A cat burglar who stole 600 items has been outed as an actual cat, after a night-vision camera was used to capture footage of the feline.
Residents in San Francisco had initially wondered what was happening when clothes, teddy-bears and other small items started disappearing.
But it soon became apparent the crook was a kleptomaniac kitty called Dusty who kept returning home with other peoples belongings.
After setting up night-vision camera they recorded footage of him going out under the cover of night and dragging back his loot.
Over the past three years the cat is said to have stole 600 items from neighbours and is partial to women's bathing costumes… naughty kitty.