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    Stop thief, why are you wearing that hanger?

    BERLIN
    Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:31pm EST

    BERLIN (Reuters) - An elderly German who hid a stolen suit under his clothes was caught because he forgot to take it off the hanger, police said Wednesday.

    Oddly Enough

    A sales assistant at a men's outfitter in the western city of Aachen noticed the hanger bulging out when the man told her he had decided against buying anything.

    "Only a sign saying 'stop me, I'm a thief!' would have made the thief look more unprofessional," police said in a statement.

    (Reporting by Dave Graham; Editing by Robert Woodward)
    Oddly Enough


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