A dumbo-criminal tale from across the pond--Robber arrested after noting event in diary

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8628663/Dear-diary-thief-makes-record-of-armed-robbery.html

Dear diary: thief makes record of armed robbery

2011/07/10 17:41 BST

Jonathan Ochola wrote about raiding a Ladbrokes

Hapless thief Jonathan Ochola was convicted of taking part in an armed robbery after writing about it in his diary.

The 21-year-old claimed he was at home watching football on TV while his partner in crime Rashad Delawala stole hundreds of pounds from a Ladbrokes shop in Southsea, Hants.

In fact Ochola, was Delawala’s getaway driver and the pair, who wielded an imitation firearm during the raid in June last year, split the £500 they stole.

Portsmouth Crown Court heard Ochola was arrested after police found an entry on the date of his raid reading simply: "Go Portsmouth. Robbery Happens."

Detective Constable Mel Sinclair, of Hampshire Constabulary, said: “You do not normally get a good piece of evidence like that.

“He was foolish enough to put it in his diary and admitted in interview it was stupid.”

The jury took just 40 minutes to find Ochola, of Dagenham, Essex, guilty of robbery and he will be sentenced later this month.

Delawala, of Ilford, Essex, pleaded guilty to robbery and is also waiting be sentenced.

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at least he did't put it on facebook