Weird Criminal Law Stories # 316: Statute of Limitations!

MICHIGAN: A burglar has paid for his crime – 30 years late. The man who stole $800 from a Michigan store in the early 1980’s, sent an envelope with the cash, plus 50 percent interest, to a local sheriff’s office.  “I did a very bad thing that I am ashamed of and have lived with this guilt,” said the writer, who did not give his name.

THE IDIOT DIDN’T REALIZE THERE WAS A 10 YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR THE THEFT – HE COULD NOT BE PROSECUTED EVEN IF HE DID GIVE HIS NAME.

 

IOWA: An injured physician who had allegedly driven drunk initially gave police a fake name after she had a car accident. However, she confessed and gave her true name when she realized the ambulance was taking her to the very hospital at which she worked.  She is now facing a DWI rap and making a false report to police rap.

…’EH, WHAT’S UP DOC?

 

KANSAS: A Wichita man accidently blew up his home while he and his brother wildly celebrated their recent $75,000 lottery prize. The 27-year old owner was refueling a butane torch, used to light their bongs containing meth and marijuana, when the flames and fumes touched off a huge explosion.

KA –BOOM, KA-BOOM, ALL TOO SOON… KA-BOOM…

 

MICHIGAN: Police in a Detroit suburb responded to calls of a car driving erratically on a highway and were shocked to find a 6-year old boy behind the wheel. The boy told police he was hungry and had been driving to get some Chinese food, but he had hit a street sign and was now trying to drive himself to a car dealer to fix the damage.

SOUNDS LIKE A VERY SMART KID, BUT IT MUST HAVE BEEN A SMALL CAR FOR HIM TO BE ABLE TO REACH THE PEDDALS AND STIR…

 

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