Underwear bandit terrorizes small Alaskan town

Lock your doors and hide your drawers, Kodiak residents: An "actual underwear bandit" is on the loose.

Alaskan state troopers are warning the citizens of Kodiak, Alaska (population 6,130), that a burglar has rifled through numerous homes in recent months, mostly stealing women's underwear. Police haven't released too many details, but they've warned residents to be extra vigilant.

"I can't believe there is an actual underwear bandit," one victim told a local radio station.

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Nico Lauricella was editor-in-chief at TheWeek.com. He was formerly the site's deputy editor and an editor at The Huffington Post.