Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Dumb Crook: Man attempting to rob church with gun shaped lighter tackled by parishioners - Held for police


BARNSTABLE, Massachusetts - Police in Massachusetts say churchgoers in a Cape Cod town tackled a would-be robber who tried to steal a collection box during a service. Investigators say Clyde Bridges showed up Sunday at the Hyannis Foursquare Portuguese Church wearing a mask and carrying a cigarette lighter shaped like a gun. Officers arrived to find the 45-year-old being held on the ground by parishioners who had tackled him and ripped off the mask. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Marty Shoes