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Neighbors Steal Christmas Decorations, Put Them Up Down The Street

December 12, 2011 at 2:59 am by kniption

Sweetwater, FL – Guadalupe Valdes and an unnamed accomplice have been charged with stealing Christmas decorations from a neighbor and them placing them in their own yard less than one block away.

The lawn ornaments were rather distinctive. They included Mickey Mouse on a horse, some hugging penguins, and Snoopy on a dog house. Owner Ingrid Alemendarez reportedly saw her ornaments less than a block away from her home, in the suspects’ front yard. She then called police.

Alemendarez, as it turns out, has a surveillance camera mounted on the front of her house. So, if possession were not enough, the video of the suspects actually stealing the ornaments should be. A news report showing the surveillance footage and the suspects arrest can be seen here.

The women have reportedly been charged with grand theft.

Tags: christmas ornaments, Florida, Guadalupe Valdes, Theft

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Fantastic post! Your writing is so refreshing compared to most other
writers. Thanks for posting when you get the chance to, I’ll be sure to
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Sam

Heartfelt thanks Kniption. I was just about to reach for some chocolates when THAT picture entered my cornea. I may not eat again today. And i may fit into my lbd for the Christmas party after all. Seriously, thank you.
Sam

Huh. Well this is a novel interpretation of ‘spreading the Christmas spirit’.
Anonymous

We actually had this happen to us one year when I was a kid with something we’d hang on our front door.
Anonymous

I think it’s possible that I may bookmark this page just to look at the picture any day I may be feeling like I look like shit or I’m gaining a few. I’ll be sure to feel better instantly.

Also, after checking out Dreamin Demon for the past year I think it’s safe to say I may be one of the most intelligent people to ever come from the state of Florida.
Sam

Considering there wasn’t a single grammatical or spelling error in your whole post – i’d say your last sentence is correct!
Anonymous

That’s even more impressive when you consider the fact that my highest level of formal education is a GED from the great state of Florida!
Anonymous

Child-like amorality, and unable to think beyond the moment to what the consequences of her might be..
CT

She is jewel. What she really needed to steal was a freaking bra, then a tooth brush and then….
Anonymous

Bwa! Morons. You gotta love ‘em. What would we do for entertainment without ‘em?
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XKMAEMPVJ5T2Y35HKYTNG7I6SY Cedric

How stupid.I hate people like this,as well as people who go around every year and kick/smash other people’s yard decorations.Glad they got busted.
RoseJean Easthouse

I’d have to agree with your last sentence, also. Most days I’m so ashamed of Florida, I make sure I tell people “yes, I live here but I’m not FROM here.”
Anonymous

One of my husband’s best friends is a Christmas decoration moving genius! He’ll swap out whole yards of decor with their next door neighbors’ stuff. He never destroys anything, he doesn’t steal it and keep it, he just moves it where it can be seen and make the people go “wtf?!”

One year, he took a bunch of signs for guys running for Sheriff, and put the incumbents’ signs in the other guy’s yard, and the other guy’s signs in the incumbents yard. It made the papers.

Now, if he were to actually steal the shit, he’d be smart enough not to put it in HIS OWN YARD DOWN THE STREET.

fuckin rookies.
Anonymous

Me too. I just make sure not to drink the tap water.
Anonymous

The reverse is true for me. I’m from there, but I don’t live there. Well, from there as much as anywhere. I’ve moved around quite a bit in my lifetime (from Europe to Hawaii and a great number of places in between) and I have to say, there’s more shady characters in the Tampa Bay area than any place I’ve been. I’ll confess, I wasn’t really aware so many floridians were idiots as well until I started regularly reading the articles on this site.
Anonymous

Ummm, grand theft? Seriously? So, depending on the degree of the theft in FL that could mean a value of 300.00 to 20,000. I’m thinking the money would have been better spent on bras and sleeves.
Anonymous

Love how News Channel 7 acts like this is a late breaking news story.

That fat little roly poly looks familiar.

WTF? I had to look up how to spell “roly poly” and I only lived in Florida for 5 years. Graduate degree + 5 years in Florida = wasted education.
Anonymous

Because my town is filled with vandals & the crime of choice is stealing, this is why my hard worked/homemade Halloween decorations go up about 1-2 weeks before the 31st & we have to bring them inside OVERNIGHT EVERY NIGHT.

