Underwear thief used custom-made fishing rod to steal more than 285 bras
Chinese man also amassed 185 worn panties and 102 other pieces of
clothing in his three-year spree, enough for police to launch a criminal
case
More than 285 worn bras were stolen by a 32-year-old lingerie thief in the Chinese city of Liyang, according to police.
Photograph: Graham Turner
Saturday 24 October 2015 21.47Â EDT
Last modified on Sunday 25 October 2015 16.34Â EDT
Police have nabbed an underwear thief in the eastern Chinese
city of Liyang, after he was found to have stashed more than 285 worn
bras and 185 worn panties in his van, according to local media reports.
The 32-year-old lingerie thief was caught in September with the haul
of underwear as well as 102 other items of clothing in a routine check
on a suspicious van.
According to local police, the thief reportedly used a custom-made tool similar to a fishing rod to steal the undergarments.
The haul of unmentionables takes up the space of half a basketball
court when laid out together. Police said the amount of stolen items was
sufficient for a criminal case to be launched.
— People's Daily,China (
@PDChina)
October 24, 2015
A 32-year-old lingerie thief caught in E China was found with 285 worn bras & 185 worn panties in his van on Sept 19 pic.twitter.com/3GsSQV8Gq4
The man confessed that his crime spree had not been brief, but had been stealing the items of clothing over a three-year period.
He told police that he started stealing only a few items at first but
soon became unable to control himself, stealing the clothes more
frequently.
Police said they will seek psychological help for the man. He is the
latest in a string of Chinese men to hit the headlines after stealing
lingerie.
In late 2014, a Guangxi man was arrested for stealing more than 2,000
sets of women’s underwear from his neighbours over the course of a
year. 4951