Not the Knicker Vicar, but the Knicker Nicker.?Should consider myself lucky, ours only brings home oven gloves. ? :-?

Cat burglar who nicks knickers
04 November 2006
By JEAN WHITE



A cat burglar who started his career by stealing a lacy black bra is being outed by his Castor Bay family. The thief is a 10-year-old Siamese cat named Joe, who lives in Castor Bay Rd with owner Ted Burrows.

In the past two months this fanatical feline has brought home 120 socks, one pair of men's white undies, a gardening glove, a white dress-glove and a knitted rugby beanie.

When the North Shore Times went to see the furry thief, we were shown the previous night's haul of four white gym socks.

"Joe sleeps all day and burgles all night," says Mr Burrows. Mr Burrows says he got Joe as a kitten and the thieving began when he was about four years old. "I woke up one Sunday morning and on the floor by my bed there was a black designer bra and matching knickers."

Mr Burrows was relieved when a neighbour told him the strange story of her disappearing underwear - saved him the embarrassment of having to ask who the items belonged to.

Joe brings his loot through the cat door, and drops it on the stairs or on the bedroom floor ready for when his master wakes to find the night's takings.

Mr Burrows says Joe is a picky pussy, going for designer labels. There are socks from Reebok, Rebel, Nike, and DKNY Jeans. "It's all good stuff, no rubbish." Mr Burrows does not know where Joe goes to steal or if it's typical of Siamese cats to purr-loin socks.

He would like to return the mountain of property that Joe has brought home. Mr Burrows says he hopes that someone might recognise their socks before he takes the goods to the hospice shop.