at the store. Unfortunately the owner was able to identify him when the police came around to investigate. And since he didn’t use the cash to get off the island, he was quickly placed under arrest.

Bozo criminal for today comes from Orange County, Florida, where bozo Anthony Gonzalez was praying in the sanctuary of a church near Disney World when he noticed the church had a gift shop. The temptation was just too much for him and he went inside, grabbed the cash drawer and ran toward the courtyard. The church’s maintenance director noticed what was going on and gave pursuit. And that’s when things started to go terribly wrong. Our bozo was wearing extremely baggy pants, and, as he ran, his pants headed south, forcing him to stop and try to pull up his pants with one hand while holding the cash drawer in the other. This was the opening the maintenance man had been waiting for. He ran up and pulled our bozo’s pants all the way down, which caused him to trip and fall. He jumped on him and held him down until the cops arrived. Busted!

While the Bozo Criminal Report certainly does not recommend this response to your typical Bozo Thief, we certainly stand in awe of his efforts. From Marionville, Missouri comes the story of an unidentified bozo who walked into a liquor store smoking a cigarette. The man behind the counter told our bozo that smoking was not allowed inside. Our bozo responded by walking up to the clerk, looking him straight in the eyes and saying, “Give me all your >bleeping< money." Bad idea. The guy behind the counter was a military veteran with four tours in Iraq and a previous job as a corrections officer. Surveillance video shows our bozo raising his pistol only to have his hand slapped down by the clerk, who then pulled a pistol of his own which he stuck into the mouth of our would-be thief. The clerk then said, "You need to get the >bleep< out of here before I blow your >bleeping< head off." Thinking better of his robbery plan, our bozo backed away and ran out the door. Armed with the video, police expect to make an arrest soon.

Bozo criminal for today from Auburn, New Hampshire was just trying to help his fellow man. Unfortunately, what he was trying to help them do was illegal. It seems bozo Kyle Alexander had set up a marijuana growing operation at his home. And, since things were going so well, he decided to share his recipe for success by detailing it all on You Tube. He posted videos showing how to grow it, how to set it up, what chemicals to use and where to get the seeds. Very helpful. Also helpful for the cops, who also check out what’s going on on You Tube. He’s busted!

We have doublechecked our Bozo Files and confirmed that we have a first for today. Our first ever confirmed bathtub theft. Or, more accurately, an attempted bathtub theft. Bozo Cedric Jones broke into a residence, and after looking around for something to steal, finally settled on the bathtub. As you might imagine, this isn’t the most portable item in the house, and, after a good deal of struggling, he finally got it into the garage. Unfortunately for him, the activity in the house attracted the attention of the neighbors and the cops were waiting for him as he attempted to drag the tub from the garage. He’s busted!

Bozo criminal for today comes from Syracuse, New York, where bozo Robin Grier robbed a bank and was on the run from the cops when he took refuge in an apartment building. Our bozo made his way the the 21st floor, but it seemed the cops were still hot on his trail. He then spotted what looked like the perfect escape route…the garbage chute. Unfortunately he didn’t take into account that the chute from the 21st floor was a nonstop trip straight to the basement. After a quick trip down he landed on a huge pile of garbage, which cushioned his fall. Police say he’ll be charged with robbery once he’s released from the hospital.

Bozo criminals for today come from Pensacola, Florida, where our two bozos were awaiting trial in a local courtroom on charges of home invasion and armed robbery when one of the deputies noticed something strange going on. Our two bozos were passing a note back and forth between each other. The deputy intercepted the note and couldn’t believe what it was about. The two bozos were “getting their stories straight” on what to say to the judge. Bad idea. After the note was confiscated, our bozos chose a smarter plan of action. They plead guilty to all charges.

