Man Steals 1500 pairs of Girls' Shoes

A man pleaded guilty to stealing more than 1,500 pairs of girls' shoes from schools in Wisconsin, US, yesterday. Erik D Heinrich, 26, of Kenosha, was arrested on 24 May after being caught on CCTV entering and leaving North High School with some items on 20 May. He told police that he stole the shoes for sexual gratification.

According to police, Heinrich worked for a cable company and collected keys to the schools. He used the keys to burgle three public high schools and one middle school in Waukesha, Wisconsin, six times during the past two years. Several female students reported that the locks on their lockers had been cut and their shoes stolen after police discovered the break-in at North High School.

In 2005, Heinrich had a previous shoe-stealing conviction that was dismissed at the request of the prosecutor after he'd completed a year of probation, counselling and 50 hours of community service. Link