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Two screwdrivers and a plumber? #AmericasDumbestCriminals #shorts

March 10, 2023 / 00:55

This episode covers a bizarre burglary incident in Madisonville involving a man with screwdrivers and a plunger, a series of nearby burglaries, and an intoxicated suspect.

In November, a couple in Madisonville was startled awake by a man armed with two screwdrivers and a plunger at their doorway. They fled their home as he attempted to break in through the patio door.

Law enforcement arrived to investigate and discovered multiple burglaries in the area, particularly in homes under construction. They also located a car in a ditch linked to the suspect.

The intoxicated man was found walking along the highway, unable to recall events leading to his arrest. He faced charges including criminal damage, trespassing, and burglary.

TLDR

A man armed with a plunger attempted to break into a Madisonville home, leading to a series of burglaries and an intoxicated suspect's arrest.

Episode

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one night last November we were called to a residence near Madisonville where a couple had awakened in the middle of the
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night to find a man looming in their doorway armed with two screwdrivers and a plunger since it was an odd time of
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day and since they had not called for either a handyman or a plumber they quickly arose from bed and ran him from
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the house he was not easily deterred however and then went to the rear of their residence
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where he began pounding on their patio door with the plungers let me in exactly but he had already left the
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scene when we got there our deputies found out throughout the area and found that a number of other residents under
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construction in the area had been burglarized they also found a car that was in a ditch
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they ran the license plate to a man from the Slidell area and in fact a few minutes later located him walking down
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the highway he was extremely intoxicated he seemed unable to communicate or even
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remember how he had come to be there after the subject was arrested he was booked with criminal damage trespassing
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leaving the scene of an accident burglary and of course carrying an unregistered plunger

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Episode Highlights

  • Intruder with a Plunger
    A couple finds a man armed with screwdrivers and a plunger in their doorway.
    “Let me in!”
    @ 00m 21s
    March 10, 2023
  • Drunk and Confused
    A man is found walking down the highway, unable to recall how he got there.
    “He seemed unable to communicate.”
    @ 00m 44s
    March 10, 2023

Episode Quotes

  • He was not easily deterred.
    Two screwdrivers and a plumber? #AmericasDumbestCriminals #shorts
  • Let me in!
    Two screwdrivers and a plumber? #AmericasDumbestCriminals #shorts
  • He seemed unable to communicate.
    Two screwdrivers and a plumber? #AmericasDumbestCriminals #shorts

Key Moments

  • Midnight Intrusion00:03
  • Pounding on the Door00:19
  • Intoxicated Arrest00:47