Move over, Ocean’s Eleven—West Yorkshire has a new mastermind. She’s small, she’s furry, she has whiskers… and she steals socks, underpants, shoes, and apparently eggs. Meet Taboo, the 12-year-old tuxedo cat whose criminal résumé is now longer than some humans’.

Taboo’s owner, Sandra Danskin, has unwittingly become the local FBI of feline theft. Every morning after a night shift, Sandra returns home to find an array of pilfered items waiting outside her door or mysteriously stuffed through the cat flap. “This morning, it was four pairs of socks and a pair of underpants,” Sandra says, sighing. “We’ve also had mop heads, kitchen rolls… and once, eggs. Still in their box. But broken. She’s ruthless.”

Neighbors have started jokingly changing their locks, hiding laundry, and setting up decoy traps. One particularly brave soul suggested training Taboo to go after “high-value” items instead of socks and underpants. Rolex, anyone? Taboo, apparently, does not negotiate.

Sandra explains that Taboo’s methods are sophisticated. She raids washing lines with the stealth of a tiny ninja and will even sneak into houses if doors are left open. The only time she was caught red-pawed was trying to abscond with a neighbor’s T-shirt from the dryer—a crime witnessed live.

And don’t think Taboo is sloppy. If she brings back a single sock, she will always return for the matching one. Pairs are sacred in her criminal code. Sandra keeps a box of her ill-gotten gains and posts photos online for residents to claim their stolen treasures. In short, her house has become West Yorkshire’s most unusual lost-and-found.

Once a house cat belonging to Sandra’s daughter Gemma, Taboo was passed on when her kleptomaniac tendencies proved… overwhelming. Now, living with Sandra and three other cats, Taboo has fully embraced her calling as a “fashion bandit.” Every successful heist is celebrated with a signature high-pitched howl, a sound that roughly translates to: “Look what I got! You’re welcome, human!”

The list of Taboo’s loot is absurd: underwear, socks, shoes, mop heads, kitchen rolls, gardening gloves, and, of course, eggs. “She shows no signs of stopping,” Sandra says. “I’ve never seen anything like it. I mean, who steals eggs?”

Local cat crime historians note a possible lineage: Charlie the Klepto-Cat of Bristol had a similar “career,” suggesting that tuxedo cats are genetically predisposed to mischief. Taboo, however, has raised the bar with style.

So, West Yorkshire residents: if your socks disappear, your T-shirts vanish, or there’s a suspicious broken egg carton on your lawn… look no further than your neighbor’s cat flap. Taboo has struck again, and she’s clearly enjoying every moment. 🐾

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