A burglar broke into a house. He was so hungry that he stopped to make himself a sandwich in the kitchen. While he was eating, the homeowners came back. He was so startled that he didn't even try to run but just sat there with the sandwich in his hand waiting to be arrested.
A man once tried to break into a house at night. He climbed onto the roof and tried to get in through the chimney. But he got stuck in the chimney. The homeowners heard the noise and called the police. He was just sitting there helplessly when the police arrived. It was a really stupid attempt at burglary.
A robber tried to hold up a store with a toy gun. He waved it around and threatened the cashier. However, the cashier recognized it as a toy because it had bright orange tip which is a common sign for toy guns. The cashier simply laughed at him and called the police. The robber was so dumb that he didn't even check if his 'weapon' looked real enough.
Sure. There was a thief who stole a car. He drove it around for a while and then ran out of gas. So he called the police to help him, thinking they were some kind of roadside assistance. When the police arrived, they recognized the stolen car and arrested him on the spot.
Well, here's one. There was a guy who tried to feed his pet rock because he thought it was looking a bit skinny. He would place little crumbs around it every day. Another one is about a girl who put her umbrella up inside the house during a thunderstorm thinking it would protect her from the thunder, not realizing it doesn't work like that.
The story of Al Capone is also very interesting. He was a famous American gangster during the Prohibition era. He made a fortune from illegal alcohol sales and was involved in all kinds of criminal activities like bribery, racketeering, and murder. Eventually, he was caught for tax evasion which shows how difficult it was to convict him directly for his more violent crimes.
One of the best is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's a chilling story about a man's descent into madness as he murders an old man and is haunted by the sound of his still - beating heart. Another great one is 'Lamb to the Slaughter' by Roald Dahl, where a wife uses a frozen leg of lamb to murder her husband and then cleverly disposes of the evidence. And 'A Jury of Her Peers' by Susan Glaspell is also excellent, exploring the perspectives of women in a murder investigation.
In some of these stories, like the one where a criminal tried to rob a bank. He planned to write a threatening note but used his work ID card as the paper. The bank teller saw his name and photo right away. Also, there was a case of a shoplifter who put items in his pants but they kept falling out as he walked around the store. He didn't even notice until the store security stopped him. It just shows how clueless some criminals can be.
Well, 'A Dark Alliance' is a popular 'batman and criminal minds fanfiction'. It has an interesting plot where Batman's rogues gallery is analyzed by the Criminal Minds team using their profiling skills. Also, 'When Gotham Calls the BAU' is quite engaging. It shows how the two different universes of Batman and Criminal Minds interact when a serial killer is on the loose in Gotham. There's also 'Batman and Reid's Rendezvous' which focuses on the interaction between Batman and Dr. Spencer Reid from Criminal Minds.
Well, it depends on what you mean by 'dumb'. If you're using 'dumb' in a negative sense like something being stupid or not well - thought - out, then it might be a fitting description for a story that lacks depth or intelligence. But 'best' in there is a bit odd. Maybe it's sarcastic, like the 'best' of the really dumb stories.