Feb. 12 (UPI) -- A serial thief who has been stealing items including towels, shoes and underwear from a New Zealand school for over a year was finally caught on camera and identified as a literal cat burglar. "Initially we noticed single shoes and goggles and undies and towels left along the footpath into the school," Stewart told Stuff.co.nz. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe school posted a video to Facebook when the thief was finally caught on a security camera. We're calling him Slinky Malinki," Stewart said. "I think we're going to have a lot of fun writing stories about our own school's Slinky Malinki," she said.

Source: Stuff February 12, 2026 17:28 UTC