I see there's a link to that Ion Lazar bloke who collects scrap metal. He says that he takes anything that is left outside without asking. That would explain why he was loading what looked like a perfectly good baby buggy into his van. Scumbag.
I heard a funny story on Radio2 a while ago about stealing. A bloke had just lit his barbecue in his shared garden and went back up to his flat to prepare the food whilst it heated up.
When he came down he found it tipped on its side - he looked up the street and saw a bloke running towards a parked van with his hands tucked under his armpits
There was also one about a bloke who had security gates fitted in his driveway after having his garage broken into.
They were stolen within a week