A woman mocked after she purchased a camera that allowed her to watch her cats from work is getting the last laugh. On Monday afternoon, the New York City woman, who is not being named, watched in terror as a man crawled through a window and proceeded to steal her laptop, digital camera and some jewelry from her apartment, getting out with the goods in just minutes. Unfortunately for the thief, the entire thing was caught on camera. A New York City woman caught a man robbing her apartment after he was captured on her cat camera . The woman is now thrilled she purchased the device and has handed the video over to police . 'I had to watch it a couple of times and be like, this guy is in my apartment and looking at my stuff,' said the woman (above) 'People thought I was crazy to spend $200 on a camera, plus another $100 a year to record the video so I could watch my cats,' the woman told NBC 4. 'But it really unexpectedly came in handy.' The thief took her laptop, jewelry and a digital camera . Anyone who recognizes the man in the video is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS . The robbery was confirmed just moments after the man left when the woman says she received a notification that an app had been disabled on her iPad. 'I had to watch it a couple of times and be like, this guy is in my apartment and looking at my stuff,' she said. Now, the $200 camera and $100 annual fee may mean that this woman will get her property back, and that this man will end up behind bars. Said the woman; 'If I didn't have this, there's no way I would know when it happened, how he came in, what was touched, what was compromised.' Anyone who recognizes the man in the video is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.
A New York City woman caught a man robbing her apartment after he was captured on her cat camera .
The woman is now thrilled she purchased the $200 device and has handed the video over to police .
The thief took her laptop, jewelry and a digital camera .