Weirdest thief behavior I have seen yet:

Out for stroll one night Riften I happened upon a thief trying to break into the Scorched Hammer. When he noticed me he took off running so I decided to follow him. He ended up being chased by some guards and ran over to the Pawned Prawn which he then entered. I thought the guards would follow him in, but instead at that moment a thief appeared in the central market. I thought this was the same thief just teleporting there. Well, the guards killed that thief and I thought that was the end of the story. But, no.

Several days later I decided to stop by the Pawned Prawn to do some trading. Much to my surprise, when I entered there was a thief there along with Bersi and his wife. WTF? The thief looked rather panicked, madly running about, but Bersi and his wife didn't seem to care. Well, its none of my business if they want to harbor a thief in their shop, so I did my business and left.

So now I wonder if every time I visit the Pawned Prawn I will be bumping into this thief from now on?

Weird.