The Brief
- Surveillance video captured a woman stepping out of the passenger side of a mint Jeep to steal staked decorations and a family’s skeleton dog in the Legacy Parc North neighborhood.
- Homeowner Sydney Ostrander filed a police report and stated she is willing to prosecute after discovering other nearby homes were targeted.
- Surprise residents have turned over security footage and a possible license plate number to police in hopes of identifying the driver and passenger.
SURPRISE, Ariz. – A West Valley family is turning to the community for help after a brazen holiday Grinch driving a mint-colored Jeep was allegedly caught on surveillance footage stealing Halloween decorations from front yards in Surprise.
What we know:
The alleged string of lawn larceny began around 4 a.m. on Oct. 21 in the Legacy Parc North community, near Reems and Greenway roads, sparking neighborhood frustration and a Surprise police investigation as similar reports surfaced across Surprise and El Mirage.…