Down below I related a story about confronting some kids who had broken into my neighhbor's car. They got away, but dropped a backpack full of stolen goods.
I got a call from a detective yesterday; he asked me if I thought I could identify the perpetrators. They had two kids in custody. I told him no, too dark.
I asked him how they caught the guys...
"The backpack we recovered
had a school ID in it. We arrested the guy and he fingered his buddy, who was kind enough to confess. Their cases have been handed over to the DA and it looks good for convictions. Your ID of them would have been the icing on the cake."
I chuckled. Cop said "Yeah, we don't often catch the smart ones."
Again, Please no replies - I don't want to continue with an off-topic. Just thought I'd share my joy
