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The Bozo Criminal Report realizes that Christmas Spirit is not what you drink, but apparently that was not the case with our bozo for today. From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, comes the story of our unidentified bozo who broke into a liquor store. So he cleaned out the cash register, right? Wrong. Perhaps stole a couple of cases of beer? Nope. A few bottles of hard liquor? No. Two containers of egg nog? Yep. Surveillance cameras showed our bozo carefully selecting the egg nog and taking nothing else. At this point, his holidays could be bright. Police are still looking for him.

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Glen Snow for sending in today’s report from Detroit Michigan, where bozo Leah Haynes is accused of trying to shoplift two bottles of liquor. Our bozo entered the store and placed the Jagermeister and tequila in her purse. Sounds like an ordinary case of theft except for one thing. The store was holding a "Shop With a Cop" event at the time. During the event, the store is full of police who go shopping with needy children during the holiday season. Oops. She’s busted!

The Bozo Criminal Report realizes that "when you gotta go, you gotta go", but you don’t have to take part of the bathroom with you. From Albuquerque, New Mexico comes the story of three bozos who did just that. They walked into a restaurant and headed straight for the rest room. When they exited the facility, they were carrying about a dozen rolls of toilet paper. They headed straight for the door, but didn’t get far. Apparently the cops had them under surveillance and quickly surrounded their car and placed them under arrest. And the toilet paper? It was returned unharmed to the rest room.

The old Burger King commercials used to say that they would let you "have it your way." Our bozo for today from Deltona, Florida, found out the hard way that is no longer true. Bozo Shawn Pope pulled up to the Burger King drive-thru and placed an order for a "blunt and some herbs." The clerk informed him that wasn’t on the BK menu and jotted down his license plate number after she smelled marijuana coming from inside the car. The cops were called and were waiting at our bozo’s residence when he arrived home. And, by the way, he must have placed a different order at another Burger King. He was carrying a bag of burgers when he got out of the car.

Bozo criminal for today proves what Mother always taught us, a little politeness goes a long way. From Hagerstown, Maryland, comes the story of bozo Franklin Hardy who was charged with theft after robbing a bank. It was a rather unusual robbery, to say the least. Our bozo did not display a weapon during the heist, and he was very polite, asking the teller, "Can I please have that stack of money?" He also said "Thank you" after receiving it. While the fact is, he’s still a thief, the judge decided he deserved a little something since he didn’t show a "treat of force" during the robbery. He knocked four years off of his seven year sentence. Hopefully, our bozo remembered to give the judge a big "Thank you."

Bozo criminal for today was nabbed "red-behinded" rather than "red-handed." From Port Charlotte, Florida, comes the story of bozo Anthony Cook who was confronted by an eyewitness who spotted him attempting to break into a car in a parking lot. Our bozo fled when she told him she was calling the cops, but not before she got an eyeful. Of his red boxer shorts, which were showing underneath his droopy pants. Police found a man matching our bozo’s description a short distance away. When the officers asked him to pull down his pants a little, the bright red underwear was revealed. He’s busted!

Bozo for today is definitely not a criminal but he learned the hard way that just because Santa can do something, it doesn’t mean you should try it. From Lubbock, Texas, comes the story of a bozo, who shall remain unidentified, who returned home with his family only to find that none of them had the keys to the front door. We don’t know if he said "Ho, Ho, Ho" before doing it, but our bozo headed straight to the roof, where he tried to lower himself down the chimney. It always looks so easy when Santa does it. Well, Santa does have a lot of experience. More than our bozo for sure, who quickly found himself stuck. After it became clear that he wasn’t going anywhere, the fire department was called. It took about an hour to get him out, embarrassed, but uninjured.

Bozo criminal for today has to be spared the title of "criminal" because of his poor farming skills, but he certainly remains a bozo. From the International File in Karlstad, Sweden, comes the story of our unidentified bozo who was arrested by the cops after they discovered several marijuana plants growing at his residence. However, after authorities tested the plants, they discovered that they were so scrawny that they didn’t contain enough THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, to qualify as a drug. Basically they were just weeds, no pun intended. He was released with a stern warning to give up being a farmer.

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Fred McKinney for sending in another story of a Bozo Foiled by Modern Technology. From Los Angeles, California, comes the story of bozo Jason Tate, who robbed a woman at gunpoint and got away with her purse. As the woman was giving her report to the police she remembered she had just activated a new feature on her iPhone, which was taken in the purse snatching. The "Find My Phone" app uses GPS tracking in the phone to pinpoint its location. The cops were able to track the phone to a specific intersection, where they spotted our bozo, with the iPhone in his pocket. He’s busted!

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Ed Doherty for sending in today’s report from Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, where our bozo representing himself in court discovered he did indeed have a fool for a client. Bozo Paul Carter was charged with robbing 25 hotels and convenience stores in a three month period. As he was questioning one of the robbery victims, he asked him to describe what the robber sounded like. The witness replied, "He sounded like you." No further questions. Not to be deterred, our bozo called another witness and again asked the same question, what did the robber’s voice sound like? Again the same reply from a second witness, "It sounded exactly like you." No further questions. Case closed.

