Police work doesn’t get any easier than this.

An inmate trying to escape from a Texas jail through an air-conditioning duct was caught when he fell through the ceiling of the police chief’s office.

We’re sure the grateful chief thanked him for dropping in.

A second inmate, who was also trying to escape, was later caught in the vent.

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It’s doubtful this would go over with the cowboys in Texas.

A Canadian artist has been trying to raise enough money to create a 984-foot-long, banana-shaped helium balloon to float over the Lone Star State as statement about advertising, sex, politics and illegal migration.

“Why not a banana over Texas?” artist Cesar Saez asked.

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Here’s a case of cops being truly outfoxed by a thief.

An actual fox evaded Swiss police after stealing a woman’s purse and darting off into the woods.

Fortunately for the woman, the bag – which contained her wallet and keys – was too large to fit in the fox’s lair and police were able to recover it.

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No one can ever say that Bobby the chimp doesn’t earn his keep.

Officials in a Polish town have put the 17-year-old ape on the payroll as a tourism promoter.

In exchange for $140 a month, Bobby walks around with a sandwich-board ad promoting trips to the nearby Table Mountains.

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Talk about not having a leg to stand on!

A paralyzed man found passed out drunk in his motorized wheelchair alongside an Australian highway was arrested and charged with driving drunk.

Police said the 64-year-old man was six times over the legal driving limit.

“He placed himself in a very dangerous situation,” one cop said.