Coinstar robber faces charges

NewsNM: Swickard - I hate to pick on stupid criminals... wait, actually I love it very much. Hey guys - As Bill Engvall likes to say - here's your sign, you are stupid - read the last line of the story - From KOB-TV.com - One of two men accused of stealing more than $16,000 in coins was arraigned Sunday. Michael Barela and Rene Valverde are accused of robbing Coinstar coin counting machines. Police said they hit three different machines at three different Smith's locations in June. Investigators said they were caught, in part, because they took the stolen coins to other Coinstar machines to have them counted in exchange for paper money. Read more

Coinstar robber faces charges