I've read these on another board and decisded to post 'em here...
An uniform burgler who stole a 300-year-old violin, returned it to its owner's door in Munich, Germany, with a note complaining that it was out of tune. The violin was worth $80,000.
While lightening the load of a security van by 160,000 in May 1995, two robbers in Arlington, Texas, foolishly ignored the 23 Japanese tourists nearby. Although none of the visitors spoke English, they silently handed the police 39 pictures of the getaway car's license plate. The men were arrested soon after.
A purse snatcher ended up in the hospital when he tried to rob two women in the streets of Nice, France. The victims were burley transvestites who beat him up and left him with broken ribs.
More later...