{"id":243159,"date":"2023-12-07T15:09:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T15:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=243159"},"modified":"2023-12-07T15:09:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T15:09:01","slug":"santa-and-reindeer-decorations-stolen-during-raids-on-california-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/santa-and-reindeer-decorations-stolen-during-raids-on-california-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa and reindeer decorations stolen during raids on California homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> The Grinches who stole Christmas: Security footage shows thieves scampering off with an inflatable Santa and reindeer decorations during raids on homes in California<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Families in\u00a0Contra Costa Count and\u00a0Moreno Valley were targeted by thieves\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Security footage has shown thieves scampering off with an inflatable Santa and reindeer decorations during raids on homes in California.<\/p>\n<p>A family in Contra Costa County is frightened and angry after their Santa Claus decoration was nabbed straight from their front porch.<\/p>\n<p>It was supposed to be a surprise for Paul Silva&#8217;s seven-year-old daughter Kathryne Silva.<\/p>\n<p>The decoration was snatched from the property on G Street on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Paul posted surveillance video on social media showing a car parking in front of the family&#8217;s driveway. One of the suspects gets out of the vehicle on the rear passenger side and then the driver exits to open the trunk.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/07\/14\/78690515-12837103-The_robber_making_off_with_the_Santa_from_the_front_porch_of_Pau-m-6_1701961062762.jpg\" height=\"403\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The robber making off with the Santa from the front porch of Paul Silva&#8217;s family home in Contra Costa County<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/07\/14\/78690291-12837103-One_of_the_thieves_stealing_holiday_inflatables_from_Alexandra_F-a-1_1701959921427.jpg\" height=\"391\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>One of the thieves unplugging inflatables from\u00a0Alexandra Falcon&#8217;s home in\u00a0Calle Vejar, Moreno Valley<\/p>\n<p>The suspect then mischievously returns to the vehicle with the Santa decoration and chucks it into the trunk before the cheeky thieves drive off.<\/p>\n<p>Paul said he knew that he wasn&#8217;t going to get it back.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I wanted to see if people could recognize the guys to make them stop doing it,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p>His wife Maria says she&#8217;s concerned about her family&#8217;s safety and riled by the pleasure the thieves are taking away from Kathryne over the holiday period.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s sad to see these kinds of people do these things on a special day like Christmas? I don&#8217;t know, it&#8217;s sad,&#8217; said Maria.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/07\/14\/78691169-12837103-The_thief_taking_the_Santa_decoration_from_the_porch_of_Paul_Sil-m-5_1701961041995.jpg\" height=\"381\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The thief taking the Santa decoration from the porch of\u00a0Paul Silva&#8217;s family home\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/07\/13\/78691167-12837103-image-m-75_1701954815180.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The suspect then mischievously returns to the vehicle with the Santa decoration and chucks it into the trunk before the cheeky thieves drive off<\/p>\n<p>Paul says he spoke with police on Tuesday, but they have not yet filed an official report.<\/p>\n<p>To the suspects who robbed her of her surprise gift, Kathryne delivered the simple message: &#8216;Give me it back.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in Calle Vejar, Moreno Valley, Alexandra Falcon&#8217;s surveillance video caught suspects trespassing on her home on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;A group of guys were on my lawn and on my neighbor&#8217;s as well and they had unplugged from the extension cord on two of our inflatables,&#8217; Falcon told KTLA.<\/p>\n<p>The woman&#8217;s security cameras captured at least two people pinching large and flashy Christmas decorations from the properties on her street.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We had a singular reindeer, like a Rudolph reindeer, and then we had a Santa,&#8217; Falcon said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Video from Falcon and her neighbor across the road shows a man approaching the property and then walking off.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After a few minutes, he returns to make off with the holiday inflatables from her front lawn and the calmly walks away.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/07\/14\/78692001-12837103-Meanwhile_in_Calle_Vejar_Moreno_Valley_Alexandra_Falcon_s_survei-m-2_1701960389399.jpg\" height=\"383\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>In Calle Vejar, Moreno Valley, Alexandra Falcon&#8217;s surveillance video caught suspects trespassing on her home on Friday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/07\/14\/78691999-12837103-Video_from_Falcon_and_her_neighbor_shows_one_of_them_unplugging_-m-3_1701960400775.jpg\" height=\"399\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Video from Falcon and her neighbor shows one of them unplugging the extension cord of two inflatables on the lawn\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was shocked,&#8217; Falcon said. &#8216;I was like, &#8220;This can&#8217;t be real.&#8221;&#8216;<\/p>\n<p>Her next-door neighbor&#8217;s surveillance video shows the two suspects walking away while their hands are filled with stolen decorations.<\/p>\n<p>Another neighbor who was also targeted said the theft saddened her, especially as it fell over the holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>Weaver&#8217;s family has only lived on the street for five months and is new to the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>Weaver said decorating for the holiday season with her 10-month-old son meant a lot to her and she had also bought a giant LED inflatable of Santa and a reindeer.<\/p>\n<p>After the thieves made off with her inflatable, Weaver opted to move an eight-foot holiday lamp post into her garage for security.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It just sucks,&#8217; she said. &#8216;Buy your own stuff. Let people have their Christmas and show their Christmas spirit in their own way.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Neighbors have also expressed their concern over the targeted theft.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;People work hard for these things,&#8217; Weaver said. &#8216;They&#8217;re not cheap.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Falcon has since bought a new lawn decoration and said she will not allow thieves to dampen her holiday spirits.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;re going to get past this,&#8217; Falcon said. &#8216;We&#8217;re going to put up another one.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The victims said they have been keeping an eye on resale sites to see if the suspects try to flog off the stolen decorations.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12837103\/The-Grinches-stole-Christmas-Security-footage-shows-thieves-scampering-inflatable-Santa-reindeer-decorations-raids-homes-California.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Grinches who stole Christmas: Security footage shows thieves scampering off with an inflatable Santa and reindeer decorations during raids on homes in California Families in\u00a0Contra Costa Count and\u00a0Moreno Valley&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":243158,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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