People dumb enough to commit crimes are often stupid enough to brag about their crimes and then act surprised when they get caught. These criminals were caught on Facebook and other online outlets when police and/or concerned citizens saw what they had been up to in their free time.
What crimes do people post on Facebook? Just take a look and see.
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Couple Tattoo Their Guilt On Each Other
Remember the guy who tattooed a crime scene on his own chest? These criminal is just as in love with tattoos, but a little more direct: After robbing a surf-club together, John Robert Cole and Shailee Jane Kingston celebrated their success with tattoos of each other's names with the words "partner in crime" just below. Cops described the couple as "dreadfully immature."
Girl Makes YouTube Video After Robbing a Bank
No matter how awesome they are separately, there are just some things that don't go together. Peanut butter and pickles, for example. Or coffee and computer keyboards. Or bank robberies and YouTube.
Unfortunately for Hannah Sabata,this was a lesson learned too late. The 19-year-old Nebraskan managed to steal $6,000 from a Cornerstone Bank before immediately coming home to make a YouTube video about her robbery.
“I just stole a car and robbed a bank. Now I’m rich, I can pay off my college financial aid and tomorrow i’m going for a shopping spree," she wrote in the video's description, before eloquently adding, "Bite me. I love GREENDAY!”
Police were notified and Ms. Sabata was arrested. The video was used at her trial as evidence.
Guys Brag About Stolen Money on Myspace
What kind of idiot would brag about stolen money on both Facebook and MySpace?
This kind.
Video Game Thieves Accidentally Butt-Dial Police
When your own butt turns on you, there's not much that can be done. After two Wisconsin hooligans made off with a load of movies and video games from a local Target, they did what any other successful thieves might do: they bragged about their crime all the way home.
Understandable, right? Most of the time, making it to the getaway vehicle means you're in the clear. Unless, of course, you accidentally butt dial the cops after you leave.
The two spent an hour chatting about their evil deeds while unknowingly being recorded by the unlucky 9-1-1 dispatcher who answered their unfortunate pocket dial.
When they arrived at the video game store where they planned to sell their loot, they were met with a well-informed police squad.
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Woman Names Herself Queen of Tax Fraud on Facebook
Let's get one thing straight: Tampa's Rashida Wilson was indeed the "Queen of IRS Tax Fraud." According to court documents, she stole more than $20 million dollars!
If only she'd also been Queen of Secrecy. Or at least Duchess of Keeping Quiet. Regular Person of Shutting the Hell Up?
You see, Ms. Wilson posted about her (pretty impressive) crimes on her public Facebook profile, even going so far as to brag about her self-bestowed royal title. When cops found out, she was sentenced to 21 years in jail.
Michael Baker Siphons Gas From a Cop Car
Siphoning gas from a cop car is the perfect crime, because, well, y'know. Check out that protruding middle finger. Man, you are punk rock as s**t.
After being arrested, Michael Baker posted the Facebook comment "yea lol I went to jail over Facebook."
In case Michael is reading -- no, you didn't, dude. You went to jail over stealing from a police officer.
Man Tattoos Murder Scene on Chest
A tattoo as a symbol accomplishment is a tradition that dates back hundreds of years. But if you murder somebody, and then tattoo that incident on your own chest, let's just say you made an unwise purchase. (If you take this further and imagine yourself as a helicopter and your enemy as a peanut, then I'm going to take back my earlier comment because you're a pretty crazy dude and I don't wanna mess with you.)
According to the Daily Mail, the cops had given up on ever solving that case until an investigator familiar with the area said "holy crap, you tattooed a confession on your chest didn't you? Wow, man. Wow." (That's a paraphrase.)
Thief Poses for Facebook Photo in Victim's Coat
Oh, Rodney Knight Jr. So good at self portraits, so so bad at doing crimes. The 19-year-old managed to steal "a bunch of stuff" (like cash, a laptop, and a winter coat) from Washington Post journalist Marc Fisher's home, and even take a photo of himself doing it.
His only wrong move? Posting that photo to Fisher's son's Facebook account for 400 teenagers to see. He was later arrested and charged with burglary.
43 Gang Members Arrested After Bragging About Violence on Twitter
Since bragging and status are such important parts of gang culture, it's actually not that surprising that a string of Facebook and Twitter posts about violence between rival gangs lead almost immediately to 43 arrests in Brooklyn. No word on what any of the suspects' Klout scores look like. Probably pretty good.
Reckless Drivers Arrested After Posting Videos of Themselves Driving Recklessly
It's pretty amazing that there are places in the world where a newspaper will repeatedly refer to suspects as "hoons."
Western Australia is certainly a magical place.