Today's OneWord: Stolen
Two purses had been stolen from the back room of our store, and of course, we were furious. It turned out that the thief hadn't wandered very far; in fact, he was caught in an alleyway, dumping things out of the purses themselves and rummaging through them for goodies. By the time the cops brought back all the clerks' belongings, they couldn't have been more apologetic. "Guy's an outright kleptomaniac," one officer explained to the store manager, sighing and shaking her head. "Been in jail a couple of times, but he doesn't learn."