Everyone knows the bad guy always returns to the scene of the crime, but actually calling the scene and identifying oneself is … well … it’s just stupid.Mitchell Scudder and Brian Current, two bad-to-the-bone bandits with a craving for candy, stole $30 worth of Skittles and Starburst from a Little League concession stand in Minnesota, the Associated Press reports. But these sugar-fueled sneaks forgot a fairly important piece of evidence after grabbing the goodies from the stand — Scudder’s cell phone.
Cops, who found the phone in the building, were undoubtedly surprised — albeit pleasantly — when the owner of the phone gave his missing mobile a ring and identified himself to the officers on the other end of the line.
The police arranged a phone-returning rendezvous with the sticky-fingered candy crooks. When the officers arrived at ScudderÂ’s house, he answered the door with a mouthful of Skittles. Cops found 20 bags of candy in the house, and another 20 in a backpack. Damage to the concession stand was estimated between $500 and $1,000.
| Old cop saying: if all the crooks were smart the jails would be empty. |