His plan was foolproof. He knew exactly when Signora Romano would leave for the bank. He had even spotted a scooter and made sure it would start.
Leaning against her building, he saw when the tottery old girl stepped outside. Once her back was turned, he ran up behind her, grabbed her purse, and shoved her hard. He ran to the scooter, touched the wires together, and waited for the motor to roar.
By the time the the polizia arrived, he had realized he was on a mobility scooter. No power, no speed.
No hope.
Just Writing! 
With smarts like that, he’s not going to go far in the criminal world. 🙂
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Ha! No, he’s probably up for Dumbest Criminal of the Year 🙂
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Foolproof it was not! Great little tale.
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Thanks, Keith. Fun to write 🙂
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Nice take on the prompt! I hope your thwarted criminal receives an exemplary sentence for pushing the old lady over.
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Just hope the judge doesn’t fall his bench laughing 🙂
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And that serves him just right, stealing from an old lady. Nice one.
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Agreed 🙂
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This made me laugh, Linda. Good one. So much for a speedy getaway. He got no where.
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Dumb guy 🙂
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Haha, love it, what a great image of a slow getaway! 🙂
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🙂
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No power, no hope. It made me chuckle!
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So glad you liked it 🙂
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Serves him right!
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That seems to be the general consensus 🙂
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Twist in the tale!
Plan fail!
Great imagination 🙂
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🙂
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Ewww I reckon he for sure should have done his homework first. Do bikes like that often inspire criminal posts.? This is the second one I’ve read?
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I wouldn’t think so, but apparently it did today 🙂
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Ha… this literally made me laugh out loud (which made my co-workers uncomfortable, but whatever!).
Thanks for the midday chuckle! Great story : )
-Rachel
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You’re quite welcome. So glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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Cool story! I like it a lot. A case of “not what I had planned” for sure.
Ronda
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Thanks, Ronda 🙂
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Fun story! That is a funny ending; not what I expected.
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Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for your comment.
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What a nasty, stupid massive idiot, glad he was caught, he should get a proper job, crime doesn’t pay, unless you are Agatha Christie of course!
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Nasty, stupid, idiot. Yes. You nailed it 🙂
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This is one criminal who seems to be high on drugs, a gave us an amusing ending.
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High on drugs or low on smart 🙂 Thanks, Michael.
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Serves him right!
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A popular opinion 🙂
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Indeed.
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if anything, he’ll get free room and board in jail. 🙂
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Gosh, everyone seems to have prejudged the poor chap, who was stealing from the evil crime boss to feed the poor, perhaps.
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A modern Robin Hood, no doubt 🙂
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Ha, serves him right, the nasty chap. I can imagine him buzzing along as the police get out of their cars and jog up alongside 🙂
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Ha! Yes, that’s a great picture 🙂
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I’m laughing. Poetic justice serviced! Good job.
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Thanks 🙂
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No brains, no future either. It serves him right. Made me smile.
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I love it when I can make the reader smile. Thanks, Sandra.
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Dear Linda,
Apparently his plan wasn’t foolproof. 😉 That’s what he gets for being a fool. Love it.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks 🙂
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Serves him well. First he robs an old lady. Second does not appear to be very intelligent. Why would he take trouble to ride a mobility scooter? He could have run faster.
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As you say, he wasn’t the the sharpest knife in the drawer 🙂
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So much for his planning. I love this one.
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Thanks, Patrick 🙂
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Ha! Funny how vespa’s evoke what I assume are Italian (or Spanish?)names…mine’s Alfonzo.
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Italian for me. That photo just had the look of Italy. Of course, I’m not an expert, never having been there 🙂
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Haha, excellent! catch him red-handed.
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Funny. I like it when crooks are dopey. I wish they all were.
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Serves him right! Nicely told.
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Good for him. Well, not good for him, but that’s what he deserves.
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Shorting the wires both on the scooter and in his brains… lucky that robbers often are stupid.
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Ha! Ha! That’s a great take on the prompt. Reminded me of an episode in Seinfield in which George Costanza is pursued by a mob of seniors driving motorized scooter carts
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🙂
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Couldn’t have happened to a more deserving guy! Well written comeuppance for the thief
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Ha! The plan was not so foolproof after all. I like the way you referred to “Signora Romano” and the “polizia” to let us know where the story took place.
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Thanks for paying attention to the clues 🙂
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haha! Oh brilliant! Wonderful storytelling. He shouldn’t quit his day job just yet. I’m even hoping that Signora will take kindly to this hopeless thief and they become friends.
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Only if he gets a brain 🙂
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