Christmas decorations aren’t that expensive.
A married couple allegedly took on the role of “Grinch” this Christmas season and stole Christmas displays from dozens of Colorado Springs families.
Jeremy Lewallen, 18, and his 42-year-old wife Carrie Carley were arrested Dec. 19. Police say they used the displays they swiped to decorate their own yard.
According to the arrest affidavit obtained by 11 News, a neighbor who had his decorations stolen was driving around his neighborhood when he spotted a very familiar looking Christmas display in the suspects’ front yard. Police served a search warrant there and allegedly found, in the words of one of the theft victims, “a decoration graveyard.” Officers said that both the front and back yards of the home were filled with stolen lawn ornaments and Christmas decorations.
The arrest papers say that the couple admitted to stealing about $2,000 worth of decorations. The papers then go on to say that when police asked Lewallen about stealing from families, he “chuckled” and said he didn’t care about who he affected when he stole from others.
H/T Bossip