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inept robbers get away with the dou

2007 Reader Submission
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Hi Wendy,

here is a story to give you a quick minute's laugh in your busy day and it almost resulted in an official entry ( it doesn't, of course, because luckily noone was killed). You can imagine what went through the mind of the female robber at the time of the crime....

"Two people have pleaded guilty over an armed robbery where one of the crooks was accidentally shot by his accomplice as the pair attempted to steal a bag of bread rolls.

Benjamin Jorgensen, 37, of Brooklyn, and Donna Hayes, 36, of Belgrave, pleaded guilty at Melbourne Magistrates Court over the bungled robbery at the Cuckoo Restaurant in Olinda in Melbourne's outer east on April 1 this year.

They planned the robbery after Hayes was tipped off by an unnamed person that the manager of the restaurant would have at least $30,000 in a plastic bag at the end of the shift, according to a police summary tendered to the court.

As the manager left the restaurant after midnight carrying a plastic bag, Jorgensen pointed a loaded sawn-off shotgun at him and demanded he hand over the bag.

Jorgensen then accidentally discharged the firearm as his accomplice ran up to him from behind, shooting her in the left hip.

In another twist to the saga, instead of $30,000, the bag contained $5 worth of bread rolls.

The pair - who were previously a couple....etc, etc"

from today's online newspaper.

Submitted on 07/24/2007

Submitted by: Alex
Reference: The Age /www.theage.com.au

Copyright © 2007 DarwinAwards.com

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
That's a pretty expensive bag of rolls they tried to steal! I don't think they'll be doing any bragging about their crime.


Chip said:
Neutral: For Darwin's Eyes
Thanks Alex. We already have this one from several weeks ago, but I think that the version you sent has enough additional information to warrant asking Wendy to take a look.


James said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
This is certainly more than a dumb crook story, it's "Laurel and Hardy"! I too will have Darwin look at this one...Thanks, Alex!


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