Keystone Kops
1. "Sarajevo police attempt to catch bank robbers by hitching ride in streetcar"
< http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2004/09/10/623622-ap.html >
"It was the talk of the town on Friday: two policemen trying to catch two bank
robbers hopped on a streetcar because they lacked a car"
2. "Burglar escapes in police car"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1152054.html >
"Two Dutch policemen were embarrassed when a burglar stole their patrol car as
they chased his getaway driver on foot"
3. "Suspect dodges police to nick patrol car"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1043535.html >
"When the police got out of their car and attempted to arrest the man, he
dodged past them and escaped in the police car"
4. "Belgian police red-faced as Dutroux van drives off with door open"
< http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1056770.htm >
"Television pictures showed the green police van leaving the Palace of Justice
in Arlon, south-east Belgium, with one of the doors to its trunk wide open as
it began the 300 metre trip to the nearby jail"
5. "Police 'missed burglar under the bed'"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_852679.html >
"Police searched a Blackburn man's house after reports of a break-in - but
missed the suspected burglar hiding under a bed"
6. "French police unwittingly aide jewellery thief"
< http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200411/s1243493.htm >
"The man, identified only as Yves, told the officers he had lost his keys and
needed their help to get into the shop. They kindly obliged, calling in a
locksmith to pry open the door"
7. "Police car stolen from police HQ"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1112418.html >
"Romanian police are investigating how one of their cars was stolen in broad
daylight from outside their national headquarters"
8. "Courthouse cafeteria in a twist over doughnut bandit"
< http://www.theksbwchannel.com/news/3915865/detail.html >
"[I]t doesn't look good to have someone stealing donuts a few feet from dozens
of sheriff's deputies"
9. "Policeman rips hole in royal oil painting"
< http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp%3Fstory=551921 >
"A policeman who was determined to protect a royal oil painting from thieves
accidentally tore a gaping hole in its canvas"
For those unfamiliar with the Keystone Kops:
< http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Kops >
