When incredible crimes come up in conversation, writers always say, “you just can’t make that stuff up, tell me more.” Thus the creation of Crazy Crimes on Twitter.
Whenever I hang out with writer friends, they always tell me about crimes they’ve read in the paper, especially ones that might win a Dumb Criminal award.
I have limitations about what I can talk about since I’m still working in law enforcement, so to deflect attention off myself yet serve my fellow writers, I created Crazy Crimes on Twitter. If you follow Crazy Crimes, you’ll get one Crazy Crime a day at 5:05 am pacific (as long as the auto post technology works). Most will provoke a reaction from, “No way” to laughter. I’ve been around enough criminals to know they can laugh at themselves. too.
A few of my favorites include: juvenile who got caught in a chase when his loose gang banger pants fell to his ankles and tripped him, woman who sued a zoo for getting splashed by dolphins, man arrested for barking at a dog, and burglars who accidentally blackened their faces with permanent markers.
You can follow on Twitter for your daily Crazy Crime – I hope they make you chuckle and maybe they might even inspire a story idea!
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