Stupid crimes

Published December 11, 2009 5:00am ET



One time at band camp …

A 53-year-old middle school teacher in Minnesota was caught leaving sexually suggestive notes in the lockers of two female students and was typing a third lewd letter when school officials confronted him, police said.

The seventh-graders reported the notes to administrators who reviewed surveillance video showing Martin Bartels leaving items in the lockers.

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