Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Kleptomania Kollection

1. "Jail sentence for Englishman who stole and cleaned dozens of cars"
   <http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2004/04/08/413148-ap.html>
"'He only takes brand new vehicles, drives them around for a couple of
 hours, then he cleans them inside and out. He will even buy a tin of
 polish to give them an extra sparkle and sometimes takes them to a
 car wash to get them extra clean'"

2. "Cookery fan admits stealing 450 library books"
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_881708.html>

3. "Knicker-thief's mammoth haul"
   <http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/28/1083103549418.html>
"Japanese police who arrested a 55-year-old man for stealing women's
 underwear raided his home to find 4000 pairs of knickers collected over
 30 years"

4. "Police officer with handbag fetish convicted"
   <http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1111802.htm>
"A German court convicted a police sergeant with a fetish for women's
 handbags on 15 counts of theft and sentenced him to two and a half
 years in jail"

5. "Left shoe fanatic held in Japan"
   <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3215303.stm>
"Japanese police have arrested a man for theft after 440 women's left
 shoes were found in his home"

6. "Woman steals 80 bikes"
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1140097.html>
"The woman, aged 44, had repeatedly stolen bikes parked in the area
 where she lived in Berlin's Marzahn district"