Weasel Caught Red-Handed as Kindergarten Shoe Thief
TL;DR
In southwestern Japan, a kindergarten faced a peculiar problem with children's shoes mysteriously disappearing, prompting concerned parents and teachers to involve the police. Upon investigation, it was discovered that the culprit was not a human thief but a weasel, which had been scattering the shoes across the school grounds.
- Paws up! Police find shoe thief at a kindergarten is actually a weasel. The Washington Post
- The weasel took my shoe, and other adventures in parenting Deseret News
- Serial shoe thief at kindergarten identified as a weasel UPI News
- Stolen shoe mystery solved at Japanese kindergarten when security camera catches weasel in the act Yahoo! Voices
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