Falls Asleep!

Fernando Adrian Rios broke into the car at a 200 block apartment complex in Placentia. When police responded to the call, they found Rios in the vehicle, asleep, with the car's stereo in his lap, whereupon they removed him from the car and handcuffed him.

In an attempt at humor, Police Chief Jim Anderson said, "We read him his Miranda rights and asked him if he wanted to remain silent. Then we woke him up."

Rios apparently told the police that he was tired and didn't know who the car belonged to. In his possession police found an iPod and a Bluetooth set, which were later identified as the property of the car owner. He also had a shaved key, which police believe he used to break in to the car. Police say that in his lifetime, Rios has broken into 50 cars, 10 of which were from the Placentia apartment block.

And after all this, Rios pleads not guilty! No wonder the police branded him the dumbest criminal ever.

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