Hubbard has been out of prison less than a month when he breaks into an apartment in a fashionable part of town. Because of correspondence left on the apartment owners’ desk, he learns that the couple is on a two-week cruise in the Caribbean. So, he makes himself at home by helping himself to the couple’s sterling silver flatware and rare coin collection.

Now the burglar slips on his con-man persona. He learns that the rent for this apartment is $800 a month. Being a shrewd crook, Hubbard decides to advertise the apartment at the bargain rate of $650 a month.

He runs a classified ad and in a single visit collects the tidy sum of $1,950 for first, last and security. Not only has he stolen property from the couple, but gained nearly $2,000 in fraudulent rent money.

That’s only the beginning. During the next three days, two more couples answer the ad and Hubbard rents the apartment out to them as well. Now the advanced rent money is up to $5,850. Time for Hubbard to evacuate the premises.

Soon, the owners return from their cruise only to discover that three other couples are planning on moving into their apartment. The police are called to sort things out.

Hubbard, a frequent inmate at the state pen, left his fingerprints all over the apartment. His bank records are subpoenaed and it’s discovered that the checks from the three couples were all deposited to his account.

The couples will get their money back — eventually, but often the wheels of justice move slowly. Meanwhile, Hubbard is nowhere to be found. Crime Stoppers is called and within a few days somebody (a former cellmate) drops a dime to Crime Stoppers telling them where Hubbard can be found.

Hubbard is now back behind the wall. What do you want to bet he’s in his cell right now planning his next caper? Some guys never learn.