Thursday, July 17, 2008

World's dumbest criminals . . . but we'll probably keep 'em.

Did you read about the armed robbery gone awry in Denton? A bewigged armed robber sporting sunglasses demanded money at Pizza Patron. As worker Stephanie Martinez was removing money from the cash drawer, another employee attacked the thief. As he did so, the thief's wig fell off, and Mrs. Martinez received quite a surprise. The thief was her father, Benjamin Ramirez.

Ramirez fled to a waiting pickup occupied by Sonia Palacios, Miss Martinez's mother, and Jose Miguel Martinez, Mrs. Martinez's husband. Police believe Mrs. Martinez to be completely innocent of the crime. And guess what. . . Ramirez and Palacios have immigration violations filed against them. Will they be deported? Past experience indicates they probably will not (the guy who was randomly shooting at vehicles in the Garland/Mesquite area a couple of weeks ago had earlier been found guilty of armed robbery).

"Robber's identity shocks worker." The Dallas Morning News; July 15, 2008; p. 1B.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Perhaps we just need to read the paper call the department of immigration. Evidently there is a lack of communication between our legal system and the department immigration. Your neice has a friend who calls immigration often to turn in illegals. They come and get 'em too!