MY KITTY IS A REAL-LIFE CAT BURGLAR

Kylo stole hundreds of neighbourhood items - and Ingrid's heart!

- Brigid Auchetti

Ingrid is totally smitten with Kylo.

Kay McCall stifled a giggle as she surveyed her backyard in Ferny Hills, Queensland, filled with stuffed toys, a school uniform, gardening gloves, a football and surprisingly, a build-a-bear.

Tail swishing and looking like a cat who got the cream, a cheeky ginger feline purred at her feet. The 68-year-old's yard had quickly become the dumping ground of a real-life cat burglar, with Kay waking each morning to “gifts" from the mysterious neighbourhood moggy.

"It was like Christmas there'd be presents out there every morning,” says Kay with a laugh.

Hoping to reunite owners with their missing goods, Kay took to social media in March 2021 posting a photo of the stolen items to her local community Facebook group. The crafty kitty soon became a hit online with members asking for updates on the cat's latest burglary. So Kay created a Facebook and Instagram page for the “pirate cat”, so named for his treasure-hoarding ways, and quickly gained almost 2000 followers.