Janitor steals 25 tons of office equipment

BERLIN, Germany — A janitor in southern Germany has admitted stealing some 25 tons of office equipment over more than two decades.

After an anonymous tip-off, police in Stuttgart found a huge stash of stationery and cleaning supplies filling the 69-year-old caretaker's living room, attic, basement and garden shed, local newspaper the Stuttgarter Zeitung reported.

The hoard included toilet brushes, printer paper, hand towels, brooms, ladders, trash cans, and boxes upon boxes of pens, tape and pencil sharpeners (photos here).

Police filled three trucks with the stolen supplies, which are estimated to be worth up to €250,000 ($333,000).

CAp: Dude loves pens. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)