ready, aim, shoot. your camera. behind every great video, there's a great story. and we've got it. nasty neighbor fights. >> come here, boy! come here! >> don't get mad. just get it on tape. >> let's put some cameras up. i'm going to catch this guy. >> a real life cat burglar. >> look at all the stuff you stole. >> get ready for america's most wanted. >> good little villain? >> and they could teach these guys some tricks. clumsy human criminals. caught with their masks off and their pants down. plus. kids saved in the nick of time. heart-stopping video. how nobody got hurt.

and, a desperate housewife, planning a hit on her husband. >> nobody's going to be able to point a finger at me. >> what she didn't plan was getting caught. >> everything has been recorded. >> caught in the act. >> yeah, come on, baby. >> here's chris cuomo. the camera doesn't lie. that's true. but it doesn't always tell you the whole story. when we see youtube or viral video on facebook, we often don't know the whole story behind it. like, who are these people? who's holding the camera? the point is, every piece of tape items just part of the tale. so, we decided to find out the rest, when people get caught in the act. first up, nasty neighbors. old problem, new wrinkle. when cameras get involved, get ready for a new type of neighborhood watch. here's jim avila. >> come here, boy! come here! you think you got something on me? you know what?

how you doing, [ bleep ]. >> reporter: america's long tradition of neighborhood spats and gossip have moved from the back fence to the video front page. and youtube is ground zero. the bickering. >> go fix it! >> reporter: the brawling. >> come on, baby. >> reporter: no more small claims court, it seems. instead, people turn to the people's court of public opinion. the last word? all you need now days is a camera and the internet. >> come on! >> reporter: in this clip a dispute about overhanging shrubbery heads to fisticuffs. or at least an attempt. >> come on, baby! >> reporter: then, there's the case of the yapping mutt. a desperate homeowner in virginia slowly driven crazy by the seldom seen but always heard

jack russell terriers next door. >> that's a.m. >> reporter: the dogs bark, he pushes record. >> sunday morning, 9:00, this has been going on for 45 minutes. >> reporter: here, the dog owner makes a cameo appearance. >> stop barking! >> reporter: but 14 videos later, those terriers are still barking. >> you going to pick that up? >> reporter: sometimes the right video can stop a dog owner in his tracks. >> your dog has been [ bleep ] in our word. >> reporter: this episode caught in new york state shames its central character into desperate moves. >> i have this on video right here. >> i'll pick that up. >> reporter: that would be very nice of you. >> the neighbor so embarrassed he picks up his dog's business right away, and with his bare hands. >> thank you. >> okay. >> have a good day.

>> reporter: steve miller lives in palm beach gardens, florida. i saw a plastic bag on the bush. i thought nothing of it. it was odd that there was something inside. it looked like dog poo in there. there were ten bags in there. then i knew i had a problem. >> reporter: someone is dumping doggy bags of canine waste on miller's property. but who is it? >> go to the store, bought a video camera and mounted it on the house and just let it run and it caught all the action. >> reporter: what his camera caught was a neighbor making stinky deposits on a daily basis. miller eld didded the video, added sound effects, even music to create a youtube event. >> i know you have to take a little crap from your neighbors, but this is ridiculous. >> reporter: neighborhood security writes the dog owner certificates, but the best revenged is saved for the camera. >> come back and pick up the droppings.

>> reporter: in houston, adam lives in a pretty high class neighborhood. this is the scene of the crime? so, he was surprised when someone began scratching his suv right in front of his house. >> somebody keyed the hell out of my car. >> reporter: so, they just had gone -- >> from panel to panel. >> reporter: he owns a nightclub, hudson long, which has security cameras everywhere. >> the first thing i did was call my audio/video girs and said, i'm going to catch this guy. let's put some cameras up. >> reporter: so, the two cameras are up in the two windows. and they pretty much can see everything. >> they can see my entire car. >> reporter: sure enough, his car is keyed again. but this time, the culprit is caught on camera. >> you see his hand motioning up and down. you see him walk down the sidewalk and look back. >> reporter: you can get the idea of what he's doing. >> right. >> reporter: the vandal keying his car? none other than his next door neighborhood, a former texas

