Burglar Delivers Himself to House in Box

Reuters ^ | 1.7.04

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BOGOTA, Colombia (Reuters) - A young Colombian thief hid in a parcel delivered to a wealthy home but his planned burglary went wrong when suspicious security guards called in bomb disposal experts, police said on Tuesday.

Guards at the condominium in the city of Medellin feared the strange, heavy package dropped off by a private vehicle could explode and phoned for help in Monday's incident, a police spokesman said.

Police got a shock when a hand holding a knife punched through the cardboard as the panicked thief shouted he could not breathe.

Police unpacked the parcel to find the gasping 24-year-old criminal, together with a gun, ropes and a ski mask.

The house's owners fired their maid, to whom the box had been addressed, police said, although she has not been charged with being an accomplice.

[mhking]

Just damn.

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[cyborg]

LMAO 2004 is going to be some year

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[Diddle E. Squat]

Did the maid recently work for a radio star in Palm Beach County?

[baseballfanjm]

So, is this the first idiot criminal of the year?

[Izzy Dunne]

In the "Burglary For Dummies" book, it clearly states that you should cut the airholes in the box BEFORE you seal it up and ship it!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The guy's been watching too many cartoons.

[norraad]

...or not enough cartoons to know that those ACME products never work out for Whyly Coyote.

[thesummerwind]

So, is this the first idiot criminal of the year?

No this guy was first.

Man's rifle shoots through ceiling, killing girlfriend

CLYMER -- A man preparing to fire his rifle to celebrate the new year instead fatally shot his girlfriend when the rifle discharged as he was loading it, sending a bullet through the ceiling and into the bedroom above where the woman was sleeping, according to police. Dennis Michael Keith, 47, of Clymer, was being held in the Indiana County Jail on $100,000 bond on charges of involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment. Diana Gay Smith, 44, was shot in the back and abdomen and died at Indiana Regional Medical Center at 12:53 a.m., police said.

And, notice the town's name. Fitting, ask G.W.

[Constitution Day]

Candygram!

[Conspiracy Guy]

That is so damn stupid. I hope they change it from manslaughter to murder. It is so easy to be safe with firearms. Safety doen't ever include shooting a rifle or handgun into the air. He fired through the ceiling on purpose I would bet. My 270 could take someone out two rooms away.

I say MURDER.

CG

[fortunecookie]

Just damn.

You said it best!! Just damn. (Grinning as I type...)

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

The house's owners fired their maid, to whom the box had been addressed, police said, although she has not been charged with being an accomplice.

I guess this guy sealed himself up in the box and then drove himself (still sealed up in the box) to the house?
Not only does it sound like this guy isn't dealing with a full deck, but the local police are in need of some retraining as well!

[Elric@Melnibone]

in the city of Medellin

Isn't that where the drug cartel is supposed to be based?

This guy's box could just end up as his coffin.

[Guillermo]

Right thread?

[Conspiracy Guy]

Sorry I was reponding to the comment of the freeper that pinged me.

[SavageRepublican]

Good thing (for him) that he tried to cut his way out of the box fast.

Sometimes bomb squads just blow up the suspicious package not knowing what's in it first, just in case. (Didn't somebody's suitcase full of underwear and bananas get blown up by the bomb squad at some office building somewhere last year?)

That would have made this dude have a REALLY bad day...