Shoes kept disappearing at a kindergarten in southwestern Japan and it turned out the culprit was a furry weasel, per The Post.
Security cameras recorded the weasel carrying a small shoe in its mouth after police set up three cameras at the school in Fukuoka.
“It’s great it turned out not to be a human being,”
Deputy Police Chief Hiroaki Inada told The Associated Press Sunday.
Teachers and parents were worried that a disturbed person with a foot fetish might be responsible for the missing shoes. In Japan, people usually take off their shoes before entering their homes. The missing shoes were all slip-ons that the kids used indoors and kept in cubbyholes by the door.
Weasels are known for hiding items. The weasel scattered the shoes around and took 15 of them before police were called. The next day, it took six more. On November 11, a video showed the weasel stealing another shoe, and that footage was reviewed the following day. Authorities believe the weasel only took the lightweight white canvas shoes because they were easy to carry.
The missing shoes were never recovered, but the other shoes are now safe at the kindergarten with nets put over the cubbyholes. The wild weasel is still on the loose.
#Clique, what are your thoughts?
