jean shue is dusty's owner. >> dusty usually goes out at night when we go to bed. he'll come back in about 4:00 in the morning, and when he comes back and he has brought something, he'll meow. that's his way of letting us know he has brought something for us. >> dusty will steal just about anything he can fit in his mouth and then leave his loot in jean's yard. >> i've collected probably close to 550 some odd items. just estimating all the things i didn't actually keep, some of the things we threw away, we really think it's close to a little over 600 probably. >> jean's neighbors have had a hard time keeping their belongings away from dusty. >> he takes a lot of stuff. like shoes, crocs, balls, football balls. >> about two years ago, i had a bathing suit out back drying and left it out overnight, and it was gone the next morning. >> i didn't know that cats were >>> there is a burglar on the prowl in san mateo, california, preying on homes in the middle of the night. but it's not his mask or robbery style that makes this thief so unusual. it's who he is. meet dusty,