An armed robbery turned into an unwelcome tea party early Friday when the robbers discovered the money bag was filled with iced tea, not dollar bills.

The Star Beacon; Ashtabula, Ohio - Armed robbers leave with tea not loot (http://www.starbeacon.com/archivesearch/local_story_325010645.html)

That is an actual story from my local paper. Seems a perfect example of the IQ level of this town.

They must be addicted to tea :p

Or dumb as bricks.

I'm wondering why the business owner took the tea and not the money home in the first place.

I live in Ohio and I've read a lot of really, really dumb criminal stories. Must be in the water.

My guess is that he knew they were going to try to rob him. Otherwise, why would he put tea in a money bag?

Why would he put that he left the money bag at the office? Ok, he so next time when he doesn't have it you know that he left it at his office. Good to know.

Because it's ashtabula, and I think the average IQ is about 12.