OMGs: Burglar Left a Wallet, Another Left Himself

Sometimes, police really have their work cut out for them at a crime scene.

They've got to canvass for witnesses. They've got to collect fingerprints, fibers and hairs. They've got to look for the slightest signs of disturbance, any subtle clues that might track back to the bad guy.

And sometimes, the bad guy just makes things easy for them.

That's what Madison police say happened when they were investigating a robbery at an office. They found one particularly helpful piece of evidence – .

We know the folks at American Express like to tell people "Don't leave home without it," but we're thinking this isn't exactly what they had in mind.

Each Monday, Patch takes a peek at some of the more surprising, shocking, stunning and occasionally silly police-related incidents reported throughout New Jersey for "OMGs from NJ PDs." Some of the other reports:

Oh, Give it a Rest: If you thought a wallet was a good find at the scene of a burglary, try a burglar. South Brunswick police say that's what they found, when they . Three men took off running, and two were found within the hour, police said. But the third evaded capture until officers were walking through the building ... and heard snoring, police said. The third man had fallen asleep while hiding on top of a refrigeration unit in the restaurant's basement, police said. 

Four Out of Five Dentists Do Not Recommend Stealing Gum: And the fifth is a no-good so-and-so, if you ask us. , because Maplewood police say he stole 26 packs of gum from a Quick Chek. That's not our idea of fresh.

That's a Rough Cut: A popular lunch spot in Livingston is without its meat slicer after someone . The thief also took $45 in cash, police said. Police haven't released a description of any suspect, but if you see someone toting one of these bad boys around, a call to 911 might be in order.

The Description Was Something Like "Ew:" Police in Montclair are looking for the man seen ... well, doing something he shouldn't be seen doing in a family restaurant, and we're barely comfortable writing about in a family news publication. Let's put it this way: They make Seinfeld episodes about it, Chuck Berry had some fun singing about it, and Conan O'Brien's bear just can't stop doing it. But none of those people (or bears) ever endorsed doing it within 10 feet of the dim sum. There are lines.

100 MPH, and He Still Got Caught: Bernards Township Police arrested a man they say was  when he first came to their attention (really, how could they miss him)? The man allegedly drove aggressively (is there any other way at those speeds) from Route 287 onto local roads as police pursued, but ultimately, an officer was able to stop his car. Let's call that fast, furious and foolish.