Two house robbers are in the running for South Africa’s dumbest crook award after they pressed the panic alarm instead of the gate remote.
According to police spokesperson Captain Jethro Mtshali, the two broke into a complex on the corner of Outeniqua and Stanley Road in Pomona, east of Johannesburg, by lifting the gate off the rail.
They stole a plasma TV and remote controls, an external hard drive and other valuables.
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Robbers press panic button instead of gate remote
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