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Dumb criminal uses stolen credit card right next to a cop

12/2/2012

They say genius rarely strikes twice. But dumb does. And for the dumbest ones? Twice in one day. John Michael Funk, 27, stole his mother’s credit card and bought cartons of cigarettes at a gas station in Alliance, Ohio. Mom reported the card stolen, and a cop drove to the gas station to investigate. While making his report with the cashier, Funk walks in, stands next to the cop and tries to use the card again. Cue the easiest arrest of the officer’s career. Let that be a lesson to all you criminals out there: Don’t be a total moron. [Source]

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