subject: Could Some Talents Be Put To Better Use? [print this page] Cedrick Mitchell, age 39, attempted to rob 2 men in a Florida motel room. After Mitchell pulled out a gun and demanded everything they had, there was a brawl. Mitchell was pepper sprayed, dropped his gun and ran away. Moments later he came back, begging to buy back his gun for $40. He was pepper sprayed again and ran away again. Shortly after the victimized men called 911, Mitchell was arrested. His criminal record included pickpocketing $100 from an undercover officer's front pocket. A bungler with the ability to take money unnoticed - it seems Mitchell should have used his talents in politics.
Robert Kuhn, age 26, attempted to break into Lido's Restaurant in Massachusetts, where he'd been a dishwasher. Although Lido's was closed indefinitely, the owner lived upstairs and called the police when he saw the stove vent on the restaurant roof had been moved. Kuhn, with his body greased and wearing only boxers and an undershirt, had to be rescued before being arrested for breaking and entering, as well as attempt to commit a felony. Considering Kahn got stuck in the stove vent, he might have been better "suited" as an anti-smoking advocate - definitely not as Santa Claus.
Thieves in Florida devised a plan to steal gasoline. They parked a minivan with a cutout floorboard over a gas station's underground, storage tank. Then they used a portable pump to suck gas into plastic tanks. A midnight-shift deputy noticed the minivan parked at an odd angle in the closed gas station. When he pulled into the station, the thieves took off in another vehicle, leaving the minivan and several hundred gallons of gas behind, as well as 25 gallons on the pavement. Men who are good at "sucking up" but make a mess - these men could have been lobbyists.
Three adults in La Mesa, California were arrested on burglary charges and a fourth was taken to Juvenile Hall. The four had broken into the Rolando Little League snack bar. Around midnight when the police investigated a report of noises coming from the snack bar, the burglars were gone and so was the cash register. However, the police followed a trail for 2 blocks that led them to a vehicle and then to a neighborhood home. Considering the trail was comprised of chips, Cheetos and candy wrappers, the four men might have been better at being "trailblazers" in the not-so-old west.
