Suspected burglar caught after sitting down with book
bbc.com | August 24 2024 | Zahra FatimaA would-be burglar in Rome was caught after stopping to read a book on Greek mythology in the middle of a theft, Italian media reports.
The 38-year-old reportedly gained access to a flat in the Italian capital’s Prati district via the balcony but became distracted after picking up a book about Homer’s Iliad on a bedside table.
The 71-year-old homeowner is said to have awoken and confronted the alleged thief, who was engrossed in the book.
News of the failed burglary attracted the attention of the book’s author, who told local media he wanted to send the man a copy so he could “finish” his read.
Side note: “Suspected,” “would-be,” “alleged.” Was he in the apartment or not?
His name was Schroedinger.
You might have the basis for a best-selling spy thriller, there.
Or a cat. Or maybe not.
“Book him, Dano…”
Heh.
Also, in keeping with Greek mythology …
“Book ‘im, Danaë.”
Tuk him Dano.
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