Burglar paused to feed hungry cat

[Are_grits_groceries]

Police are investigating a burglary where the intruder stopped to feed a cat.

Detective Inspector Nigel Oliver, from the priority crime unit based in Southsea, said: 'Feeding a cat during a burglary is not common at all. It may have been to keep the cat in a particular part of the house.'

The burglary happened between 2pm and 9pm on Sunday, March 22, in South Parade, Southsea. After feeding the homeowner's pet the raider stole a box of fireworks and left.

Det Insp Oliver said: 'The man was absolutely certain that the sachet of cat food had been opened for the cat and we're not exactly sure what the motive for that was, it's very unusual.

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It was a cat burglar.........

[NV Whino]

1. Cat Woman?

[ixion]

2. I think you mean a "cat-person" burglar

:)

[AndyA]

3. I'm pretty certain my cats wouldn't care if a burglar fed them.

One of them is always ready to eat!

Strange that the burglar only made off with a box of fireworks. Makes me think it was someone the family knows, and likely knows their cat as well.

[frebrd]

8. It does sound like someone who knows the family.......

i.e. an inside job.

[1]

22. hell, my dogs wouldn't! *bark! bark! bark!* "oh? you have food? come on in!"

"the asshole keeps his good stuff over there. more, please!"

[maxsolomon]

4. a cat that has food is a cat that shuts up.

my abyssinian yells at you until you provide him with the trader joes tuna for cats.

[surrealAmerican]

9. That does seem to be the most obvious reason.

Cat probably started making noise, and that kept him quiet.

[AnneD]

5. Sounds like a kid....

Few hardened criminals go for fireworks.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

7. thats what i think

[no_hypocrisy]

6. Well, of course he did. He was a cat burglar.

[KamaAina]

10. Warning: These premises are protected by an attack cat.

:P

[Warpy]

11. It was probably to keep the hungry kitty from around his legs

Only a box of fireworks?

That burglar isn't playing with a full deck. I hope the law recognizes that when he's caught, and somebody who's not playing with a full deck will be caught.

Either that or it's somebody who knew those fireworks were there and was made the owner wouldn't share.

[applegrove]

12. I love your cat's face.

[Are_grits_groceries]

18. Meh...

It's nothing.

[Ikonoklast]

13. As it should be.

None are immune from 'The Gaze'.

[Egnever]

14. A box of fireworks?

Set those goals high!

[myrna minx]

15. It was probably to stop the cat from "helping" the burglar. My cat "helps" me read the paper,

type on my keyboard, write in my journal etc. I'm sure the kitty was just trying to "help" him swipe the fire works.

Like others have posted ablove, it sounds like an inside job and the burglar knew the family and said kitty. Hilarious.

[Poiuyt]

21. Cats can be very helpful

[myrna minx]

23. LOL. Yep, on Saturday mornings, my helpful kitty makes sure I wake up at the proper time:

the capricious time he thinks I should...a kindly 5 am or so, otherwise I'd just be loafing around in bed sleeping. Who else would validate his pre-dawn wide eyed squirrel sighting or feed him at his whimsical peckish time? Helper kitties are wonderful whimsical alarm clocks. Yep. :D

[Ilsa]

16. It's Hush Kibble. He bribed the cat. nt

[KansDem]

17. Too bad the burglar didn't pull the job during the other 23 hours...

...when the cat would be asleep. Then he wouldn't have had to take the time to feed it.

[Kat45]

19. Maybe he just likes cats.

:rofl:

[ecstatic]

20. And the cat ate the food with no problems

Didn't sound the alarm or try to get the owner's attention at all... as long as s/he was fed, nothing else mattered. That's why I'll stick to dogs if I ever get a pet. LOL