I had that problem once. Co-worker stole my keys, put them in someone else's briefcase. The guy with the briefcase knew they were mine and returned them. However, as the culprit had already left, I called her cell to innocently asked if she'd seen my keys. She was a horrible liar, so I pumped up the drama explaining that I needed to get to my daughter's concert in 15 minutes, etc., etc., which resulted in an immediate confession. Was I done? Oh, no! I told her the guy had already left (he was standing in front of me) to which she promised she would call him and get my keys returned. Sure enough, his cell rings and he tells her he's already home and that he's not going to drive all the way back to the office just to bail her out. She gets his address and tells him she will be there. She then calls me, tells me her plan, to which I explain quietly that I am going to miss my 9 year old daughter's concert because of all this nonsense. She begins to cry, the guilt overtaking her. I let it go for a few minutes and then explain that it is only because I like her that I am not making her drive all over everywhere and tell her that I have my keys.
She never screwed with me, figuratively, again. When the word got around, no one else did either.
Oh, yeah, when you figure out who steals your stapler and such, the "stuff in jello" as seen on 'The Office' works very well to make people aware that you do not sit for that kind of bullshit. One word of warning, iPod's don't take kindly to jello. That one I paid for.
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