Somebody enjoys their job:

A Des Moines homeowner found messages in spray paint, some of them profane, around his house when he returned Wednesday afternoon.

Raymond Kling, 32, found messages like “Got ya,” and “U Lose,” and “Ugly couch,” written on the walls and doors, furniture and cabinets. The burglar spray painted clothes.

[more] via Burglar scrawls messages in spray paint | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com.

 

Penny-wise, pound your head on a gas pump stupid:

Hoskinson has a prior conviction for robbery. On Oct. 9, 2007, Hoskinson stole $409 and beer from a Speedway. He was identified as the robber because he used his Speedy Rewards card at the gas pump before demanding money from the clerk.

via Convenience store clerks hit robber with broom | Zanesville Times Recorder | zanesvilletimesrecorder.com.

 

The furtive but fervent Taxonomic Liberation Front strikes again:

HOQUIAM, Wash. (AP) – Police say a man was carrying a dead weasel when he burst into an apartment and assaulted a man in Washington state.

The victim asked, “Why are you carrying a weasel?” Police said the attacker answered, “It’s not a weasel, it’s a marten,” then punched him in the nose and fled.

[more] via Man carrying dead weasel accused of assault.

 

The Associated Press:

COLUMBIA, Mo. | Public health officials in Columbia have asked an ice cream shop to cool it with the cicada-flavored ice cream that customers apparently can’t get enough of.

Sparky’s Homemade Ice Cream sold out its only batch of the insect-filled snack within hours of its June 1 debut. Employees collected the bountiful bugs in their backyards and removed most of the dead cicadas’ wings

[more] via www.kansascity.com | 06/07/2011 | Health officials nix cicada ice cream.