state legislator and now judge. knowing with whom he is dealing, adam decides he better catch him on tape. >> have you seen anybody scra h scratching my car? >> no. >> why would somebody do that? >> well, who knows? you know, you've been blocking the sidewalk here, i don't know if that anything to do with it. >> reporter: the judge, unaware that he's on camera, still gives his legal opinion of the crime, the one he thinks he's gotten away with. >> what do you think the penalty for that is? >> couple thousand for felony, maybe $1500 misdemeanor. >> reporter: the judge was indicted and pled guilty to a misdemeanor. the story has been getting lots of news coverage. the videos on facebook and youtube. you didn't want it to go this far? >> of course not. >> reporter: was there any

chance you could have somehow got it together? >> sure. all he had to do was call me or come by and say, hey, i don't like your car being parked in your driveway, can you move it? and i would have done it. >> reporter: through his lawyer, the judge insists he did not vandalize the car and has never threatened adam. the two continue to live just eight feet apart. how uncomfortable is it? >> only uncomfortable thing is when i pull in my driveway, i'm -- sometimes i'm afraid he's going to hire somebody to kill me or -- >> reporter: you think it might go -- you worry it could go that far? >> sure. but if he does, it's going to be on tape. next -- amazing they live to tell video a baby in front of a bus. and a stroller on a subway. caught in the act. host: could switching to geico really save you 15% or more on car insurance? host: what, do you live under a rock?

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we all love to watch home movies. a way of capturing memories. but sometimes there are moments that people would like to forget. some of the stories you're about to see are almost impossible to believe. luckily, cameras were on scene to catch what really happened. taking care of kids is tough. especially when they dash away like puppies. in an instant, they can go from by your side to nowhere in sight. but the eyes in the skies see all, and sometimes it's down right scary. mother and child caught in a busy intersection. a little boy is caught dangling from an escalator railing. a baby stroller caught rolling down a train platform.

and an infant caught right in front of a bus. let's go halfway across the world, to turkey. a shopping mall scenario that's all too familiar. watch here as a 4-year-old boy gets loose from his father and in a flash, grabs hold of a railing and rides up the outside of an escalator. the boy is struggling to hold on, legs flailing. luckily, this shopkeeper is on his game and runs out and cat catches the boy in the nick of time. let's remind to that moment of truth. talk about being in the right place at the right time. thank you, mr. ali for saving the day.antonio, texas. mike money bahubbard is on the of the day, carrying a handful of passengers. suddenly, look at what he sees right in the middle of the road.

>> there's a baby. there's a baby in the road. >> reporter: hubbard slams on the breaks. there's no about ma dill low. it's an 8-month-old baby girl. hubbard scampers out to collect the baby. that's when the father runs up, out of nowhere. and without saying a word, scoops the baby up and goes back into the house. >> bye, baby. be careful. >> reporter: still in shock as he drives off, reality quickly sinks in. >> lucky i saw it. i didn't know if it was a dog or what. if it would have been another guy, say a drunk in a car -- >> it would have killed that baby. >> reporter: later, the parents would say the baby snuck out through a screen door. investigators found a pattern of trouble and a judge had the baby and two older sisters taken from the parents and put into foster care.

as for the bus driver, he's just thankful it was his destiny to save that baby girl's life. >> i thank god i was at the right place at the right time. that's all i can say. >> i saved that baby. >> reporter: the baby was all alone. even being with a parent is no guarantee of protection. in arizona, 4-year-old pearl and mom regina find themselves trapped in a busy nine-lane intersection. regina is caught halfway across while pushing pearl's stroller when the light changes. the driver in a high-riding suv doesn't seem to see them, knocks them over, and rolls right over little pearl's stroller. don't cover your eyes, or you're about to miss a miracle. pearl pops up as other drivers stop to help. amazingly, mother and daughter are not seriously hurt. just a few cuts and scrapes. the driver of that suv wassed a first given a summons.

