Sunday, February 17, 2013

If You Needed More Proof That The Term "Criminal Mastermind" Is An Oxymoron

A Chalmette couple were arrested Wednesday and charged with burglary after they left behind their apartment key at the bar they burglarized.

The pair allegedly stole several cartons of cigarettes (What no Crown?), and dropped their key which police used to unlock their apartment door. Of course, the thieving pair denied all knowledge of the crime.

Here's a link to the article in the T/P.

The writer doesn't ask the obvious question: if the burglary took place on January 31, and the pair got arrested on February 13th, what took police 2 weeks to find them?