Today, we’re sharing stories about criminals who didn’t think things through, masterminds who messed up, and heists that went totally wrong. Some of these are so wild, you might not believe they really happened.

https://abc7.com/post/nail-salon-robbery-fail-atlanta-armed/13474971/?userab=abcn_du_cat_topic_feature_holdout-474*variant_b_redesign-1939%2Cabcn_popular_reads_exp-497*variant_b_7days_filter-2077%2Cabcn_ad_cadence-481*control-a-1962%2Cabcn_news_for_you_exp-496*variant_a_control-2074

https://people.howstuffworks.com/10-of-the-stupidest-criminals-of-all-time.htm

https://abc13.com/post/woman-busted-driving-around-with-homemade-license-plate/1229854/?userab=abcn_du_cat_topic_feature_holdout-474*variant_a_control-1938%2Cabcn_popular_reads_exp-497*variant_c_3days_filter-2078%2Cabcn_ad_cadence-481*control-a-1962%2Cabcn_news_for_you_exp-496*variant_a_control-2074

https://abc13.com/post/thief-steals-fake-cash-from-toy-register/1515865/?userab=abcn_du_cat_topic_feature_holdout-474*variant_a_control-1938%2Cabcn_popular_reads_exp-497*variant_c_3days_filter-2078%2Cabcn_ad_cadence-481*control-a-1962%2Cabcn_news_for_you_exp-496*variant_a_control-2074

https://6abc.com/post/police-man-tried-robbing-bank-in-front-of-cop/36705/

https://www.police1.com/year-in-review/crazy-climbs-bold-crimes-and-gerbil-theft-police1s-dumbest-criminals-of-2024

https://historicflix.com/the-lemon-juice-heist-the-bizarre-case-of-mcarthur-wheeler/

https://6abc.com/post/man-uses-clear-plastic-bag-as-mask-in-robbery/875449/?userab=abcn_du_cat_topic_feature_holdout-474*variant_b_redesign-1939%2Cabcn_popular_reads_exp-497*variant_a_control-2076%2Cabcn_ad_cadence-481*control-a-1962%2Cabcn_news_for_you_exp-496*variant_b_test-2075

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