{"id":121184,"date":"2022-01-01T07:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=121184"},"modified":"2021-12-31T22:36:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T03:36:06","slug":"stupid-people-of-the-week-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=121184","title":{"rendered":"Stupid people of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Woman caught with knives hidden in Darth Vader teddy bear<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>Darth Vader doesn\u2019t use knives.<\/p>\n<p>Workers at the Philadelphia International Airport discovered a woman seemingly attempting to sneak two knives through airport security. Apparently, the woman had chosen a truly unique hiding spot.<\/p>\n<p>TSA Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein confirmed on Twitter that a woman traveling through the Philadelphia airport was caught with two knives hidden inside a Darth Vader teddy bear. TSA officers said that the back of the stuffed animal appeared to have been resewn shut.<\/p>\n<p>The doll belonged to the woman\u2019s 9-year-old son.<\/p>\n<p>TSA officers detected the two knives when the bear was put through an X-ray machine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lions and tigers and bears&#8211;oh my,&#8221; Farbstein wrote. &#8220;Oh no, no, no! TSA officers at Philadelphia International Airport detected two knives concealed inside a child\u2019s stuffed animal yesterday. TSA officers noticed the back of the bear appeared to have been resewn. Toy belonged to a 9-year-old boy traveling with his mom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is just the latest story of TSA officers protecting travelers.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News previously reported that a TSA officer at Newark Liberty International Airport saved a baby from choking. Cecilia Morales reportedly heard frantic calls for help from the family and jumped into action.<\/p>\n<p>The 2-month-old baby\u2019s mother started calling for help when she picked the infant up from his car seat carrier and noticed that he had stopped breathing.<\/p>\n<p>Morales performed the Heimlich maneuver on the infant by placing him face down on her arm and patting his back. EMTs eventually arrived on the scene and provided the infant with oxygen. The TSA reported that the child is doing well.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yup. TSA proves their use. They protect you from the butter knives you pretend don&#8217;t exist!<\/p>\n<p>Source; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/woman-caught-knives-hidden-darth-vader-teddy-bear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Police Say FL Man Stole Alligator, Tried to Throw It onto Liquor Store Roof<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>A Florida man is accused of grabbing an alligator by its tail and slamming it against a building and onto the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Daytona Beach Shores police officers said William Hodge also attempted to throw the reptile onto the roof of a building on South Atlantic Ave. around 3 a.m. on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Officers said they spotted Hodge slinging the alligator against a building awning of Metz Lounge and throwing the gator on the ground, stomping on it twice.<\/p>\n<p>When officers made contact with Hodge, they said he immediately raised his hands up and was taken into custody.<\/p>\n<p>Hodge said he jumped a fence to an alligator enclosure and stole the gator, according to an arrest report. Officers said when they asked Hodge what he was doing when he was throwing the alligator in the air, he advised he was &#8220;teaching it a lesson.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hodge was charged with animal cruelty, possession and injury of an alligator, unarmed burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, petit theft, and criminal mischief.<\/p>\n<p>He was transported to Volusia County Branch Jail.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Source; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/news\/florida-man-arrested-after-abusing-alligator-in-daytona-beach-shores\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fox 35<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\u2018Thief\u2019 caught after trying to rob same bank two days in a row<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>They say criminals always return to the scene of the crime \u2014 but a bumbling California bank robber didn\u2019t even wait a day before he came back to the branch he allegedly knocked over.<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Brown, 33, was busted after he tried to rob the same Fountain Valley Chase bank two days in a row, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The San Diego resident took off with \u201ca large amount of cash\u201d after he slipped a stickup note to a teller at the Newhope Street Chase at 3 p.m. Monday, Fountain Valley police said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>But the dough apparently wasn\u2019t enough for Brown, who came back to the bank the next morning and tried to rob it again, cops said.<\/p>\n<p>Police arrived at around 11:15 a.m. and arrested him without incident, according to the release.<\/p>\n<p>Brown had an outstanding arrest warrant and a rap sheet that included previous robbery convictions in San Diego, police stated.<\/p>\n<p>He is being held on $170,000 bail in Orange County Jail and facing multiple robbery charges, the release said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Source; <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/10\/07\/thief-caught-after-trying-to-rob-same-bank-two-days-in-a-row-cops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NY Post<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Brainless crooks busted for kidnapping next to NYPD training center<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>They picked the wrong spot for a kidnapping.<\/p>\n<p>A group of bumbling crooks were busted for allegedly forcing a victim into a car and holding him for ransom \u2014 just feet from an NYPD training center, police said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The would-be abductors allegedly lured the 19-year-old victim to New Utrecht Avenue and 72nd Street in Bensonhurst at 10 p.m. Wednesday after agreeing to buy his car on Facebook Marketplace, police said.<\/p>\n<p>When he arrived, six brutes allegedly pushed him into a vehicle as one of them flashed a fake gun, according to cops.<\/p>\n<p>They then blindfolded him and demanded $10,000 from his cousin over the phone for his safe return.<\/p>\n<p>But the quick-thinking cousin traced the victim\u2019s phone to the area as the kidnappers moved east, pinging it at Floyd Bennett Field \u2014 an NYPD training facility that\u2019s often crawling with cops.<\/p>\n<p>Officers from the 62nd and the 63rd precincts, along with city Parks Department police, rushed to the area and the alleged kidnappers were arrested at 11:50 p.m., according to police.<\/p>\n<p>The six men were in custody Thursday afternoon with charges pending, according to the NYPD.<\/p>\n<p>The victim reported a minor stomach injury.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Source; <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/05\/27\/crooks-busted-for-kidnapping-next-to-nypd-training-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NY Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Woman caught with knives hidden in Darth Vader teddy bear Darth Vader doesn\u2019t use knives. 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