An agile thief has managed to squeeze herself into a claw machine in a brazen bid to steal more than half a dozen toys.
The 34-year-old woman, who has since been arrested, was obviously keen to get hold of the cuddly toys, and started her hunting spree with a broom.
Miss Tsai was caught on CCTV trying to knock down the loot with a pink broom, but when that didn't work she tried reaching what she wanted with her hand.
She had been playing the machine before her brazen cheating, and it seems she was frustrated that she had not managed to grab a single teddy, from the machine in Taichung, west Taiwan.
Footage from the business later handed over to the police for investigation purposes shows Miss Tsai grabbing a broom and sticking it into the dispenser so she can pull the machine's soft toys closer to the chute.
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(Image: AsiaWire)She then reaches into the machine and even manages to squeeze her upper body through the 25cm - about nine inches - opening to grab the toys.
Police say she stole seven toys during her half hour stint.
While in custody, Miss Tsai told the authorities that she had taken sleeping pills and other medication - and that she had "no recollection" of her actions.
(Image: AsiaWire)The toys, the woman claimed, had been given to children living in her neighbourhood.
Miss Tsai faces theft charges, with the investigation still ongoing.
