Weird but true! stupid criminals : 150 brainless baddies busted, plus wacky facts

Did you hear the one about the crook who broke into a vending machine and then left a trail of cheese curls all the way to his hideout? Or the burglar who left his wallet in an apartment he robbed, and actually went back to get it? Or how about the runaway criminal who got stuck in a drainpipe? Base...

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Corporate Author: National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Other Authors: Cocotos, Tom Nick
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2012.
Series:National Geographic kids.
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