A genius attempted to rob a muffler shop in Chicago on Monday. According to this story, the employees told the robber that the manager, who wasn’t there, was the only one that could open the safe. The robber gave the employees his phone number — they were to call him when the manager got in and the safe could be opened. Needless to say the employees were much smarter than the brainless bandit and called the police who foiled his plan.

In Boston a burglar stole some gifts from under a neighbor’s Christmas Tree, then returned for his TV. Obviously not the brightest bulb on the strand, the crook was nabbed when police followed the trail of tinsel from the crime scene right to his door. Reported by KDKA News.