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Alleged Robber Leaves His Jail ID Behind
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - Kern County sheriff's deputies said they've never seen a less cagey suspect. James Paul Egan allegedly robbed a 7-Eleven at gunpoint, taking care to conceal his identity by covering his face with a blue bandanna, and wearing a knit hat and gloves.
Then he ran into the backyard of a nearby house, and threw out all the allegedly incriminating articles: the bandanna, the gloves, the hat, a .357-caliber Magnum handgun, and the jacket he'd been wearing - with his county jail property identification card in the pocket.
The card had his photograph, date of birth and jail booking number.
Deputies recognized him as the 21-year-old Egan, looked up his address and found him hiding in the attic of his home. He'd tried to disguise himself by shaving his head - and leaving all the hair in the kitchen trash can, deputies said.
01/05/04 11:36
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call him STUPID!!!! hahaha thanks to his stupidity the case was solved! note for the mods: i was unsure if this shouldve been posted in the funny/joke forum or this one despite its humor and it being on the odd news -- so do whatever u feel is most appropriate thanks!
Alleged Robber Leaves His Jail ID Behind
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - Kern County sheriff's deputies said they've never seen a less cagey suspect. James Paul Egan allegedly robbed a 7-Eleven at gunpoint, taking care to conceal his identity by covering his face with a blue bandanna, and wearing a knit hat and gloves.
Then he ran into the backyard of a nearby house, and threw out all the allegedly incriminating articles: the bandanna, the gloves, the hat, a .357-caliber Magnum handgun, and the jacket he'd been wearing - with his county jail property identification card in the pocket.
The card had his photograph, date of birth and jail booking number.
Deputies recognized him as the 21-year-old Egan, looked up his address and found him hiding in the attic of his home. He'd tried to disguise himself by shaving his head - and leaving all the hair in the kitchen trash can, deputies said.
01/05/04 11:36
© Copyright The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained In this news report may not be published, broadcast or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
call him STUPID!!!! hahaha thanks to his stupidity the case was solved! note for the mods: i was unsure if this shouldve been posted in the funny/joke forum or this one despite its humor and it being on the odd news -- so do whatever u feel is most appropriate thanks! 
Serves him right, though! He should've not robbed the place in the first place. Now he's back in jail in no time! :roll: I guess he will never learn.
what an IDIOT.