Stabbed to Avoid Work

(Edgewater, Colorado) A 27-year-old Blockbuster Video employee, Aaron Siebers, tore his work uniform while skateboarding yesterday and to avoid being written up by his boss for not wearing his approved uniform, Siebers came up with a story.

And, it is a whopper.

Instead of just calling in sick, he stabbed himself in the leg and showed up at work claiming to have just been attacked by three Hispanic males.

Siebers, who told cops he was assaulted as he walked toward the Blockbuster in Edgewater, had a deep stab wound in one leg and several other minor cuts on his face and stomach.

As investigators began hunting for the assailants, they reviewed surveillance video from outside a Target store where Siebers claimed the attack occurred. The footage, however, showed no such assault.

When questioned by the police, Siebers admitted that he had stabbed himself to avoid losing his job. As a result, Siebers was arrested and charged with filing a false report and obstructing police.

Given that Mr. Siebers is 27 years old, working at Blockbuster, spends his time skateboarding, and has a self-inflicted stab wound in his leg, I'd say he's having a run of bad luck.

Tip: C. Nestor