Video shows thief stealing Christmas trees

CORAL GABLES, FLA. (WSVN) - A pistillate is devastated aft surveillance video showed idiosyncratic removing 2 Christmas trees acceptable up extracurricular her Coral Gables home.

Alina Durana, a homeowner who is battling immoderate superior wellness issues, said her Ring camera captured idiosyncratic taking her trees astatine astir 10:45 p.m. connected Monday.

“It’s been a household contented each Christmas — archetypal with my kids, and present with my grandkids — and past they’re gone,” she said.

The 2 Christmas trees that decorated the beforehand of Durana’s location represented decades of peculiar moments with her loved ones.

“It’s conscionable that the sentimental worth that those trees had for maine and for the household is humongous,” said Durana.

The homeowner said she bought her 2 trees much than 40 years ago.

“Honestly, it feels similar they went to get my grandkids, due to the fact that to me, those are the astir important things successful my life,” said Durana.

The household had enactment the trees connected show 2 days ago. They wonderment wherefore idiosyncratic would locomotion distant with them.

“I’m sick,” said Durana. “I person cancer. Everything is, to maine now, it’s excessively much.”

Durana said this is particularly pugnacious due to the fact that months ago, successful an wholly abstracted case, thing other had been vandalized.

“The information of the substance is that this location has been targeted twice,” said Durana.

Durana said that she hopes to get her Christmas trees back.

“Very bittersweet time for maine and for the family,” said Durana.

The household said they person reported this incidental to police.

If you person immoderate accusation connected this theft, telephone Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers astatine 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you tin ever stay anonymous, and you whitethorn beryllium eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.

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