but after police reviewed this traffic camera video, they realized the driver couldn't see mom and baby until it was too late. the charges dismissed. it is not a cliche to say this scene is a true nightmare. a train platform in melbourne, australia. a mother turns her 6-month-old's stroller for a moment. moments too long. the stroller roms away, right down to the track. mom lunges forward, just as a 250-ton train barrels right into the station. fearing the worst, she grips her head in horror, then runs toward the front of the the train as it rolls yet another 100 feet down the tracks. can you imagine what was going through her mind? the good news is when mom crawls under the train and heard her baby boy crying, she knew he was

alive. amazingly, with just a few cuts and a minor bump on his head. >> actually horrifying. and though you know the outcome, your heart is still racing when you watch. >> reporter: the boy was strapped in before his stroller fell onto the tracks. it was then pushed beneath the front car in a gap between the bottom of the train and the tracks just a few inches high. a space that separated life and death. these young children all managed to cheat death, while standing as a reminder to all parents of why we keep a close eye on our most valuable treasures. next -- she planned a hit on her husband. >> seriously, you're going to kill him over that money much? >> it's not even over the money. >> but the hit hit the fan, when she was caught in the act. >> hollywood can't write it better. >> when we come back. ♪

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these days, the second somebody hits record, there's a good chance your private business could end up being everybody's business, whether you want it to or not. the desperate housewife you're about to meet definitely didn't,

when she tried to arrange a hit on her husband. a hit that turned into a miss. all caught on tape for a stunned courtroom to hear. here's andrea canning. >> reporter: it's every woman's worst nightmare. >> is your house michael? okay, i'm sorry to tell you, ma'am, he's been killed. he's been killed, ma'am. >> i want to see him -- >> we can't let you go, ma'am. >> reporter: caught on camera, dalia burst into tears, hearing that her husband mike is dead. she and mike her newlyweds, married just six months after a whirlwind courtship. mike showered her with gifts, romance, everything anyone would expect. but what no one would have expected was this. >> hey. >> hey. >> we're staying in here right? >> yeah, yeah. damn, you look good. >> reporter: just days earlier, she's caught on a hidden camera, arranging to have mike killed

for just a few thousand dollars. >> i was going to get 3,000 from you today and 3,000 when it's all done. >> reporter: it's a twisted south florida story of greed, money and a plot -- >> that's how i'm going to do it. you know, robbery went back. >> reporter: that ends up here. >> all rise. court in session. >> reporter: with dalia on trial for solicitation to commit murder. elizabeth parker tells the jury she has irrefutable evidence. the whole crime caught on tape. >> you will see how she ax gtd and hear what she said on that day. >> hollywood can't write better than this. >> reporter: it's a media circus. >> prosecutors continue their case today. >> reporter: a most unusual case. >> she was paying a hitman to kill her husband. >> reporter: with a most unusual defendant, who swears she is not guilty. >> and then she laughs. she latches because she was good at manipulating her husband and thought she could fool everyone else and that she could get away with having him murders. >> one of the reasons this case got so much attention is because

dalia is a pretty lady, nice figure, so, how could someone like her actually be a cold blooded killer. >> reporter: mike and dalia were living in a beautiful townhouse in boynton beach, and there was lot of cash. dalia loved the life. she just didn't really love mike. so, just offcamera, in this undercover video, dalia tells her old friend and former lover she wants out. and she wants mike dead. >> did you give ne the address and a picture of him? >> i have a picture right now. >> reporter: mohamed, sitting in the driver's seat, ittells her knows a hitman. >> you know this guy? >> trust me. >> how am i supposed to know what day he's going to do it? >> he'll give you a couple days notice. >> did you think she was serious? >> yes. >> reporter: what dalia wasn't counting on was mohamed turning on her, by going to the police when he hears about her plan.

>> when you contacted the police in the very beginning, wasn't it for the purpose of getting the police involved? >> no, the purpose was to stop her. >> seriously, you're going to kill him over that much money? >> it's not even about the money. >> reporter: the police decided the best thing to do was to put the hidden camera in mohamed's vehicle. when they discussed killing mike again, it was all caught on tape. dalia has no clue. >> nobody is going to be able to point a finger at me. >> reporter: the tape is damning evidence in court. what did you think when you saw this incriminating video? >> i found her to be very determined. >> reporter: but there's plenty more taping for the jury to see. watch as mohamed sets her up. >> i'm not going to do anything that you don't know. if you're the client, i'm not going to do anything without your approval. >> reporter: he's actually a cop. >> i complimented her. make it comfortable us to talk.

