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School Finally Busts Thief, and It's a Cat

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A New Zealand primary school has finally cracked the mystery of its serial thief: It's a cat. Staff at Apanui School in Whakatane had been puzzled as lone shoes, goggles, underwear, and towels kept vanishing from school grounds over the course of a year or more, reports UPI . "When a...

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A thief who has been stealing items including towels and shoes from a New Zealand school for more than a year has finally been caught on camera and identified as a cat. Marama Stewart, principal of Apanui School in Whakatāne, said items had been mysteriously disappearing from the school for more than a year, particularly during the season when the swimming pool was in use. "We initially noticed shoes, glasses, underwear and towels left along the…

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