Klepto Kitty': Real-Life Cat Burglar Caught On CCTV With Knife
Gingee is a four-year-old Maine Coon in Buckley, North Wales, and she is absolutely not living by the rules. While most cats knock over a plant or steal a sock, this one has been caught on CCTV doing full-on burglar work, using the cat flap like it is her own private getaway route.
The twist, and the reason this story blew up, is that her owner, Jay Phoenix, and Jay’s partner, Mathew Westlake-Toms, didn’t figure it out at first. Months of missing stuff escalated fast, from training football cones that somehow fit in her mouth, to the truly wild moment when CCTV captured Gingee returning home with a kitchen knife clamped between her teeth and dropping it near their sleeping spot.
Now, their TikTok account, @Gingee_klepto, is basically a highlight reel of a tiny criminal mastermind, and the next clip might be even crazier.
A real-life cat burglar has been caught on CCTV carrying her stolen loot through the cat flap. Meet Gingee, the four-year-old Maine Coon who has earned the moniker 'Klepto Kitty' after her owner started sharing videos of her daring escapades on TikTok.
This mischievous feline is guilty of ransacking and raiding her neighbors' homes in Buckley, North Wales, leaving a trail of bewildered residents in her wake.
That’s when Jay decided to stop guessing and started watching Gingee’s kitchen routine, right after the “tapping” that sounded like something solid at the door.
Under the cover of darkness, Gingee, the crafty thief, was caught in the act, a stolen kitchen knife clutched between her teeth. With stealthy precision, she returned home and dropped the blade onto the sleeping forms of her owners, Jay Phoenix, 43, and Mathew Westlake-Toms, 31.
Startled awake by the unexpected intrusion, Jay and Mathew exchanged puzzled glances, bewildered by their feline's daring escapade.
Then the footage turned from “how is she doing that?” to “she’s carrying it like a pro,” especially once the knife appeared in the frame.
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Jay explained that Gingee's criminal activities started a few months ago when his partner noticed various items disappearing from their home. However, Gingee's appetite for thievery only seemed to grow as she expanded her repertoire to include more valuable treasures.
Meanwhile, Jay keeps explaining the cone situation, the part where the training gear was too big to make sense until Gingee proved math wrong.
"We found football cones for training," Jay revealed to the publication.
"She's constantly coming through the cat flap, and the cones were quite flexible, even though they were really big. Some of the footage we captured is just ridiculous. You wouldn't think they'd ever fit. I'm surprised she fits because she's quite a big cat."
In response to Gingee's mysterious acquisitions, Jay took action by installing a camera in the kitchen to monitor the little thief's movements.
And because Jay and Mathew are already posting the chaos on @Gingee_klepto, the knife clip has everyone wondering what Gingee steals next, cat flap included.
"I heard a tapping on the door that sounded strange, like a human or something solid. I thought nothing of it and went back to sleep," Jay explained.
In response to Gingee's mischievous exploits, the owners have been documenting her naughty activities on her very own TikTok account, @Gingee_klepto.
In one clip where the feline brings home the knife, the owners jokingly suggested the need to install a metal detector on the cat flap.
Other videos showcase Gingee sneaking in with various items, including what appears to be a plastic bottle, a straw, and water balloon filters.
Buckley might not be ready for Gingee’s next heist, but her owners are definitely recording it.
Noooo, a cat would never do that, like the Sao Paulo woman whose morning alarms got thwarted by a sneaky cat
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