Cat burglar stealing clothes on Auckland's North Shore
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Residents in an Auckland North Shore neighbourhood are being warned about a literal cat burglar nicking clothes from their washing lines. Helen North's cat Leo has brought home everything from socks and undies to a $300 designer jersey. She told Midday Report Sunday afternoons were Leo's big day because everyone had their landary out. "He brings home a lot of things. He doesn't do much with them once they are inside, he just dumps them on the floors and just goes about his business." She said her family had now nicknamed him to Leonardo da Pinchi. Her family has nicknamed Leo, Leonardo da Pinchi. Photo: Supplied But North said returning items to their rightful owners was often a difficult task. "We've got a Whatsapp group that I take photographs of everything he brings in and send them round to that group, but we can't find everything that he brings in so yesterday I put a Facebook post out... and that got hundreds and hundreds of people just saying 'that's cute'. "We did manage to get a few things given back." North said the biggest thing Leo had brought home was a 1.5 metre stuffed snake. "He brought that home twice so he obviously really really liked it," she said. Helen North says the biggest thing Leo has brought home is a 1.5 metre stuffed snake. Photo: Supplied Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
