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While out hunting, President Teddy Roosevelt's raft was stolen. In spite of the icy conditions, Teddy and his buddies built a make shift raft, sailed down river, and after three days they caught the thieves.
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When Robert Horsley tried to break into the home of a 95 year old woman, she began to repeatedly stab his hands through the door with a screw driver. Eventually Robert was found on the front porch passed out from the loss of blood.
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In 2005, a thief broke into the home of William Ellis Green, an Australian cartoonist. William managed to sketch an accurate picture of the thief which led to his immediate capture .
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When Jenar Sanders, 18, swiped the purse of an elderly woman in Chicago, she chased him for over a mile, cornered him in an alley, and gave him a bible lesson about not stealing.
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In 1994, a robber gave himself up to a squad of police officers that had surrounded the store he was robbing. Moments later he realized they were just extras on the set of a movie (The Professional).
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In 1995, MacArthur Wheeler robbed a store with lemon juice on his face. He thought that since lemon juice can be used for invisible ink, it would make his face invisible to the cameras.
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In 2010, three robbers broke into a Central Florida home thinking they had found cocaine. It turned out they were snorting the ashes of a man and his dogs.
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The New York Blackout in 1977 was apparently a critical day in the world of Hip Hop. During the blackout, lots of DJ equipment was stolen, which led to hundreds of new DJs.
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In 2006, magician David Copperfield tricked some would-be robbers into believing that he wasn't carrying anything although he had his wallet, phone, and passport.
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In 2006, a couple thieves tried to steal a koala from Rockhampton Zoo in Australia. They changed their minds, however, and opted to steal a crocodile instead after the koala proved to be too vicious.
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