QUIRKY WORLD ... Thieves steal caps on 1,200 bottles — but leave the beer

GERMANY: Police in western Germany are looking for thieves who broke into a shop selling alcohol and stole the caps off 1,200 bottles of beer — presumably to collect points for a prize contest — yet left the suds themselves untouched.

Essen police said the thieves broke into the shop in Muelheim an der Ruhr and stole the caps from the popular Koenig Pilsner.

They kept those with points towards prizes such as Bose speakers or a Black & Decker cordless drill, left dozens of “good luck try again” caps on the ground, and did not drink a single beer.