Can There Be Many Cat Burglars Operating In The Uk?

[sandyRoe]

This one might be able to retire on his I'll gotten gains.

BBC News - CCTV shows how burglar carried out £10m jewellery heist
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1d31pdzg04o

[Old_Geezer]

Probably only pays to burgle pedigree cats, so not many I suspect.

[davebro3]

Haven't read in detail but - £10 million jewellery & thousands in cash and it's not in a safe? Daft or what...

[DTCwordfan]

Now which ABer had had a lifting experience this holiday-period...?

[smurfchops]

I cannot feel sorry for someone so careless who leaves these things lying about and has such an obscene amount of money.

[piggynose]

so whats the difference between a cat burglar and a regular burglar? 

[sandyRoe]

A cat burglar might be like AJ Raffles, be a decent cricketer, live in the Albany, and be someone acceptable in polite society.

Or someone like Arsene Lupin, a master of disguise.

An ordinary burglar would likely be a wretched drug addict stealing to fund their addiction.

 

[youngmafbog]

//and has such an obscene amount of money//

Communist.

Of course there are cat burglars about, mind you these days as virtually no one gets prosecuted they mainly just walk in and out the front dooor foTesco.

[Old_Geezer]

"Historically, the term “cat burglar” was coined for individuals that climb through an open second-story window with agility like a cat."

[piggynose]

Thanx OG!