>> you're beautiful. >> thank you. i think i just need to make sure everything is okay. i'm a lot tougher than i look. >> she said she wasn't going to change her mind. >> i'm positive, like, 5,000% sure. >> reporter: this tape leaves the jurors sure. dalia wasn't 100% sure in the video, she was 5,000% sure of what she wanted. what was your reaction to that? >> that's a big number. very big number. whatever happened to just 100% sure? >> just make sure you're out of the house by 6:00 in the morning wednesday. >> reporter: dalia thinks it's all set. a few days later, following the hitman's instructions, she leaves early. the police set up a fake crime scene at the house to make it look like mike really had been murdered. when dalia gifts a ca gets a ca hope. >> i'm sorry to call you. >> reporter: the cops call this the worst acting job they've ever seen.

>> listen, we have a report of a disturbance at your house and there were shots fired. is your husband michael? i'm sorry to tell you, ma'am, he's been killed. he's been killed. i can't let you -- we have to do our job. >> reporter: that crying fit is not caught on one camera, but two. and according to the police, the act continues when dalia is brought to this interrogation room. >> are you sure that you don't know anybody that wanted to kill your husband? you wouldn't want to kill your husband? not at all? >> we're fine. like, there's nothing. >> there's no problems between you guys? >> when you encounter her, what was her demeanor? >> just total lack of emotion. >> okay, there's no more games with you and i. now we're going to get down to serious business. do you know this guy? come here. bring this guy in here.

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dalia remains relentless in her te nines to detectives. >> how soon can you get everything going? >> well, that's up to you. >> i mean, i need it done like this week. >> reporter: convinced her husband mike is dead, and police have no idea she's involved. but the police now turn up the heat. >> you know who this guy is?

>> no. >> never seen him before? >> never. >> do you know her? put your head up. >> confronted with the alleged hitman, incredibly, dalia is sticking wi ining to her story. >> you're going to jail. everything has been recorded. you were photographed in the convertible. you sat in his car in front of cvs. what do you want to do? what do you want to do here? >> i didn't do anything. >> reporter: the shock of being arrested and caught on tape fails to bring a confession. but the police have a final surprise for dalia. outside, in the hallway, through the doorway, dalia catches a glimpse of her dead husband mike, alive and well. >> mike, come here! come here, please. >> i can't. i can't do it. >> why not? i didn't do anything. >> i heard you. >> reporter: day after day, the

jurors watch those tapes in court. was there one moment where you said to yourself, okay, she did it? >> the videos. >> they were very incriminating. >> yeah. >> very incriminating. >> reporter: incriminating, indeed. however, the defense was about to launch a few surprises of their own. >> never anyone's intention to harm anyone. >> reporter: huh? never anyone's intention to harm anyone? that's right. defense lawyers can't deny what is on those tapes. there is an astounding defense. a desperate hail mary. he says mike was never going to be a victim. this was a stunt. mike, dalia and mohamed were all in this together. reality tv defense. >> for many, reality tv shows depict the worst of our society. for others, reality tv has become a way to launch a center stage career. >> reporter: he says mike figured he could launch his

career simply by making a splash. and he's not the first to think so. >> i can only imagine what the little boy inside is thinking at this point. >> reporter: remember this? >> the balloon is definitely coming down to the ground. >> reporter: in 200 9, a runaway balloon carrying a boy turned out to be a hoax. >> these people are actors. they met in acting school. they put on a very good show for us, and we bought it. >> reporter: a publicity stunt to make the family famous. dalia may not be a real housewife, but she's no stranger to reality television. >> when she was younger, she was actually an extra on a reality tv show. >> welcome to "the jamie kennedy experiment. ". >> reporter: it was this show. and fwesz what her episode was about? a fake hitman. >> trick is, to come up with a unique idea that would be picked up by a real producer and a real production team.