Bozo criminal for today comes from Bellingham, Washington, where police arrested bozo David Johnson for his misguided attempts at being a modern day Robin Hood. It seems our bozo pulled his pickup truck up to the south side of the county jail and got out carrying his hunting bow and arrow. He took careful aim toward a mesh screen on the second floor outdoor exercise area for inmates. He should have spent more time at target practice, as the arrow missed its target and landed on the roof. When officers retrieved the arrow, they discovered the reason for our bozos ill-fated attempt. He had wrapped a baggie of marijuana around the arrow and was apparently trying to send a care package to an inmate. An eyewittness got our bozo’s license plate number and when the cops paid him a visit he came up with the Bozo Excuse of the Month. He told the officers he had been aiming at a squirrel. Lacking a good explanation for why the squirrel would need a baggie of pot, he was placed under arrest.

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Christian O’Brien for sending in today’s report from Syracuse, New York. It seems our bozos for today violated Bozo Rule Number 23114: Keeping up with the daily news is always a good idea. The two juvenile bozos mugged a man on the street, stealing his iPod and headphones. They then made what they thought was a clean getaway, heading toward nearby Henninger High School on foot. Which would have been OK, except for one small detail. President Obama was scheduled to speak there in four hours. Not surprisingly, the area was crawling with cops who were alerted to be on the lookout for our bozos. They’re under arrest.

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Dave Benoit for sending in today’s report from Worcester, Massachusetts. Our bozo’s first mistake was going for a ride in his pickup after imbibing a few adult beverages. Mistake number two was thinking that at 1:18 am it would be OK to run a red light. Mistake number three was being unable to avoid an accident with another car at the intersection, which led to big mistake number four. Our bozo was traveling about 50 MPH when he ran the red light and lost control when swerving to avoid another car at the intersection. His truck slid on its side for about 100 feet before the big no-no happened. He crashed into the other vehicle, with his truck ending up on top of the second car. And this other vehicle just happened to be…a police cruiser. Fortunately, no one was injured in the melee but our bozo was charged with DUI,reckless endangerment,running a red light and speeding.

Bozo criminal for today comes from DeLeon Springs, Florida, where bozo Raymond Carter took a large load of copper to a local scrap yard and, as he was trying to sell it, asked workers there if stealing and selling copper was a misdemeanor or felony. Workers got his name and address and when our bozo left the cops were contacted. After doing some investigating the cops found that our bozo’s employer, an electrical business, was missing 1,911 pounds of copper. Oops. He’s been arrested on charges of dealing in stolen property.

Bozo criminal for today comes from Huntington Beach, California, where police posted a picture of a number of suspected vandals on their Facebook page. Bozo Luis Ramiero took a look at the picture of himself and liked it. He then shared the image on his own Facebook page. And before long, his friends were commenting on the picture, saying they recognized him. Oops. The cops were knocking on his door shortly thereafter. He’s busted!

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Randy Shereda for sending in today’s report from Williston, North Dakota. It seems 19-year-old Caleb Stone repeatedly rammed his vehicle into the doors of a motorcycle shop in an unsuccessful attempt to break in. A witness called the cops, which led to a brief chase, ending with our bozo abandoning the car and fleeing on foot. Initially it looked like our bozo had made a clean getaway, but, for reasons known only to the bozo mind, he decided to head down to the police department the next morning to report the vehicle as stolen. He’s been charged with attempted burglary, criminal mischief, fleeing or attempting to elude police, filing a false report to law enforcement and carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle.

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Bob Hammond for sending in today’s report from Thibodeaux, Louisiana. Our bozo for today, Eric Walker, had a powerful hunger for some crawfish, so he headed down to the local grocery and grabbed a bag. Using the old five fingered discount, he ran from the store without paying and jumped into his car. Unfortunately, the parking lot was full and it was a long run to the car. And it would seem that our bozo may have been eating too many crawfish, among other goodies, as he was so winded from the brief run that he could not blow into the drunk driving preventing ignition interlock device to start his vehicle. His delay in getting the getaway vehicle started enabled workers to take pictures and get his license plate number which they gave to the cops after our bozo finally worked up enough wind to drive away. In one final act of bozodom, when the cops confronted him, he claimed that he had been at work until 4:30 and could not have stolen the mud bugs. The cops politely pointed out that it was not yet 4:30. He’s busted.