Crooks celebrate Xmas


Criminals aren’t taking the holiday off. In fact, they’re marking it with strange crimes.

Criminals aren’t taking the holiday off. In fact, they’re marking it with strange crimes.

Teens in Ohio have stabbed an inflatable Frosty the snowman, and thieves snatched nearly three dozen baby Jesus dolls in Chicago.

One man dressed up as Santa has been arrested in South Carolina for trying to kidnap a little girl.

Police say Marcus McCoy and his girlfriend, Tanya White, trailed UPS trucks in Indiana and Illinois for about a month. They allegedly waited until the drivers dropped off the packages, then grabbed the loot for themselves.

The lumpen of any society gravitate to below the depths of acceptable behavior — even among criminals. They should be judged accordingly.

Posted: Mon - December 25, 2006 at 09:18 AM