Definetely not as good but I still chuckled sitting here reading them.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1284740.html
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Gentleman mugger jailed
A gentleman mugger has been jailed despite his elderly victim's pleas for him to be let off because he was so polite.
The pensioner told the court in Salzburg, Austria, that she had not come across such a well mannered criminal for a long time.
The man grabbed the old woman's bag and ran off but returned when he noticed she had fallen to the ground.
"When he saw me fall, he came back. Criminals just don't do that any more," she said.
"He was very neat and well mannered and asked me not to report him. He said he was really sorry, but was just desperate for money," she told the court.
The 27-year-old, who has not been named, then helped his victim search for her keys which had fallen out when he grabbed the bag.
Police arrested the well mannered mugger after being called out by a passer-by who had witnessed the incident.
He was jailed for two-and-a-half years despite the pensioner's testimony after it was revealed it was not his first offence.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1357571.html
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Gran hits burglar with garden gnome
A grandmother knocked out a burglar by hitting him with a garden gnome.
Jean Collop, 69, woke at 5am to find an intruder clambering on her roof.
She yelled at the man, then picked up a gnome and hurled it at him, reports The Sun.
It bounced off his head, leaving him lying dazed on the roof in Wadebridge, Cornwall.
Jean dashed to fetch her rolling pin and a camera, and then took photos of the burglar as neighbours called the police.
Officers arrived to find the man still on the roof and half a dozen locals standing guard.
Jean said: "I heard a crash and rushed out in my nightdress. I politely told him not to move and grabbed the first thing that came to hand, which was a garden gnome.
"When it hit him he lay down for a while. I got my rolling pin in case. I didn't want to break another gnome.
Ananova.com usually has some amusing crime posts on it from time to time.
