KFDM-TV tells us of some really dumb criminals. The Reader's Digest version goes like this:

Men walk into convenience store and pull out a gun.

Gun falls apart, and men flee enraged broom-wielding store owner.

Woman tries to retrieve pieces of gun, but also flees enraged broom-wielding store owner.

Trio flees store in van and get as far as the nearest ditch.

Trio flees van on foot.

One is later apprehended when reporting his van stolen.