And the movie keeps writing itself. In Queensland Australia, a pair of wannabe thieves performed a heist worthy of Oceans 11. They broke into a toilet behind a series of shops, and they diagrammed a tunnel clearly inspired by the great Wile E. Coyote. The intention was to land safely and unannounced in the back room of an independent jewelery store. The pair burrowed under the strip of stores, and they they broke through the floor, they robbed the place…except that these mathematicians ended up in the KFC next door. Undeterred and wanting to make the most of the opportunity, they robbed that place and its customers of 2600 dollars, as well as an 8 piece meal with mashed potatoes and a biscuit.
What makes this story insane to me is that this was the third robbery attempt THAT DAY! They had previously tried, unsuccessfully, breaking the front store window with spark plugs. After that, they tried coming in through the back but ended up in an animal charity. Not ones to miss an opportunity, they stole the donation box worth a whopping 50 bucks.
Bungling Robber seems to be a full time job in Australia, as opposed to Police Officer, which seems to be operating on a strictly volunteer basis.