the plot for the contract killing of mike was never real. it was a stunt. it was a hoax. a ruse, a plan that mike hoped to capture the intention of someone in reality tv. >> reporter: since the defense decides not to have dalia testify herself, when mike takes the stand -- >> spell your name. >> reporter: it's showtime for the reality tv defense. >> you watch reality tv, don't you? >> yeah, i watch a couple shows. >> reporter: dalia's lawyers accuse mike of staging his own fake hit to get enough attention to become a star. >> i think you told me that it's crazy that these people are making money. but that you think it's cool. >> yeah, they're doing it. why not? >> why is it crazy? >> they just sit there and do nothing. >> an easy way to make money by not working with a good thing, right? >> it's a great thing. >> wouldn't you like that to happen to you?

>> i don't see how. >> reporter: defense lawyers badger him. >> you're certainly a celebrity now, aren't you? >> reporter: but mike never budges. >> it's ridiculous. we're not here because of me. i might as well -- you might as well put me up next what are we doing here? >> reporter: what the defense is doing here is anything and everything possible to discredit all those videos. >> his mom isn't going to get suspicious of you -- >> why me? come on. >> reporter: were there any moments for you where the defense did make you doubt that maybe dalia didn't do this on her own? >> i kept waiting, saying, well, if this is possible, then, let's see what they have to say. let's see what the next thing, how this transpires and how this progresses. it wasn't there. i didn't see that. i saw the prosecution evidence as being overwhelming and no doubt. >> reporter: no doubt, because, as intriguing as the defense

might be, the videotapes are just too much. >> i'm confident, like, 5,000% sure. >> what's his name? >> mike. >> reporter: jurors say they couldn't get past seeing the whole thing play like a movie, right before their eyes. >> just make sure you're out of the house by 6:00 in the morning on wednesday. >> okay. >> reporter: the prosecution tried to discredit dalia even further. she was being unfaithful. all throughout the marriage, she was texting another man in california, hundreds and hundreds of messages. one more steamy than the next. >> i love you so much. i'm so horny for you. do you want my hot tight body all over you? let's get this [ bleep ] handled. i really hate him and want to see him rot. >> there's no denying the evidence in this case. it's overwhelming. there's no denying the truth. she did it and you know it.

>> reporter: as the jurors head off to deliberate -- do you think there was really no doubt in any of the jurors minds? >> no doubt. we all had this decision -- i think we had the decision before we went in there to deliberate that she's guilty. >> reporter: just three hours later -- >> verdict? >> we the jury find as follows. we find the defendant guilty of solicitation to commit first degree murder. >> reporter: sentencing will be tomorrow. dalia could get 30 years. a long time to ponder the lesson, if you want to get away with murder, make sure there are no hidden cameras rolling first. >> next -- the movies get it right. so, why do real crooks get it so wrong? um -- the disguise needs work. when we come back.'s, mcdonald'♪ ♪ mcnugget time ♪ at mcdonald's ♪ six sauces, so you can dunk 'em ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a new lineup of sauces for your mcdonald's chicken mcnuggets.

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you've heard the phrase "ic takes a thief." these days, all it takes is a camera to take down a thief. that said, these crooks do a pretty good job of taking themselves down without any extra help. the key to a successful heist

should be obvious. don't get caught in the act. in movies like "inside man," master criminals go to elaborate lengths to disable those pesky security cameras. but in real life, a lot of crooks could apparently careless about getting caught on camera. in fact, they almost seem to welcome it. take the so-called hollywood bling ring. a group of teens who idolize tabloid celebrities like paris hilton and lindsay lohan. their plan, go see if their idols wanted to hang out. and if not -- you decide, let's go rob the house? >> well, yeah. >> reporter: here they are, caught on camera. a plan like that, they were caught before long.criminals ar smartest people in the world. they are usually uneducated, desperate, stupid, sad, crazy, drunk or high. >> reporter: leyland gregory knows all about stupid crooks.

