How stupid can a robber get?
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James Newsome, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, was sent down in
May for 10 years for robbing a convenience store. His
mistake was to wear a hard hat emblazoned with "James
Newsome" in big letters.

Meanwhile, in Linz in Austria, a 19-year-old youth held
up a shop with an air gun and took £150. In February
this year, he saw a photofit picture in the local press
and complained to his mother that it was a terrible
likeness. She handed him over to the police.

Over in Camarillo, California, a 28-year-old mean went
into a department store and took several suits into a
dressing room. He carefully snipped off the security tag
from one suit and then put it on under his clothes.
Rather than leave the security tag behind, he put it in
his pocket, and this set off the alarm as he left the
store. He was grabbed by a store employee.

After robbing bus passengers in Rio de Janeiro of more
than £530 last July, Jose Roberto Rocha jumped off the
bus - right in front of 410 policemen gathered for an
official ceremony with Rio's governor.

Two men entered a sandwich bar in Edmonton, Canada, on
New Year's Eve and order sandwiches. One pulled a knife
and demanded cash. The clerk locked the till and set
off an alarm and the men ran from the store, but
returned when the clerk shouted that they had forgotten
their order. They were still waiting when the police
arrived.