Hundreds Of Shoe Thieves In Berlin Revealed, The Culprit Is A Fox

JAKARTA - Several days ago many Berliners complained about losing their shoes. At least hundreds of pairs of shoes disappeared. It was later discovered that the figure behind the shoe thief was a red fox.

Christian Meyer, for example. A man who lives in Zehlendrorf, Berlin two weeks ago lost his expensive new running shoes on his porch.

Not receiving it, Mayer is investigating the theft, according to German news website Tagesspiegel. It turned out that he wasn't the only victim of theft.

The search began to get a bright spot after he caught a red fox carrying a blue flip-flop in his mouth. A few days later, Meyer saw the fox again.

Meyer followed him into the thicket. It was at this place that he finally found the fox's secret place. Behind the grass he found more than 100 pairs of shoes. "Most of it is eaten away a little," said Meyer quoted by Tagesspiegel.

The photo of the fox thief and the loot was shared by Tagesspiegel editor Felix Hackenbruch via his Twitter account. The stacks of footwear include sneakers, clogs, sandals of various shapes, colors and sizes. The most shoes in the pile were Crocs.

Fuchs, Du hast die Schuh gestohlen ... 🎶In #Zehlendorf wurden mehr als 100 Schuhe von einem Fuchs gemopst. Die ganze Geschichte morgen @TspCheckpoint. (📸: Christian Meyer) pic.twitter.com/pjnKhvobOa

- Felix Hackenbruch (@FHackenbruch) July 26, 2020

It remains unclear why the fox stole the shoes and why he liked Crocs shoes. But this fox's theft is not the first time this has happened.

In August 2019, a fox in Melbourne, Australia repeatedly visited a woman's yard and stole three shoes within a week. He managed to catch the moment of the fox's theft through a CCTV camera which he uploaded to YouTube.

In addition, turning to the Asian region, in Kyoto Japan a fox was caught stealing more than 40 pairs of sandals in 2018. At least five police were deployed to catch the fox.

Meanwhile, if you see a similar case in 2009 in Foehren, Germany. There are allegations of the theft of 110 to 120 boots by the female fox likely to be "played by the cubs" according to Reuters.