Robbers Scared by GTA

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Robbers scared off by Playstation game get jail time

The burglars apparently heard audio from the video game Grand Theft Auto and thought police had them surrounded.
ABC13 Eyewitness News

(12/11/04 – SANTA FE, TX) — A video game notorious for violence and mature content may have actually saved a Santa Fe family.

Back in March, Sandy Wilson was taking care of her three grandsons when a group of men attempted to burglarize her home, pointing a gun at the kids.

The children happened to be playing a video game called Grand Theft Auto at the time. The game has dozens of random police scanner messages, which blare out calls such as "This is the police! You’re surrounded!" Believe it or not, Wilson says the burglars heard that message and thought police were outside the door waiting for them.

Galveston County Asst DA Michael Elliott explained, "The police in the game were staying, 'Stop, we have you surrounded. This is the police.’ The burglar, unknowingly, thought this was the actual police and panicked ... being apprehended by Playstation."

"Thinking that it was pretty funny," recalled young victim Chaze Fisher. "How they were, like, ran off, and they got all scared over a game."

Police arrested the four men. Samuel Woodrow received a five-year prison sentence this week. Ronnie Farris is serving four years. Lucas Griffin got probation. And Zachary Brandenburg’s trial is in January.
(Copyright © 2004, KTRK-TV)

[gear02]

There needs to be a law that says if you're a candidate for dumbest criminal of the year, you need to get castrated so you can't reproduce...

[civicdidex]

thats awesome! now i have a reason to blast the volume as i play some GTA:SA

[BrewMaster]

i can't believe anyone is dumb enough to think a game is the police outside. they must be devoid of reasoning and perception.

[nate el bueno]

it's like burgalers surrendering to 9 year olds with airsoft guns

[Baller481]

talk about idiotic no wonder criminals are so stupid as u hear and shown here

[Eugene]

it's like burgalers surrendering to 9 year olds with airsoft guns

...and with no ammo in them.

They must've had the game on pretty loud in order to spook the guys. Anyway, most robbers don't exactly plan things out, they just need cash fast for whatever reason and they go do stupid stuff. My friend works at a bank and she said they used to get robbed all the time, but they'd just give the guy the ink pack money and they'd be caught every time... and sometimes they put the money into their pockets and so when the pack blows, it burns them too.

[Daversinger]

...and with no ammo in them.

way to make them feel even dumber.