Bozo criminals for today from Watertown, New York, are members in good standing of the Bozo Lonely Hearts Club. Authorities at the Watertown Correctional Facility were concerned when a couple of envelopes were discovered leaking a white powdery substance. State police and firefighters were brought in only to discover the substance in the two letters was sugar and lemonade mix. Upon further investigation, the letters were determined to be love letters sent by the inmates to their girlfriends, telling them they were "sweet" on them. Duh. Authorities say both men will be disciplined.

Bozo criminal for today from Garden Grove, California had been watching the price of copper rise, and seeing a chance to make some quick money, sprang into action. Unfortunately, being a bozo, he made a number of mistakes along the way. First, the copper wiring he staked out to steal was in the ceiling of the local Albertson’s store. And, second, he failed to calculate just how much weight the ceiling of Albertsons’s would hold. And third, for reasons known only to the bozo mind, he decided to try to steal the wire during business hours. He had made his way to a spot just above the checkout lane when the ceiling gave way. He took the express lane to jail.

Bozo criminal for today comes from Coram, New York, where bozo Kevin Davis crashed his car into the back of a police car. As if this wasn’t bad enough, the officer noticed that our bozo was wearing a potentially self-incriminating t-shirt. Boldly emblazoned on the front of the shirt were the words, "I’m a Drunk." Apparently so. He’s under arrest.

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Randy Shereda for sending in today’s report from Miami, Florida. Bozo Ramon Torrez was called for jury duty and showed up promptly at 8 AM. Knowing that things usually get boring in the jury pool, he looked around for something to read. He found something interesting and took it with him into the jury room. It was while he was reading that he was arrested. Perhaps we should explain further. That interesting item that he found was a MacBook laptop computer that was on the table at the courthouse security checkpoint. Yep, he swiped a computer and took it with him into the jury room. He’s busted!

Bozo criminal for today violated seldom used Bozo Rule Number 997645: Keep your fingers to yourself. From Milwaukee, Wisconsin, comes the story of bozo Cheryl Tarver who was annoyed when another driver gave her a "look" she didn’t like. So, she pulled up near the other vehicle and gave the driver the famous one-finger salute and sped away. And that’s when she saw the flashing lights in her rear-view mirror. The person who had been checking out her car was the county sheriff. Oops. She’s been charged with driving with a suspended license.

Bozo criminal for today comes from Bushkill, Pennsylvania, where bozo Timothy Morton walked into the local Best Buy store and interviewed for a job. After being turned down for the job, our bozo was leaving the store when he was distracted by a display featuring the xbox gaming system. Thinking no one would notice, he stuffed the game console down his baggy pants and walked out. Unfortunately, the whole thing was caught on video surveillance cameras. Even more unfortunately, the store manager recognized him and gave the police officers our bozo’s home address and phone number from the job application. He’s under arrest.

Bozo criminal for today from Kansas City Missouri really wanted a copy of the new "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" game. He was waiting in a long line at midnight the day of the game’s release when he got frustrated. He saw a guy at the front of the line get a copy and that’s when he hatched his bozo scheme. He followed the man home, parked behind him, and, when the man got out, pointed a gun at him and demanded his copy of the game. He didn’t count on the man wanting the game as badly as he did. The man put up a fight and our bozo fled in his vehicle. Knowing just how much our bozo wanted that game, the cops knew right where to look for him. In the waiting line at the local Gamestop. Yep, he headed back to the store and got back in line. He’s under arrest.

Bozo criminal for today forgot Bozo Rule Number 100976: Hiding places that are good for Hide and Seek don’t necessarily work with the cops. From Hastings, Michigan, comes the story of bozo Chuck Wilson who attempted to break into a restaurant, setting off the burglar alarm. When the cops arrived they noticed a big pile of leaves nearby. A really big pile of leaves. Yep, our bozo had tried to cover himself with leaves to hide from the cops. Bad idea. He’s under arrest.

Bozo criminal for today violated Bozo Rule Number 38897: A good fashion sense is not always a helpful thing. From Bremerton, Washington, comes the story of an unidentified bozo who ripped a bag from the shoulder of a woman who was walking with her two children at the ferry terminal. As he tried to run away, his stylish oversized jeans fell to his ankles, causing him to trip and fall. The woman grabbed her bag back as our bozo scrambled to pull his pants back up. After he was placed under arrest, our bozo offered up the Bozo Excuse of the Month. He told the cops he was only "monkeying around" and was just teasing the woman. The police aren’t buying the story. He’s in jail, where hopefully he’s been issued a pair of suspenders.

Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Barbara Goldstein for sending in today’s report from Gainesville, Florida. Bozo Denise Payne came up with what she thought was a good idea. She staked out a deli that she noticed had a cash register near the front window. After the place closed, she, along with her bozo helper, smashed the window, grabbed the cash register and sped away. Guess she never thought that the cash register is emptied every day at the close of business. Her take? One quarter. She’s under arrest.