ANOTHER DUMB THING TO SAYIt was “too cold to walk” to an appointment, so four teens in Winnipeg, Man., Canada, stole a car to drive there. The four unnamed boys, aged 16 and 17, were caught by police. The appointment: a court-ordered training program for under-aged criminals who chronically steal cars. “This is the perfect example of where you get a lot of resources going to certain people,” said Winnipeg Detective Sergeant Kevin Kavitch. “And some people still make dumb decisions.” (Reuters)GOOD WORK IF YOU CAN GET ITAnthony Armatys, 34, of Palatine, Ill., accepted a job at the New Jersey-based telecommunications firm Avaya, but decided he didn’t want it after all and never reported for work. The company accidentally put him on its payroll, and he allegedly collected more than $469,000 in salary over the next five years. The accident was finally discovered when Armatys allegedly tried to get cash out of his company retirement account; the plan administrator thought it was fishy and notified the company. Armatys has been arrested on a charge of theft by deception. (Newark Star Ledger) …He probably complained that he never got a merit raise.Source: www.thisistrue.com
