Stolen Knickers

This is the first case of intimate theft, I've seen since the panty raids of 2006 and 2007.

Man grabs more than 130 panties from Victoria's Secret
AP, 11/4/08

DALLAS - A man has proven that you can never have too much underwear when he stole more than 130 pairs of panties from a Victoria's Secret store.

The Dallas Morning News reported online Tuesday that a man snatched $1,067 worth of underwear from a table at the Dallas store Monday.

A police report says a female accomplice held open the door during the theft and both sped away in a green car.

The report did not indicate what styles or sizes were stolen.

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Man pleads guilty to stealing panties
AP, March 2, 2007

MANCHESTER, N.H. --A Barnstead man has pleaded guilty to stealing three pairs of panties as a Valentine's Day gift for his wife.

Ronald Roemer, 39, was fined $240 on a misdemeanor charge of shoplifting. Police say he took $22 worth of women's underwear from Sears.

Roemer's romantic shoplifting has a tragic clumsy aspect to it. There is a more sinister side to pantynapping.

Women's panty thief nabbed on Idaho college campus
Brett Cooper is charged with stealing hundreds of women's panties from the Rexburg campus of BYU-Idaho.

He was caught in the act - wearing a pair of women's underwear.

Police say Cooper had a stash of more than 244 pairs of women’s underwear.

I'm not sure how I missed these headlines last year:

Police nab accused panty thief, seize 1700 items

NAGOYA — A 50-year-old man accused of stealing woman’s underwear was arrested Friday, with police seizing about 1,700 pieces of underwear and other items from a garage he used, law enforcers said.
(Mainichi)

Airport panty thief spared jail
A 29-year-old man has been given a supervision order after he admitted stealing women's underwear while working as an airport baggage handler.

Police found more than 300 pairs of knickers at his home, the court heard.