Fishing is usually done from the bank of a river, not from the bank down the block.
But that’s where a resourceful thief in Bloomington, Ind., went to catch some big ones.
Police said the artful angler used a fishing line and hook to snag 11 bags of cash from a bank’s night deposit box. He fled with his catch – er, cash – of the day, leaving his dowel rod behind.
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This crook didn’t fare as well.
He carjacked a 75-year-old woman’s SUV at knifepoint while she was filling up at a Tyler, Texas, gas station.
Enraged, the feisty senior opened the SUV door and pumped him with unleaded.
He was arrested a short time later, freshly showered and carrying a bag with a bar of soap and his fuel-soaked clothes.
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There were 40 marked police cars parked outside the Wal-Mart in Chesterfield, Mich.
There were 80 uniformed officers inside as part of an annual “Shop with a Cop” charity event.
But that didn’t stop Calvin Fluckes from trying to cash a poorly photocopied check for $847.83.
“I can’t even imagine what he was thinking,” said a police official after Fluckes was arrested.
And, before you ask, yes – his name is Fluckes.
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Russian customs officials stopped a woman about to board a flight from Polyarny to Moscow because her luggage smelled funny – and they found a dead fish inside.
When they lifted the 3-foot pike from her suitcase, 25 large uncut diamonds came tumbling out.
“The woman thought the stink from the fish would be enough to put guards off asking too many questions if she was stopped,” a police spokesman said.
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A German beer company has started marketing a brew for the blind, with a Braille label.
“For blind people, every drink is actually a lucky dip. You often have no idea what’s about to go into your mouth,” said a blind activist, who welcomed the innovation from Uerige beer of Duesseldorf.