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Six Decades Later, FBI's Ten Most Wanted List Still Tough to Crack

WASHINGTON -- In the film "Take the Money and Run," Woody Allen played a bumbling, publicity-starved petty criminal named Virgil Starkwell. "You know he never made the Ten Most Wanted list," Starkwell's wife, Louise, lamented in the 1969 comedy. "It's very unfair voting. It's who you know." As Allen's fictitious character...

Cops: Man Robs Bank After Giving Teller Two Forms of ID

Turns out you don't need a withdrawal slip to rob a bank. Police say a man recently attempted to loot a central Pennsylvania bank, but only after providing tellers with the two forms of ID necessary to open an account. According to Harrisburg police, 35-year-old Daniel Rahynes entered the Metro Bank on North Second...

Stupid Crime Really Doesn't Pay: 2010's Dumbest Criminals

Who knew people with criminal minds could be so simple-minded? It's been a banner year for boneheaded crooks, from bungling bad guys getting beaten down with butternut squashes to reckless gun owners taking pot shots at the floor while sitting on the toilet. Without a doubt, 2010 witnessed plenty of stupid crimes...

San Diego Man Gives Prisoners a Second Chance

Scott Silverman believes in giving people a second chance, especially those who some might think ruined their first chance: prisoners. Silverman, 56, is the executive director and founder of Second Chance, a human services agency that is committed to breaking the cycle of unemployment, poverty and homelessness by...

Know Your Burglars: A Guide to Bandits in the News

(Aug. 24) -- While his cartoon namesake certainly found himself in more than a few tricky situations, things never turned out as poorly for Shaggy Rogers as they are for the infamous "Shaggy Bandit." Busted and brought into custody last year, the alleged Colorado criminal is due to make an appearance in court on Tuesday...