ABINGTON, MASS. (WHDH) - An Abington man is asking for help after some of his handmade Christmas decorations were stolen.
Scott Leines and his family have been setting up elaborate displays on their front lawn for more than 40 years. He said it has been about 20 years since anyone has stolen anything.
“My dad did a lot of them and now I’ve carried it on,” he said. “People come from all over, and they really enjoy it.”
But, few weeks ago, surveillance cameras caught what appears to be two teenagers picking through his handiwork.
A week later, they came back and did the exact same thing. In total, five pieces are missing.
“I don’t know why they would do it because I don’t know what they would do to the characters. There’s no use for them. They just took enjoyment away from other people,” Leines said.
If this keeps happening, he will have to pack up the display that brings so much joy to his community for good.
“One more incident I’ll probably take it down for the year,” he said. “If this continues, by Christmas they’ll probably be no characters left. I can’t keep remaking characters every week.”
Officers were able to recover his Woody from Toy Story display but it was damaged and left by the side of the road.
Later on Wednesday night, someone returned the stolen Snoopy cutout with an apology letter that stated they had no idea where the remaining cutouts were.
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