A thief who walked off with a religious Jew's fur hat was caught - because the owner's name was written on the inside.
Shtreimels – large fur hats lined with velvet – have been worn by married Charedi men for centuries and can be worth up to £4,000 .
Because of their value, owners like to keep shtreimels safe and some even place labels with their names and phone numbers on the inside.
It was this kind of caution that wrong-footed a Brooklyn thief who apparently broke into a car one night and stole a shtreimel from it.
