Not Exactly a Criminal Mastermind

@paigea (36317)

Canada

October 30, 2016 5:51pm CST

This news item made me chuckle. A man in Sherwood Park, Alberta had three instruments stolen from his home. A banjo, a fiddle and a guitar. A few days later the thief entered a music store and tried to sell them the 3 instruments. One of the cases had a sticker on it from that music store. The man who's instruments had been stolen owned the music store.

When the employee heard that the man had a banjo, a fiddle and a guitar to sell he agreed to buy them as he was pretty sure they would be his bosses missing instruments. The thief brought them in and the employee said he would have to keep them as they were stolen. Upon hearing that, the thief grabbed one of them and ran out. The staff got his licence number. I haven't heard if he was caught but I am sure he will be.

Music to his ears: Stolen fiddle and banjo returned to owner

Just over a week after the two-time grand North American fiddle champion's prized fiddle and banjo were stolen from his Sherwood Park home, the instruments are now back where they belong.

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

31 Oct 16

Nice to hear a good ending for a change. And lol! Idiot!

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

31 Oct 16

Idiot is right.

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@moffittjc (121612)

• Gainesville, Florida

31 Oct 16

Sometimes bad stories end up having a happy ending! And sometimes, crooks aren't very smart!

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@moffittjc (121612)

• Gainesville, Florida

31 Oct 16

@paigea Maybe he doesn't know how to read? lol

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

31 Oct 16

This one was not smart. Gave me a chuckle when I heard it.

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

31 Oct 16

@moffittjc This story surely belongs there. He could have seen that the store's sticker was on the case!

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@AmbiePam (92871)

• United States

31 Oct 16

I bet he's really nervous right now.

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

31 Oct 16

Hopefully he is caught by now. I heard it on the radio a couple of days ago.

@1hopefulman (45120)

• Canada

8 Nov 16

Well that sounds like music to my ears! I hope they get him and lock him away.

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@1hopefulman (45120)

• Canada

8 Nov 16

@paigea They should? He is a thief, isn't he?

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

8 Nov 16

@1hopefulman It just seems like sometimes the sentance isn't jail time.

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

8 Nov 16

I am sure he is caught by now. But if they have the goods back, will they actually give him jail time?

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

1 Nov 16

That serves him right, and I hope he gets caught.

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

2 Nov 16

I hope so. They got his licence number so it should be easy.

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@KnehKnah (3584)

• Philippines

8 Nov 16

Am glad because the stolen musical instruments arw now back to its owner.

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@KnehKnah (3584)

• Philippines

8 Nov 16

@paigea Me too!

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

8 Nov 16

I like a story with a happy ending.

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@bunnybon7 (50973)

• Holiday, Florida

31 Oct 16

a lot of dumb criminals out there. dumb to steal in the first place.

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

1 Nov 16

Yes, and nice when they get caught.

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@tammys85 (30086)

• Baltimore, Maryland

1 Nov 16

What an idiot; for stealing in the first place and bringing them back to the store.

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@tammys85 (30086)

• Baltimore, Maryland

1 Nov 16

@paigea Oh I know, I read that in the post, he's an idiot lol. I hope they catch him since he was enough of a jerk to steal them in the first place.

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

1 Nov 16

He was a bit unlucky. He stole the instruments from the man's home and then went to sell them at a music store. Only the man owns the music store.

But one of the cases had a sticker on it from that music store so he could easily have assumed that the people at the store had some connection to that instrument.

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@Letranknight2015 (51969)

• Philippines

1 Nov 16

Wow, that was quite fast!

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

2 Nov 16

Yes, it was a quick result!

@jstory07 (139725)

• Roseburg, Oregon

31 Oct 16

That was a smart employee that acted on what he knew and tried to get the instruments back.

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

31 Oct 16

Yes. I guess it would have been quite a coincidence if someone was selling a banjo, fiddle and guitar a few days after those were the exact three stolen. So, he thought quickly.

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@marlina (154131)

• Canada

10 Dec 16

A dumb thief! @paigea

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

10 Dec 16

Dumb thief but it was an entertaining story to listen to on the radio.

@JamesHxstatic (29413)

• Eugene, Oregon

31 Oct 16

That is such a sweet ending!

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

31 Oct 16

Yes, I got a kick out of it when I heard it on the radio.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317089)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

31 Oct 16

I'm glad the owner was able to get two of the instruments back and hope he gets the other as well.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317089)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

1 Nov 16

@paigea Me too.

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

31 Oct 16

By now, he may have. I hope so.

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@norcal (4889)

• Franklinton, North Carolina

7 Nov 16

Great story!

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

7 Nov 16

It gave me a chuckle.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

1 Nov 16

Stupid thief! He will go to jail for sure, his world has gotten smaller.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

1 Nov 16

@paigea That's the trouble with people, once they get the things back they don't file case anymore this is why thieves just repeat stealing over and over again.

@paigea (36317)

• Canada

1 Nov 16

I wonder if he will go to jail. If they get everything back he may get off easy.

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

1 Nov 16

@salonga That happens. But even if it goes to court, he might not get a very severe sentence since the instruments are all returned.

@Freelanzer (10743)

• Canada

8 Jan 17

That is what you call a dumb crimminal

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@TheHorse (218933)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Nov 16

I enjoy stupid criminal stories. A friend of mine got her Martin HD-28 stolen at a music festival. We just don't expect that kind of thing at music festivals.

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@TheHorse (218933)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Nov 16

@paigea I go to the Grass Valley Father's Day Bluegrass festival every year. We leave our instruments lying all over the place and never think about it.

@paigea (36317)

• Canada

5 Nov 16

That is too bad. Yes, there are some places where we think our things should be safe.

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

5 Nov 16

@TheHorse That is what we expect at a place like that. Like leaving our stuff out when we are camping. I have learned that there is a lot of theft at ski hills though, where everyone leaves their equipment outside when they go in for lunch.

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Claudia Kirkland

@CRK109 (14556)

• United States

31 Oct 16

What an idiot! I just hope he doesn't harm the instrument along the way. That would be tragic.

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Claudia Kirkland

@CRK109 (14556)

• United States

1 Nov 16

@paigea I love this story. It's so ridiculous that it's hard to believe someone didn't just make it up, you know? Hard to believe people can ruin their lives so totally!

@paigea (36317)

• Canada

1 Nov 16

@CRK109 It is ridiculous. lol

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

1 Nov 16

Yes, at least they got the two back right away. On the radio they did say the one instrument got dropped as the thief ran out but it was not damaged.

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@andriaperry (116936)

• Anniston, Alabama

31 Oct 16

Unbelievable!

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

31 Oct 16

Just what I thought.

@MarymargII (12422)

• Toronto, Ontario

1 Nov 16

Now that is the world when it works at it's best---haha! I love it!

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

4 Nov 16

@MarymargII I know. What a way to live,

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

2 Nov 16

Yes, if only we could count on results like that.

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@MarymargII (12422)

• Toronto, Ontario

4 Nov 16

@paigea ha! I'm sure they were shocked when they first realized how dumb they were!

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