POCATELLO, Idaho (Nov. 1) - A 44-year-old man is accused of breaking into a student housing area at Idaho State University to steal underwear from the laundry room.

The man, who reportedly admitted he was wearing a stolen thong during the interview with police, is charged with two counts of unlawful entry and two counts of petit theft.

After several reports of missing female undergarments, Idaho State University's Public Safety began paying more attention to the laundry room's surveillance camera.

While checking the monitor at headquarters the evening of Oct. 22, an officer noticed a man rummaging through laundry and called Pocatello police.

Campus security officers arrived to find the suspect still at the scene.

Pocatello police Lt. Steve Findley said the man admitted having a long-standing affinity for stealing women's underwear.

"Reports like this are fairly infrequent," Findley said. "And it's very infrequent that someone with a glitch like this is actually apprehended."

The man, who was not identified, is not a student at the university.


11/01/04 16:29 EST