Go ahead and laugh: dumb criminals

July 27, 3:42 PMInternet ExaminerKindall Nelson

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Hope these guys enjoy their jewelry in silver.

The advent of the Internet brought with us access to information faster than ever before. While one once had to wait for Jay Leno to do a sketch on “stupid criminals” or “odd headlines” to see some of these crazy things, we can now search for them ourselves online for an immediate laugh.

Here are some of today's best stupid criminal stories and their original sources: (Click the link for the original news story.)

Fake officer tries to pull over real officer

Drunk driver stops his car to rest at police station

Man robs bank apologetically with college student ID card

Man uses stolen money to bail himself out of jail

Florida police catch man running with stolen cash register

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