去年夏天，我正在听有关俄罗斯间谍的播客，在一个非常特别的情节中，有一位匿名客人自冷战结束以来就为中央情报局工作。Along with the tips he shared on how to remain visually anonymous (dress plainly and don’t be too physically attractive) and conversationally anonymous (all spies say they’re in IT, because no one ever wants to ask follow-up questions), he also provided an insightful tip on how to get away with a robbery: wear a startling accessory, like a gaudy pair of eyeglasses or a gold tooth, because when someone has a gun in their face, the only thing they’ll be able to remember when questioned by police is that garish—and disposable—detail. It was a factoid I thought was utterly ingenious, and tucked into my mental back pocket in case one day I wanted to rob a liquor store or steal the Declaration of Independence. But now, I’m beginning to doubt that strategy, or at least considering not using it anywhere in the proximity of Louisa, Virginia, as its local police department was able to apprehend a man less than two weeks after he allegedly stuck his head into a watermelon in order to rob a convenience store.
根据CNN，犯罪嫌疑人和同伙于5月5日在一辆被盗的皮卡车上开车去了一块平板车，他们在那里举起了收银员，一边穿着空心的西瓜，孔露出孔。5月15日，星期五，这位20岁的嫌疑人被捕，并被指控在公共场合戴着口罩，同时犯有盗窃罪，小酒精和未成年人饮酒。第二个犯罪嫌疑人仍然很大，因此，如果您不在外面，请保持眼睛，我们可以说，剥皮。
警察局长告诉CNN：“这绝对不是您经常看到的东西。”“我们是一个非常友善，安静的小镇，有很多勤奋的人，类似的东西非常不寻常。”