Fuck assholes that want shit easy. If you like it but you don’t have the dough to buy it, make it. If you can’t make itl; fucking get a job so your ass can buy it.

ASSHOLES!
Sandra Dee

I wish I could unsee your profile picture.
Anonymous

please get yourself a bra, you two freaks
Anonymous

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The saddest part is that the guilty breastfeeding pig will have to have all your comments translated into Spanish in order for her to understand.

*Lifts her hand* I know Spanish. What? They’re latinos??? *face palms* Fuck, not again!
http://justiceforcaylee.synthasite.com/ shyloh

Wonder if she’ll be spending time in the pokie? Or she’ll have to take back all her gifts she bought to bail herself out for Christmas……….. HOW DUMB!!!
Anonymous

I thought The Grinch was supposed to be green. She got the ugly part down though.
http://truecrimereport.com iLLusionS

“Why no, I bought these ornaments they just look like yours…What? NO thats not my fat ass on tape stealing them….!”
Anonymous

My parents used to have to chain their lifesize nativity set to the front porch.
Anonymous

It kind of looks like my mom first thing in the morning.
Anonymous

That’s a pain in the ass.Most of my parents’ stuff for holidays went on the roof to prevent theft-everything else was log chains,baby.
Anonymous

I wonder if the camera had a wide angle lens.
Anonymous

Ya know I really understand being broke.But people give away free holiday decorations on Craig’s List year round.
Anonymous

Our Halloween decorations used to get stolen every single year when I was a kid. Then they’d be found dangling from a bridge or just torn apart and strewn through the streets. My dad used to go nuts and still does, with Halloween decorations. When I was a kid he made them. Now he’s old and tge yard gets filled with storebought crap. He actually once propped a shotgun or rifle (sorry, I don’t know the difference) in my window with a note saying “Next bullet is for next thief!”. Crazy bastard.

And that on the field reporter was kinda hot. Yet kind of creepy. It somehow works.
Prominent Prozac

I gained 10 pounds, I have to say I’m not happy about it.

I’m going to take this picture and put it on my computer so the next time I reach for a cookie I’ll just eat my own eyes out instead.Less calories.

(Wait..How many calories do eyes have?)
Anonymous

thanks. …and by “most other writers” i hope that you mean worthless hacks like tolstoy and m. somerset maugham. ’cause the d’d writing collective is the world’s best!
Anonymous

bras and sleeves … buaaaaahahahahahahaha!!!
Anonymous

Ok fine. Then it’s simple for me.

PUTA!
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XKMAEMPVJ5T2Y35HKYTNG7I6SY Cedric

T_T
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XKMAEMPVJ5T2Y35HKYTNG7I6SY Cedric

Since you made that statement maybe you know if this information is still current ? Just wondering.

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Anonymous

Nothing says Christmas spirit like stealing decorations and putting them up for the world to see. I bet her mamma’s proud.
Anonymous

Bwahahaha!
wyrosjr

We visit FL often. I can tell you that going to walmart in nw FL is something that must be seen to be believed.
wyrosjr

Where do you all live? wtf?
Sam

Depends on whether you chew or just let it pass through intact…
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XKMAEMPVJ5T2Y35HKYTNG7I6SY Cedric

Really ? … never mind … Craig’s List …

I don’t think that this lady is broke,I think all her money goes to necessities like … eating.
Anonymous

eeww, what a disgusting SLUG, well at least she’ll be able to work on that dunlop disease she has in jail. “dunlop” when your so fat your belly dun lops over your beltline.
Anonymous

My thoughts exactly.
Anonymous

She spent it on shares of Little Debbie snacks. Sorry to hear your town is so shitty with crime, glad I don’t have to worry about locking muy doors in my neighborhood.
Anonymous

Pure genius, I’m gonna try that.
Anonymous

You might as well start doing so… better to be SAFE than SORRY.

You might mean HOSTESS’ TWINKIES!
Anonymous

Chewing it makes it easier to throw back up though.
Anonymous

LOL!

Now time to read past the title.
Anonymous

LOL, If someone wants to use bolt cutters on my driveway gate, trudge 3/4 mile up my driveway into the woods to get to my house, they are welcome to it, (live in VERY rural northern NYS) they better have 4 wheel drive to get there. I always feel bad for people who live in or near big cities, as the crime rate is much higher than around here. I’ll take country life anyday to big city dwelling, been to NYC plenty, they can have that shit…..