"Contact Me If...": Thief In China Leaves Note For Owner After Stealing Watch And Laptop

The man was caught while on a train leaving Shanghai, and he still had the stolen items. He is currently under custody, cops said.

In a bizarre case of burglary in China, a thief robbed an office in Shanghai and then left a note asking the owner to improve their anti-theft system. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the incident took place on May 17. The thief managed to enter a company premises and steal a watch and laptop, but before departing he left a note for the employer, suggesting an upgrade to the security measures in place, Shanghai police said. 

According to the cops, the man, identified by his surname Sang, scaled the building's outer wall before gaining entry. He managed to steal a watch and an Apple MacBook from the office. When inside the house, the burglar gathered mobile phones and laptops, piled them onto a desk, wrote inside a notebook, left it open and stuffed it under the pile of digital devices, the police said. 

"Dear boss, I  took a wristwatch and a laptop. You should improve your anti-theft system. I did not take all the phones and laptops, fearing it might hurt your business," the man wrote in the note, per the outlet.