Why They Get Caught

Every week James Lileks, one of my favorite columnists and bloggers in the Twin Cities posts his Miscreant Roundup: Police Blotter Highlights. This past week he brought to our attention one of the annual crime sprees in the frozen north. Here was one that I liked:

"Theft. A man reported that a female attempted to steal his car that was parked on the 600 block of 106th Lane NW. He said he left the vehicle unlocked, with the keys in the ignition and the car running. He did not see her in his car, but saw her running away from it. When he got to the vehicle, it had been moved and the keys were gone. He said the parking brake was on and that probably prevented the suspect from driving away."

As Lileks pointed out, the owner isn't stupid. He left the parking brake on.