Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Criminal Genius of the Day

Intruder calls 911, afraid homeowner may have gun - CNN.com: "This time it was the intruder who called 911.

A man who broke into a house in Portland, Oregon, called police -- afraid the homeowner may have a gun.

The suspect, Timothy James Chapek, was in the bathroom taking a shower when the homeowner returned to the house Monday night, Portland police said in a statement."

2 comments:

Deb said...

So, he had his cell phone with him in the shower?

Lawrence Person said...

Sadly, that tactic would probably work in the UK, where owning a gun is a much more serious offense than robbing someone's house...