Wednesday, January 26

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"