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CRAP CRIMINALS

NOT UP TO SCRATCH

Armed robber Henderson Domingo was jailed for 14 years for a series of crimes after police apprehended him when he attempted to claim his winnings on several scratch cards he had stolen at knifepoint during one of his robberies in Putney, south London. Police connected the cards to the crime and used CCTV to identify him. S. Express, 10 Jul 2022.

METH OWL

After seeing Mason Stapely driving erratically near Payson, Arizona, police pulled him over for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI). They found that he was not only drunk, but high on methamphetamine as well. He also had a screech owl with him in the car. He was arrested for aggravated DUI and possession of meth and questioned aboutuse methamphetamine or you too may find yourself illegally purchasing a wild owl, for $100, in the middle of the night, from strangers, at a local gas station”.

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