world's dumbest criminals

What are these guys doing stealing a 2001 Mustang anyways? American cars suck, and I know because I used to own one. The details are just too funny. One of these clowns was actually found wearing the same shirt he was wearing while taking pictures of himself in a stolen car right before leaving the camera in the abandoned vehicle. Damn going joyriding can be fun, but don't leave behind such evidence. Whenever I steal a car I always wear gloves, and I don't bring a camera.

Car theft suspects foiled by fingerprints, photos
06:46 AM CST on Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Associated Press

REDLANDS, Calif. - Police in California say they had a lot of help nabbing a pair of car theft suspects -- from the suspects themselves. The men left behind not only fingerprints, but also photos of themselves sitting inside and standing outside the stolen 2001 Ford Mustang, police said.

The photos were taken with a disposable camera the suspects found in the Mustang, which they left behind when they abandoned the car. "These are not the brightest people," said Carl Baker, a Redlands police department spokesman.

The fingerprints and photos led police to the Redlands home of Albert Engelsman on Friday. Police say he was wearing the same shirt he had on in the photographs. "Once he was confronted with this evidence, he pretty much realized he was done in," Baker said. Engelsman, 28, was charged with grand theft auto and possession of stolen property, Baker said. He is free on bail.

An arrest warrant on the same charges has been issued for his alleged accomplice, Matthew Montanez, 22, of Rialto, Baker said. Both men have unlisted telephone numbers. Redlands is about 80 miles east of Los Angeles.