Mugger Calls Police For Help

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:24:41 +0000

There’s an old expression amongst San Diego criminal lawyers that says if you do something stupid, don’t do something else stupid to make it worse. Someone must have failed to teach that lesson to a robber who was assaulted by a bystander. Rather than take the hint that the jig was up and it was time to run, the mugger instead called the police, claiming the man assaulted him.

Unsurprisingly, the police quickly were able to figure out the truth behind the “attack” and arrested the mugger after the 83 year-old robbery victim confirmed that he was being defended by the bystander.

To read more about the story, see the article in Sign On San Diego. Image Via threephin [Flickr].

Bank Robber, Age 69, ‘Did It For The Mortgage’

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:22:56 +0000

With the recession in full swing, a growing number of people have been finding themselves in desperate situations. As a result, many of these ordinary people have been turning to crimes they never would have imagined performing only a few years ago. One example of this phenomenon is the increasing number of people in Texas who have turned to setting their cars on fire to collect the insurance money and pay off the mountain of debt incurred through the vehicle purchase.

Another example is Michael Casey Wilson, an elderly San Diegian who claims he robbed a local Bank of America branch only so he and his wife, 73, could avoid foreclosure. Wilson says he needed to pay $50,000 in order to pay the mortgage and keep himself and his wife off the streets. He was able to obtain $100,000 in the robbery, but was arrested only a few blocks away while sitting on the porch of a local home, apparently exhausted.

“I’ve never done a bad thing in my life,” Wilson told a television reporter. “But you get desperate; I guess you throw all that … out the window.”

While this sympathetic excuse will not help Wilson avoid punishment, it may very well help his San Diego criminal attorney obtain minimal sentencing in the courts. His medical conditions, including sleep apenia, severe arthritis and heart problems, may also keep him out of prison and under clinical care.

To read more about Wilson’s sad story, see the article on the LA Times Blog. Image Via Alberto Veiga [Flickr]

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Mugger Calls Police For Help

Bank Robber, Age 69, ‘Did It For The Mortgage’