after all, he literally wrote the book on the subject. he said the proliferation of security cameras and sites like youtube show that the average crook is no criminal master mind. gregory says many thieves seem to violate every rule of staging a successful crime. for example, a break-in should always be well planned. movies like "ocean's 11," criminals spend a lot of time hatching the scheme to get away with the loot. >> $150 million. >> reporter: but these crooks apparently can't be bothered. they simply smash their car through the front entrance of this hip hop clothing store in florida. they then snatch up as many clothes as they can, but on their way out, one of the cools gets pinned between the car and the door. ouch. yep. you better make sure you have good health insurance before you sign up to be a thief. watch this attempted break-in at a home in florida. the two burglars spend 15

minutes trying to open the side door. one of them apparently had enough. he gets into a football stance, then charges at the door at full speed to bust it open. the door wins. >> say your prayers. here we go. >> reporter: a vital piece of gear for any successful thief, as shown in "the town," is the all-important mask to shield your identity from the cops. but in real life, those masks are apparently hard to deal with. watch this robber as he tries to hold up a new york city grocery store. he has his mask, the only problem is, he forgets to pull it down until he's already been spotted on the security camera. this bumbling ban kit has even more trouble with his mask. he tries to hold up a store in south carolina, he struggles to get the mask on. finally, he can see, but because the clerk can't figure out how to open the register, he flees

empty handed. in the movies, centimeters are shown as stylish, glamorous, and as befits any good cat burglar, graceful, like in the movie "entrapment," doing a gymnastics routine to get through security lasers. again, reality falls short of the image. watch as these guys go on a rampage through an idaho home store. hey. here's a nice flat screen tv. on second thought, this one looks better. on their way out, this crook goes flying, and off come his pants. here's another would-be robber entering a convenience store in florida to steal some beer. as he makes a run for it, oops. there's a tumble. oh, and there go the pants again, he leaves the beer behind, or is that bare behind? and runs for it. nice. >> i'm not sure what it is with saggy pants and criminals. maybe they need to go start

stealing belts. >> reporter: finally, it does no good to stage a heist if you don't have a sound getaway plan. in the movie "the italian job," the thieves are able to escape with millions of dollars worth of gold by using a trio of mini coopers. but these next crooks can't figure out how to get out of the store. watch this robber in tulsa, oklahoma. as he tries to make his getaway from a drugstore, using a ladder. he falls through the ceiling six times in a row before finally making it out. police release this video of a robber in limerick, pennsylvania, who smashes open a glass door to rob a pizza restaurant. his big haul? the tip jar on the counter. he makes a break for it, but forgets which door he smashed open. that's using your head. finally, he figures it out. >> i think the excitement of

being a super criminal, like, oh, how do i get out of here? i don't think it's that thought out. what i think our society loves about these criminals is they're not very intelligent, then they get humiliated on television, they get caught on tape. i mean, they deserve it. next -- a different kind of night stalker. a klepto kitty caught in the act. again and again and again. when we come back. [ female announcer ] the gerber generation

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they'll rise and you'll shine. the bumbling burglars you just saw could take a few lessons from the next group we just caught in the act. john berman turns the cameras and the cops on animals with a bad case of sticky fingers. or is it sticky paws? >> reporter: lock your doors, grab your underwear and for goodness sake, hide your drinks. because, these animals are giving larceny a whole new meaning. breaking and entering. >> no!

>> reporter: shop lipting. >> just let it go. >> reporter: burglary. even public drunkenness. america's most wanted meets wild kingdom. a menagerie of misdemeanors, furry felonies, all caught on tape. from the tiny caribbean island of st. kitts, the monkeys. legend is, they developed a case for alcohol hundreds of years ago, while enjoyinger ifmented sugar cane. now, they've become tell think bandits. and they don't just steal. they drink. way too much. drunk monkey drunk. >> you see the behavior, they've had loads to drink, they're having a party. >> reporter: at least they keep their mayhem inside. not so this one raccoon wrecking crew. >> get out! >> reporter: meet willy. he was so cute when this man --

>> willy -- >> reporter: wan carlos rover, rescued him as an abandoned baby from the wild. >> he's the size of a potato. >> reporter: willy was nursed back to health inside the house, until the house couldn't handle him anymore. juan carlos tried to get willy out of the house and banish him into the house. but he had grown fond of domestic life. not even locked doors could keep him out. check out this not so welcome surprise when juan carlos returned from i have case. >> you little [ bleep ]. no, come here! [ bleep ]. >> the wall is nothing to a raccoon. their mouths are so strong, they can chew through anything. animals go to what gives them pleasure, what makes them feel safe. and willy is just doing that. >> reporter: no warms are strong enou enough. no windows shut tight enough to keep willy out. >> what are you doing up here?

