This edition first broadcast on November 30, 1999.

A TURKEY OF A HEIST
They say some criminals actually want to be caught, so they subconsciously leave clues behind. But a Thanksgiving day burglary in Greenville, Pennsylvania was probably just a case of plain old stupidity. Greenville police say a 35-year-old suspect broke into a home and absconded with a fully-cooked, partially eaten turkey. He also took a large relish tray, which is what turned out to be his undoing. Witnesses saw the thief leaving the scene of the crime with the relish tray, full of goodies, precariously balanced on top of a box holding the turkey. Apparently, the trail of deviled eggs, carrot sticks, and celery he left in his wake was enough to lead police to the suspect's home, where they arrested him.

MOVE OVER JEFF GORDON -- HERE'S THE REAL WONDER BOY
An Alabama man was arrested for having his 4-year-old nephew drive him to the sheriff's department because he didn't have his drivers license. Jail employees standing in the parking lot watched in amazement as a small child drove up in a 1977 Cadillac DeVille. The boy was standing in the driver's seat behind the wheel, and his uncle was working the gas and brake from the passenger seat. The pair had driven the car that way for six miles, from the man's home in Mount Moriah to the Moultrie jail. The man's license had been taken by police duringa roadside license check. he told police he put his nephew behind the wheel because he didn't want to get in trouble by driving to the jail without a license.

HEY -- DID SOMEBODY STEP ON A DUCK?
A Scandinavian Airlines flight from London was held up for six hours last week while flight technicians searched the plane for the source of a mysterious odor -- which turned out to be coming from one of the plane's passengers. The airline evacuated all the passengers from the plane after the crew noticed an oily odor in the cabin that they thought might be a fire or fuel leak. The source of the smell turned out to be a passenger with a brand new oilskin coat. Oilskin is a cloth made waterproof by treating it with oil, and new garments often give off a pungent, oily smell. The captain of the plane ordered that the coat be stored in the plane's cargo hold.

CRACK DEALER'S STREET SMARTS LET HIM DOWN
A suspected drug dealer was arrested after selling some crack cocaine to three Vancouver police officers, even though all three were wearing full police uniforms. The cops spotted the suspicious-looking man during a routine patrol and waved a ten-dollar bill at him. The suspect took the money and handed a small quantity of crack over to them, and was arrested immediately. He told the cops that he had noticed the uniforms, but because they were in an unmarked car, he thought they were on their way to a costume party.

THIS STUFF'LL MAKE ME A FORTUNE WHEN I -- OOPS!
A burglar broke into a single-engine airplane parked at the Knox County, Ohio airport and stole several hundred dollars' worth of electronic navigation equipment, including the plane's Emergency Locator Transmitter. During the getaway, the ham-fisted thief jarred the E.L.T. hard enough to activate it, which made it pretty easy for police to track him down. (When an E.L.T. is activated, it sends a signal that looks like a small fireworks display to every air traffic control screen in the region.)

IS THAT A FAKE THINGIE IN YOUR POCKET, OR ARE YOU JUST GLAD TO SEE ME?
A heroin addict on probation for burglary tried to pull a fast one on police in San Antonio, Texas by using a fake penis to provide urine during a mandatory drug test. A probation department official who was ovserving the man provide the sample noticed right away that the "unit" was not even close to being the same color as the man's skin. Also, the urine was discharging from all different angles like a water sprinkler. The official says the man fumbled with the device, then dropped it out of his shorts, barely managing to catch it before it hit the floor. He added that the urine, which was not the suspect's, was ice cold because it had been in a refrigerator. The man, who will likely be sent to prison to serve his ten year burglary sentence, was four months away from finishing his probation.

NOBODY KNOWS LIKE DOMINOS -- ESPECIALLY THIS GUY
A pizza delivery driver in Wilmington, North Carolina was robbed during a delivery recently. When the driver arrived at the address on the order, the man inside asked for change for a 50-dollar bill. When the driver said he didn't have it, the man pulled a steak knife and demanded money. The robber then jumped in his car and drove away. The driver noted the man's license plate number and called police, who arrived a few minutes later and arrested the man when he returned home.

HEY Y'ALL -- WATCH THIS!
A 19-year-old Bowling Green, Ohio, student had his head bloodied when he was struck by a passing train. The victim told police he was trying to see how close to the moving train he could place his head without getting hit.

PRACTICE MAKES PERF -- OOPS!
A thief who robbed a suburban New Orleans sandwich shop wasn't hard to track down, even though he had carefully worked out the crime ahead of time. The suspect practiced his entrance for several minutes before going into the store, but discovered later that had done his rehearsals right in front of the store's outside security camera.

AND FINALLY...
Authorities in Providence, Rhode Island are seeking a man known as "Honda" Brown, suspected of gang-related activities. According to police, "Honda" was last seen fleeing in a Chevette about two weeks after he was the target of a drive-by shooting while sitting in a Buick Century.