Beware...Beware...THE MAGIC MARKER BANDITS

It's true...compared to many other states, Iowa doesn't have a high crime rate.

And also: when they strike, they tend not to be so bright.

Case in point: these dudes who ALLEGEDLY tried to rob the house of a guy who MAY have been fooling around with the girlfriend of one of these banditos. The general idea was simply to scare him--and that's pretty easy when you disguise yourself with permanent marker...