what did i tell you about coming in the window? i finally accepted that willy is going to come back here. let go! my advice to people who want to keep a raccoon as a pet is, don't do it. willy. how the hell did you get in here? >> reporter: so, how about an easy pet? like a dog? this stunning siberian husky looks like the perfect canine. but she tried to pull off the perfect crime. it started when this utah family was late hanging her christmas stocking with the usual bone inside. so, she went shopping. with no wallet. check out this footage from a store six miles from her home. you can see the dog walk into the store, a store she had never been in before. and of the thousands of items, she picks out the exact bone left in her stocking. the store cameras caught her leaving without paying. before she walked the full six miles back home.

her owners had no idea of the heist until they saw the footage on the local news. >> four-legged thief struck quickly at a grocery store in utah. >> i slowed the video down, and the mannerisms, it was definitely my dog. and i was a little bit shocked. >> reporter: if she's shocked, victoria, dog trainer and animal behavior expert for animal planet, is flat-out impressed. >> that is pretty incredible. >> reporter: what do you say, good little villain? >> yeah. i don't think i'll reinforce that behavior. >> reporter: but the dog is a good little villain. perfectly suited for the crime. huskies have an uncanny instinct for making mental maps. their sense of smell, extraordinary. >> it's like it's saying eat me, eat me. all of those smells assaulted

her from every direction and she honed in on that bone. >> reporter: but when it comes to theft, there is one animal that takes the cake. well, the cake, the towels, the car wash sponges, the goggles, even a size 38 bra. look at all the stuff you stole. yes. you're a thieving cat. you stole that ball? >> here's your sponge? >> reporter: you going to wash a car with that? all this, the loot of perhaps the most prolific cat burglar ever. meet dusty. the klepto kitty who has become something of a national celebrity. >> hi there, dusty. do you remember the first item? >> old latex glove. i thought jim left it on the bed. and -- >> you two can work that out, i don't -- i don't want the cat to hear any of this. >> reporter: after the gloves,

jean and her husband jim spoked other items showing up in their northern california home. and neighbors noticed stuff missing. amazing stuff. taken from backyards, open garages and front stoops. and from the beginning, there was only one suspect. you didn't train dusty to do this. >> no, dusty doesn't get trained. >> reporter: jean began cataloging the enormous take from dusty's escapades. more than 600 items. everyone knew he was doing it, but no one had caught him in the act, until animal planet came and set up a nighttime surveillance camera. >> we couldn't believe it. it was just so hilarious, showing everybody all the stuff he's bringing back. it was really funny. >> reporter: the video went viral, with almost 2 million hits. dusty was popular around the country, with grand marshal

duties at a pet parade. he doesn't feel like a thief. >> no, he isn't. >> reporter: but what about the neighborhood? his stealing ground? people here still like dusty? >> i hope so. dusty's sweet. >> reporter: jean and jim set up a reverse yard sale to give as much as they could back. the neighbors had fun. but dusty, he doesn't look happy. you don't want to give that stuff up, do you? he's upset just talking about it. so far, the only thing that has stopped dusty in his tracks? check out this video of dusty caught red handed, or pawed, when suddenly, a girl cat named chloe. he didn't want to look bad for the lady. but otherwise, dusty doesn't seem to care about his image. he's still on the prowl almost every night.

a klepto kitty that might just end up a jailbird. what do you think, buddy? comfortable in there? >> for more of that shoplifting canine, watch "bad dog" on animal planet. and be sure to stay tuned for "nightline" after your local news. plus, we've got an all-new edition of "20/20," back at our regular day and time this friday at 10:00 eastern, 9:00 central. i am chris cuomo, and i will see you then. for all of us at abc news, don't get caught in the act, or we may have to put you on the show some coming up next, kicked off a plane and now in jail.