Politics Buzz The staff had detailed information stolen during a weekend off in San Diego. Body guy Garrett Jackson among the victims, according to a San Diego news report.
Culture Buzz This woman's “everything” must constitute as a stack of Wii games. No, but really, it must be terrifying to watch people rob your home. It's like something out of Panic Room.
According to the local police, the clerk thought it was a joke. He didn't know who Gumby was, and described to officers a 'green Spongebob Squarepants.' More here.
Culture Buzz Fred's Food Mart in Oklahoma City was robbed by a man wearing a Spider-Man mask. Not cool, Spidey. (via.)
A woman in Alabama has now robbed two banks while posing as a man. The first time, her costume was so convincing that both police and press at the time talked about a “man” who had committed the crime. She appears to have gotten sloppy as this time people were like “yo that's totally a chick with beard drawn on her face.” Here's a still from the security cam. What do you think? Convincing? (via gawker.com)
Culture Buzz It's a familiar setup for an Internet video: a crowd of over forty people walk into a convenience store. Except instead of doing a funny coordinated dance, they clean the place out. What's next, the “no pants bank heist?” (via reddit.com)
Watch as this douchebag criminal makes his victim suck down some suds in an effort to get the combination to a safe that apparently didn't exist.
I guess being smart is not his thang.
Ngh, disguises are so hard. Yes, he left the store empty-handed.
Live on camera and at gunpoint, the European Poker Tournament in Berlin was robbed. No injuries have been reported. (Via Mahalo.)
Two Iowa men who painted their faces with a Sharpie permanent marker to resemble a mask were arrested on burglary charges after police caught them with their faces scribbled.
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A man in Denver robbed two 7-Eleven convenience stores while armed with a Klingon sword. That is not the best part of the story. The best part of the story is that “both clerks described the weapon as a Star Trek Klingon-type sword, called a 'Batleh.'”
Style Buzz Harry Winston in Paris was robbed of almost $100 million worth of jewels—by men in drag. This makes sense (kind of) from the perspective of subterfuge, but one wonders whether they'd just seen To Catch A Thief one time too many. Who wouldn't want to be Grace Kelly for a day?