Smart Criminals, Foolish Choices

New York City -- After executing a smooth $1.9 million jewelry heist at Tiffany's two weeks ago, the decidedly unstreetwise thieves fenced their wares directly on the streets of Times Square and Harlem. Offering $10,000 pieces for as little as $200, the group was quickly rounded up by police.

West Plains, Missouri -- A man attempting to pawn a stolen bracelet was apprehended earlier this month when the pawn shop owner recognized the jewelry -- it was his wife's.

Indianapolis -- A would-be drug user was nabbed in June after inadvertently dialing a police detective instead of his drug dealer's beeper....

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