Occupation: Dumb criminal
If you're going to be a criminal (which I highly discourage) at least be smart about it. A man in Athens, Georgia held up a store last week, had to wait while all the customers left the store to pull off his plan. In the mean time he fills out a job application with his real name Demetrius Robinson, his uncle's phone number and a fake address. Needless to say they had an easy time arresting this guy. [Source]

The wheelchair bandit
In Palo Alto California there is a bank robber who uses a wheelchair as his getaway vehicle. The 60 year-old man who held up a bank was seen riding his electric wheelchair down a nearby street. Witnesses say the man's legs are bandaged and his right leg sticks straight out. It is unknown whether the man is really disabled or if the wheelchair is just a prop. Police are looking for a white van that may have been used to hoist the man after the robbery. I'm holding my tongue so as to not be too overly sarcastic here, but who in their right mind would use a wheelchair as a prop in a bank robbery getaway? I'm not saying it isn't possible, but if you're robbing banks, I don't think a wheelchair would be a smart idea. Furthermore how hard is it to catch a man who is bandaged up and riding in a wheelchair? Their police should put down the krispy kreme doughnuts and do their job. [Source]

From my heart to yours
Though this isn't really funny, it's very interesting. A man received a heart transplant 12 years ago, marries the donor's widow and ends up dying the same way the heart donor did. Apparently Terry Cottle (the heart donor) committed suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. When Sonny Graham received his new heart he began to write letters to Terry's family to thank them. In the midst of this, Sonny meets the donor's widow and eventually get's married to her. Next thing you know, Sonny was found Tuesday in his backyard with a shotgun wound to the throat. Ok call me suspicious but they say there is no foul play suspected in the death of Sonny. The minute I started reading this I got suspicious. What next, will we find out that when organs are transplanted, bad behaviors and characteristics from the donors will get passed on as well? All I'm saying is, the wife either did it or drove both men to do it. That's just too much of a coincidence for me. [Source]

Aaron Fields writes for KSTW-TV in Seattle. All opinions expressed in this column are his.