When pulling off a robbery some people get a little cocky and take things too far. 18 year old Peter Addison – from Cheshire, England – decided to add robbery and vandalism to his list of things to do before he dies. To help police find him a little faster he decided to leave his mark, so he wrote “Peter Addison was here” on a wall.

But that wasn’t all he wrote. Police who arrived to investigate the incident were stunned to find Addison’s calling card plus other messages saying: “Thanks for the Stay.” They checked his details on a computer system and when they caught up with him, he was also found to be wearing a T shirt stolen during the burglary.

Gareth Woods from the local Cheshire Police said: “This crime is up there were the dumbest of all in the criminal league table. “There are some pretty stupid criminals around but to leave your own name at the scene of the crime takes the biscuit. The dafetness of this lad certainly made our job a lot easier.”

Maybe next time he wants to commit a crime he’ll think twice about bragging about it to the police and everyone else in the world.