This list of the dumbest criminals of 2014 will make you question humanity. Though it's good to know that many criminals are too moronic to succeed in their heinous crimes, it's sad to know how genuinely dumb so many people are. The idiotic characters on this list sound like they're from comedy movies, but this is 100% accurate and totally, disturbingly real. Yes, that includes a man who pretended his potato was a firearm. These are the worst criminals of the year, who, thankfully, were too stupid to be successful.
This compilation of the stupidest criminals of the year ranges from car thieves who ran out of gas to art thieves whose sweatshirts were too small to hide a stolen painting. You will also read about the worst neighbors in the world, including one who blew up a shed while huffing gas.
You will learn a lot of important lessons from these dumb criminals, too. For instance, don't try to pay for Applebee's with a trillion dollar bill. They don't accept those. Vote for the biggest idiots below, whose lack of street smarts, book smarts, and really any kind of smarts, led to their failed attempts at crime and landed them here, as one of the dumbest criminals of 2014.
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Guy Steals Ferrari...Twice in a Row
It was a long day for Earnie Hooks, who was caught stealing the same Ferrari twice in the same day. After Earnie abandoned the $250,000 sports car in fear of a DUI checkpoint, cops found it, and impounded the vehicle. By morning, it had been stolen from the impound lot... by Earnie. Gotta love his dedication.
Source: NY Daily News
Neighbor Blows Up Shed and Burns Off His Beard While Huffing Gas
When a woman heard an explosion outside, she ran out and discovered an Australian man sitting on her patio. Evidently, he had been smoking cigarettes and huffing gas to get high in a shed when he caused the explosion. The shed was destroyed and his beard was completely burned off. When authorities arrived, he went from calm to aggressive, demanding a peanut butter sandwich from Sergeant Paul Morrissey.
Source: Crime Library
Guy Fakes 911 Call to Escape Traffic Ticket
How far are you willing to go to avoid a speeding ticket? Kudos to Julius Lupowitz, who really raised the bar on this one. The Florida man (obviously) was pulled over for speeding and, when the officer turned around, he called 911 to report a murder. Instead of a $200 traffic ticket, now Julius might get a five-year prison term.
Source: ABC News
Guy Traps Mustang in Golden Gate Bridge Sidewalk
A 22-year-old San Franciscan was arrested on suspected DUI charges. Why? Cops became suspicious when they found his blue Mustang wedged into a narrow pedestrian parkway on the Golden Gate Bridge. The airbag popped, the dude was injured, and his buzz was killed.
Source: NBC Bay Area
Sausage Thief Passes Out After Crime
At 5:30 am, Ricardo Cardona broke into Hudson Meats in Austin, TX and helped himself to a handful of sausages. The genius heist was so exhausting that Cardona then walked into the manager's office and took a nap. Employees found the man sleeping when they arrived for their 7 am shift.
Source: NBC KXAN
Thieves Try to Sell Victim Her Stuff
In 2014, four burglary suspects with negative number IQs robbed a mom in Denver. As she entered her home and realized it was being broken into, she ran to a McDonald's parking lot and called the cops. As she waited for them, the criminals introduced themselves to her... by unknowingly trying to sell her everything they had just stolen from her house.
Source: The Denver Channel
Thief Busted Pulling Door That Said 'Push'
It's sad to be a "would-be" burglar. Especially if the reason your entire plan was foiled was that you basically don't know how to read. This bumbling burglar in Chicago failed to break into a bar because he was pulling on a door that said "PUSH."
Source: Yahoo News
Car Thief Runs Out of Gas and Calls Owner of Stolen Car
What do you do when you steal a woman's Saab and it runs out of gas? Call the owner for help? Though probably not the best idea, that's what Johnny Henriksen did in Norway when he called Anne Korsfur wondering where her credit card was so he could refill the tank.
Source: Crime Library
Firebomber Steps On His Own Firebomb
A guy from Houston, TX was caught by surveillance cameras after using a Molotov cocktail. The genius crook threw a brick against the window of a Cadillac, shattering it, just before he stepped on his own fire bomb. In a video that likely entertained the police, but is sadly no longer available, the man was filmed running away with his entire foot aflame.
Source: NBC Tucson
Suspect Shows Up to Court With 50 Grams of Weed
If you are going to court to face weed possession charges, maybe don't bring any weed with you. During the standard security screening before Richard Thompson's case, officials found he had rolling papers, a blunt wrap, and 50 GRAMS OF WEED. He was arrested... by the same guy who had arrested him months prior.
Source: Huffington Post