Stealing from a Baby

This time, we travel not too far from where I live to award the latest “Are You Thinking” award. Located up in Sheboygan, WI an example of nearly unfathomable stupidity took place. A 30 year old guy broke into a home with a mother and 2yr old daughter at home to steal money from the 2 yr olds piggy bank.

“SHEBOYGAN, Wis. - A man has been charged with sneaking into a toddler's bedroom and stealing $20 from a piggy bank while the 2-year-old girl slept. Authorities say DNA evidence linked Ryan A. Mueller, 30, of Sheboygan Falls to the crime that occurred Aug. 10 in Wilson.

Authorities say the girl's mother was in another room with another child when she saw a light turn on in her 2-year-old daughter's room. She walked into the girl's bedroom and saw a man shaking the piggy bank as the girl slept.

The man fled before police arrived, stealing the money but leaving the piggy bank. Authorities say blood was found on a window blind where the burglar had forced his way into the home.

Mueller was charged Thursday with felony burglary, which carries a
penalty of up to 9 1/2 years in prison. His bond was set at $10,000, and a preliminary hearing was set for next Wednesday. Messages left Friday for his defense attorney, the prosecutor in the case and for Mueller at the jail were not immediately returned.”

A 2 yr olds piggybank!!! We can only hope this guy was on drugs that led him to think he could get any kind of substantial amount of money from a 2 yr olds piggybank. Otherwise, he has to rank as one of the dumbest criminals to date. Then again, looking at his AP wire photo he might not have been on drugs. Are his synapses firing?

For trying to take money from a baby, he deserves the “Are You Thinking?” award. Now, do I need to acquire safety measures for my 6 yr old daughter’s “Incredibles bank?” She likes Violet so maybe we can install a force field projector inside of it.