Paphos police have arrested a 20-year old caught driving a stolen vehicle and wearing a pink T shirt that a woman had reported stolen from her washing line, the Cyprus News Agency reports.
It said that an EU national who lives in Paphos had filed a complaint at 1.30 am on Wednesday that clothes worth €120 she had put out to dry on her balcony had been stolen. The 24-year old woman gave a description of the clothes that included three pink T shirts with a logo.
About 15 minutes later police stopped a car that had been reported stolen on Sunday. Behind the wheel was a young man, an EU national permanent resident of Paphos who is known to police, the news agency added.
The car was confiscated, and the suspect taken to the police station for questioning. There police determined that he was wearing one of the T shirts earlier reported stolen.
He was arrested for stealing the car and the woman’s clothes as police investigations continue.