A man dressed up as a nun just to steal a wooden board from a family’s garden.
The suspect allegedly spied the large plank, propped up against a wall with some firewood, earlier in the day.
He dressed in a nun’s habit and returned to the house in the middle of the night to allegedly steal the board.
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CCTV images showed him arriving in the religious frock and nonchalantly opening the front gate.
He carefully moved a broom out of the way before carrying the large wooden board under his arm.
The unusual robbery was filmed in the commune of Santa Juana located south-west of Santiago, Chile, at around 4.30am last Wednesday (7 May), as reported by Need To Know.
Homeowner Gabriel Yáñez, said: “When I left the house to take my wife to work, I noticed the board wasn’t there.
“Later, when I arrived home, I checked the camera and realised someone had stolen it.
“What made me laugh was that the guy was dressed as a nun.
“When I saw my neighbours on the street afterwards, they would joke ‘be careful with the nuns’.”
He posted the clip on social media so “people would know about this new technique thieves are apparently using”.
He titled the video: “A nun robbed me!”
Police spokesperson Lieutenant Sergio González said he suspects the same person dressed in other costumes to carry out a string of robberies in the area.
He said: “I believe this individual has previously dressed as a lion to carry out these acts.”
He added that he also allegedly used a “superhero costume” for another crime.
The police are still trying to track down the ‘master of disguises’.
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