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Author: Jordan

Jan 23rd 2012 at 7:11:19 PM

That reminded me, in the tv series ''Raffles'', and also I believe in the original novels, GentlemanThief Raffles does this constantly.  In the very first episode, he makes sure to antagonize the future SympatheticInspectorAntagonist in his own identity, and in subsequent episodes, he'll always approach policemen while in disguise, so after the fact, they'll know they spoke with the criminal.  He also steals from the homes of people he knows socially and frequently steals famous jewelery and the like which is under a lot of scrutiny.

Fairly early in the series, a judge who is in a criminology club deduces that the same person has been committing all of the recent burglaries, and is able to make an accurate profile and attach that to Raffles, and invites Raffles to join the club as a trap.  Raffles does manage to cast suspicion off of himself by making it look like a burglary was committed while he was under observation, but it's definitely the case that Raffles' actions sabotaged his original goal of being known for cricket and having no suspicion of burglary attached to his name.