LAKELAND, Fla. — An evening drive to view neighborhood Halloween decorations turned into a bizarre roadside heist after a Florida grandmother stole a giant inflatable ghost off a front porch to please her grandkids, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Tonya Jean Mannion, 53, was babysitting her daughter’s three young children — two 8-year-olds and a 9-year-old — when she loaded them into her car to cruise through South Lakeland.
As they rolled past houses glowing with seasonal lights, one of the youngsters spotted a towering, illuminated blow-up ghost stationed in front of a home and called out in excitement…