The smartest masterminds don’t get caught – that is why asking the police officers wouldn’t work. Redditor ItzTacoTimee is curious about real-life crime investigation stories from police officers. But when he asked, “Who’s the smartest criminal you’ve ever encountered?” it wasn’t the police that answered.

Witnesses, business owners, and even self-claimed friends of these criminals stepped out to tell their stories. The best criminal stunts are really the ones that police failed to catch. The greatest heist can only be called so if the thief managed to run away with it. And we’ll open with one of history’s greatest acts by D.B. Cooper.

D.B. Cooper’s famous stunt.

He got them to turn off the alarm and got away, but…

I am from the state of Costco.

Jack prepared a lot.

Fake bomb threats.

Jim wants a superbike.

Can I get this returned?

He disappeared.

A French comedian.

She is doing them a favor.

Meanwhile, at BestBuy.

He emptied his lifetime’s worth debt.

He never went to class.

The police couldn’t find the paper.

Living a whole life of action movie.

His property is clean, that’s for sure.

He just walked out casually.

The car was an older model.

Insane pretender.

He set up a ‘fake’ raid.

The missing car.