when my sister was 4 or 5, i told her that there was a girl on the loose who would come into her window at night and steal her toys.
A childhood belief about criminals

others believed things like this
- I used to believe toys came alive at night.
Because I love toys, and I hoped be good friend with my toys.Anon - I was convinced my cat was going to steal my money at night. Anon
- i used to think that at night all of my teachers turned into my soft toys so they could keep and eye on me.— paranoid
- I thought the song "Little Deuce Coupe" was "Little Loose Tooth".Anon
- I used to think that Cain and Able were brother and sister (with Able being the girl).— Duh
- I used to believe that if i threw something as high as i could into the air god would steal it.Anon