there s a burglar on the prowl in san mateo, california. preying on homes in the middle of the night. but it s not his mask or robbery style that makes this thief so unusual. it s who he is. meet dusty. otherwise known as klepto kitty. caught red-pawed after allegedly stealing toys, clothing, and shoes from his neighbors yard, this feline has become the most notorious cat burglar in the area. jean chu is dusty s owner. dusty usually goes out at night when we go to bed. he ll come back in about 4:00 in the morning, and when he comes back and he s brought something, he ll meow.
come in until animal planet s must love cats show set up a surveillance camera sting to catch the klepto kitty in the act. we left it out and we caught him several times. and it was hilarious, because we ve never seen him actually bring anything home. and when we saw him waddling, carrying the towel, we were just laughing. it was just too funny. we never thought about how he was actually coming home with it. and just this determination. he s bringing it home. dusty s diabolical deeds have earned him celebrity status in his neighborhood and around the world. we cannot believe how famous dusty has gotten. he s always been a little bit of a prima donna and he s still a prima donna, but now i think about it as, hmm, you re the star now, aren t you? but for his part, dusty s been a good sport when neighbors are invited in to see if any of the items are theirs.
of crime. he actually comes from innocent beginnings. we got dusty five years ago. we went to our humane society and sawdusty there. dusty was probably about 3 months old. he was just the cutest little kitten. just tiny little thing. and we said, that was the right kitten for us. but about a year after dusty moves in, he learns to exit the house via the dog door. and that s when jean notices strange things are popping up all over the house. the very first time i really paid any attention to this with was, there was a piece of a latex glove on our bed. after finding more and more unusual items in her yard, and talking to neighbors, jean realizes dusty has a problem, with larceny. he just tends to go out and, i think he s looking for things. and if he can find something, he will bring it home. but the real evidence didn t
that s his way of letting us know he s brought something for us. dusty will steal just about anything he can fit in his mouth, and then leave his loot in jean s yard. i ve collected probably close to 550-some odd items. just estimating all the things that i didn t actually keep, some of the things we threw away, we really think it s close to a little bit over 600, probably. jean s neighbors have had a hard time keeping their belongings away from dusty. she takes a lot of stuff. like shoes, crocs, um, balls, football balls. about two years ago, i had a bathing suit out back drying and left it out overnight and it was gone the next morning. i didn t know that cats were so smart. and though they may want to wring his collar, this klepto cat hasn t always lived a life
jean s yard. i ve collected probably close to 550 some odd items. just estimating all the things i didn t actually keep, some of the things we threw away, we really think it s close to a little bit over 600 probably. jean s neighbors have had a hard time keeping their belongings away from dusty. he takes a lot of stuff. like shoes, crocs, balls, football balls. about two years ago, i had a bathing suit out back drying and left it out overnight, and it was gone the next morning. i didn t know that cats were so smart. and though they may want to wring his collar, this klepto cat hasn t always lived a life of crime. he actually comes from innocent beginnings. we got dusty five years ago. he went to our humane society