Not all shoplifters and thieves are stupid. But, boy, some of them sure are. As a counselor for theft and shoplifiting classes I can tell you I have heard some stories, but the following tales are right up there with the most outrageous.

A shoplifter In England stole £400 ($700) of goods from a store – only 30 minutes after being arrested on suspicion of stealing from the same place.

Boy is he dumb!

Scott Craig was spotted by staff taking razors and whiskey. The 28-year-old was stopped on his way out of the supermarket by police, and the goods returned to the shop.

Craig returned to the store just 30 minutes after being bailed by police on suspicion of stealing a separate £600 of goods from the same store.

The story goes he arrived the first time at 9.10pm. He picked up a basket and filled it with goods before taking it into the bathroom. When he came out of the can, the basket was empty and he tried to leave the shop, but was stopped by officers on his way out.

Craig has been out of trouble for three years. Previously he had problems with drugs, including heroin, but got himself off them. He has relapsed and says he needs some help again.

Ponder that for a second before reading on.

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Christopher R. Prince tried to take a pair of sneakers from Wal-Mart without paying for them, and then two days later attempted to steal a bracelet from J.C. Penney at the Bangor Mall in Maine.

The 27-year-old thief was arrested for theft both times by Officer Dan Sanborn.

Prince was arrested at Wal-Mart about noon on a Thursday. The second arrest occurred around 11 a.m. Saturday and brought with it a charge of violating his bail conditions from the previous arrest.

Prince has a history of theft convictions, with others for violating conditions of release, operating a vehicle while his license was suspended or revoked, disorderly conduct, and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants.

Not all thieves are intellectually changed. The se most definitely are not sharpest tools in the shed. I certainly believe a class at stoptheftclass.com could re-train their thought processes to keep them from falling victim to their shoplifting tendencies.

Sources: http://www.shieldsgazette.com and http://bangordailynews.com