Germany: Fox steals over 100 shoes in Berlin

[muriel_volestrangler]

A fox has stolen around 100 shoes from people's homes in Berlin's southwestern Zehlendorf neighborhood, according to local media reports.

All types of footwear had started disappearing from outside homes in the district, including slippers and sandals as well as sneakers, before the unlikely thief was unmasked by local resident Christian Meyer.

Meyer initially noticed his running shoes had disappeared and posted an inquiry on Germany's community noticeboard-sharing platform Nebenan.de, reported Berlin newspaper Tagesspiegel.

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Meyer later spotted the fox on a patch of wasteland in the district and managed to snap a picture of the creature "caught red-handed with a pair of blue flip flops in his mouth."

Meyer also uncovered the fox's haul of multicolored footwear.

https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-fox-steals-shoes/a-54330292

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. The fox seems to have a special fondness for Crocs.

[JDC]

6. Yes. As do the German people apparently.

[AJT]

2. It's trying to rid the town of ugly footwear. Bless you fox....

[3Hotdogs]

4. Until I read it, I thought Arnold Layne had changed his modus operandi.

[4139]

5. Same thing in Fairfax va in May...

FAIRFAX, Va. — The City of Fairfax is blaming local foxes in the area for shoes that are going missing off neighbors' porches.

The Historic Blenheim staff members tracked the wear-a-bouts of foxes on their property and saw that they were using the shoes as toys in their dens, according to Fairfax Police.

Apparently, foxes using shoes as toys can be common.....



https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wusa9.com/amp/article/news/local/virginia/foxes-fairfax-shoes-being-stolen-historic-blenheim/65-ac04f822-bbf2-45d1-b21e-4ca4804f60b0

[Nitram]

7. Could it be that Imelda Marcos was reincarnated in Germany as a fox?

[Hestia]

8. No grapes around

[AmyStrange]

9. I thought you were talking about Fox News for a second, and...

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wondered why they would do that when, poof, I read your article.

Disappointing, but still entertaining as hell.

Thank you for sharing.
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