#TipsFromMasterCriminals: Often the ability to just blend in and look like a regular worker can help a heist. It also helps when the company says fuck it and "several other standard security checks were skipped."

> Thieves posed as delivery drivers to steal $500,000 in bourbon from a Philly warehouse https://qz.com/noble-oak-bourbon-theft-philadelphia-warehouse-060926

#Bourbon #whiskey #crime

$500,000 in Noble Oak bourbon stolen from Philadelphia warehouse

About 1,800 cases of Noble Oak Bourbon were taken from a North American Street facility in what the brand's owner is calling a coordinated cargo theft

Quartz

> Gangster Capitalism and Corruption in Trump’s America https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/05/29/gangster-capitalism-and-corruption-in-trumps-america/

In brief, the regime is "a culture in which excess, lawlessness, and predation are celebrated as signs of success and strength."

#TipsFromMasterCriminals: Want to succeed as a gangster? Be more like Carlo Gambino and less like John Gotti.

#PendejoInChief #GOP #PartyOfStupid #corruption #exploitation #ThisIsAmerica

Gangster Capitalism and Corruption in Trump’s America

Corruption has never been far from the center of American politics. Some of the most notorious scandals stretch from the cronyism of Warren G. Harding to the abuses of power exposed during the Watergate scandal under Richard Nixon. Yet many historians argue that what distinguishes What distinguishes Donald Trump from earlier corrupt presidencies is that corruption no longer operates behind closed doors, shielded by the liberal rituals of institutional legitimacy and the euphemisms of political decorum. Under Trump, corruption is performed openly as spectacle, celebrated as a sign of strength, wealth, vengeance, and personal loyalty.

CounterPunch.org

#TipsFromMasterCriminals: Stealing a gun and then playing with it and stupidly shooting your friend will not make you gangsta either.

> 'What did you do?': Friends passing around gun pretending to shoot one another shocked when firearm goes off and kills one of them, DA says https://lawandcrime.com/crime/what-did-you-do-friends-passing-around-gun-pretending-to-shoot-one-another-shocked-when-firearm-goes-off-and-kills-one-of-them-da-says/

#stupid #crime

Friends laughing while passing around gun shocked when firearm goes off and kills man: DA

Three friends were sitting inside a Pennsylvania bedroom passing a stolen gun around when one of them fatally shot another in the head, authorities say.

Law & Crime

#TipsFromMasterCriminals: Stealing a gun from someone else then getting it taken back and shot with it will not make you gangsta.

> Man goes into Target with gun shoved in pants after swiping it from pal, gets it ripped away from him by the friend and blasted in front of horrified shoppers: Cops https://lawandcrime.com/crime/man-goes-into-target-with-gun-shoved-in-pants-after-swiping-it-from-pal-gets-it-ripped-away-from-him-by-the-friend-and-blasted-in-front-of-horrified-shoppers-cops/

#crime #stupid

Man takes gun from pal in Target who had it tucked in pant leg, blasts him with it: Police

An Arizona man allegedly thought it would be a good idea to walk into a Target with a gun in his pants after swiping it from a pal's car. Cops say the friend found him, got the gun back, and shot him.

Law & Crime

#TipsFromMasterCriminals: FFS, don't advertise your illegal activity on #SocialMedia, especially not while wearing your professional uniform.

> Dodgers pitcher, horse racing jockeys linked to cockfighting in Puerto Rico
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-14/dodgers-pitcher-horse-racing-jockeys-linked-to-cockfighting-puerto-rico

#PuertoRico #crime #BackInTheUSColony #MastodonPR

Dodgers pitcher, horse racing jockeys linked to cockfighting in Puerto Rico

All-Star closer Edwin Díaz and brothers Jose and Irad Ortiz were allegedly linked to illegal cockfighting in Puerto Rico through social media posts, according to reporting from USA Today.

Los Angeles Times
NY man shows up drunk to pick friend up from DWI arrest: cops

Antone Glionna, 25, of Hagaman, turned up outside the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office to drive his pal home after he was released from custody on Saturday.

New York Post

#TipsFromMasterCriminals: don't use your mobile device to search for #crime advice or otherwise incriminate yourself.

> Cell phone users can't stop incriminating themselves https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/cell-phones-users-cant-stop-incriminating-themselves/

Cell phone users can't stop incriminating themselves

People confide almost everything to their phones.

Ars Technica

#TipsFromMasterCriminals: "Daddies don't raise your sons to become snitches." 🎶

> 7-year-old called cops on dad for leaving him alone in car to gamble on 'skill machines' for over an hour: Police https://lawandcrime.com/crime/7-year-old-called-cops-on-dad-for-leaving-him-alone-in-car-to-gamble-on-skill-machines-for-over-an-hour-police/

#crime

With apologies to Ed Bruce.

7-year-old called cops on dad who left him alone in car to gamble on skill machines: Cops

Jason Eddy is accused of leaving his 7-year-old son alone in his car while he went into a convenient store to play a gambling machine for more than an hour.

Law & Crime

#TipsFromMasterCriminals: how NOT to commit arson.

> Wild video shows burglar going up in flames while trying to torch cannabis dispensary https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/us-news/wild-video-shows-burglar-going-up-in-flames-while-trying-to-torch-cannabis-dispensary/

#crime #fire #stupid 🔥

Wild video shows burglar going up in flames while trying to torch cannabis dispensary

“It was definitely amateur hour for sure,” said the dispensary’s owner.

New York Post

#TipsFromMasterCriminals: While we appreciate the creativity of the scam, may we suggest varying the food item used in said scheme? You know, some chicken tenders here, a sandwich there, a soda next, so on.

> Chick-fil-A employee accused of stealing $80,000 with mac https://nypost.com/2026/04/29/us-news/chick-fil-a-employee-accused-of-stealing-80000-with-mac-cheese-scheme/

#crime #FastFood

Chick-fil-A employee accused of stealing $80,000 with mac & cheese scheme

The accused fraudster allegedly rang up 800 phony orders after being fired from the Texas restaurant.

New York Post