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I'm with Stupid: The Lineup Podcast Spotlights 2023's Stupid Crooks

Jan. 1, 2024

A golf course port-a-potty arrest. A "Dukes of Hazzard"-style car jump. A bank burglar's fall into the lap of police. OFFICER Magazine looks at the dumb—and sometimes just unlucky—criminals of the past year.

Source Officer.com News

Joe Vince

Three of the dumb and unfortunate criminals we spotlight (from left): Following a chase, Glendale, WI, police arrest a suspect trapped in a golf course port-a-potty. A driver speeds and jumps over a tow truck during a separate traffic incident in Lowndes County, GA. A would-be bank burglar falls out of a ceiling and into a recycling bin in front of Huron, OH, police.

Every Friday, The Lineup podcast rounds up the week's most intriguing law enforcement news and goes behind the headlines. Editorial Director Frank Borelli and News Editor Joe Vince look at the stories that have people talking, and they offer their perspectives on the topics, from discussing a police department's latest recruiting and retention efforts to putting a spotlight on a daring arrest.

In our second special year-end episode, OFFICER Magazine's editorial team—Frank, Joe and Editor Paul Peluso—looks back at the laughable lawbreakers and foolhardy felons who provided a chuckle in 2023. From a fleeing suspect trapped in a port-a-potty on a Wisconsin golf course to a driver who intentionally sped and launched her car off a tow truck ramp "Dukes of Hazzard" style, we look at the just plain stupid—and in some cases, just plain unlucky—criminals of the past year.

Don't forget to check out our earlier special holiday edition of The Lineup. In this episode, Frank, Joe and Paul talk about their favorite law enforcement feel good stories of 2023.

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About the Author

Joe Vince

Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.