'Clown Bandit' Bungles Liquor Shop Heist
Posted on: Friday, 30 January 2004, 06:00 CST
Police in the St. Louis area are calling it the case of the "Clown Bandit." A man created a comedy of errors as he broke into a liquor store earlier this week.
The crook was seen on surveillance video stealing booze. But just off camera, he slammed face first into a door. Then he lost his balance, slipped and fell.
He also grabbed some cigarettes and a magazine, police said, and bagged his own goods. But he couldn't get out the window where he came in so he threw all of the stolen items out the window. The liquor bottles then broke.
The man went away empty-handed, police say. The stolen goods were valued at $30.
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