Cat burglar steals socks

Retail sales of socks are booming in Loughborough in the UK after a spate of burglaries by a crafty cat. The feline in question who we shall refer to as ‘Henry’, so as not to blow his cover, is known to have brazenly stolen at least 57 socks in a mini crime-wave. Police are unsure as to where the socks have been stolen from – possibly washing lines or even peoples houses. Eye witness’s have reported seeing this hardened criminal on a wall near his home, brandishing his stolen booty in his mouth.

His somewhat embarrassed owners have been leafleting neighbors houses in order to ascertain where the socks are coming from, but to date, they hadn’t managed to reunite the socks with there rightful owners.

Owner – Louise Brandon, said: “People must be going and replacing the socks because now he’s fetching new ones… there just seems to this endless supply of neighbourhood socks coming in and we don’t know where they’re coming from. So it’s a bit embarrassing.”

N.B. There is no truth in the scurrilous rumours that Henry is stealing to order and that the owners have recently opened a stall selling socks on Loughborough Market