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A man who spent time in Tent City must have gotten really attached to his pink underwear.

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Julius Lat allegedly swiped three pairs recently when he was released from sheriff's custody and transferred to the Tempe jail.

While officers were searching him, they found the standard-issue boxers stuffed in his pants.

Detectives say Lat admitted to swiping the boxers, worth less than $5, so now he's facing misdemeanor theft charges.

The sheriff says it would have been easier to just buy them.

"This is a famous color all over the world," said Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. "It's in pubs in England and museums. We sell thousands and thousands of this, legitimately, to the public. The money goes to the posse."

Ironically, the sheriff decided to dye the underwear a conspicuous pink after inmates kept stealing the plain white ones with "MCSO" stamped on the seat.