Vermont State Police are asking for help tracking down the Grinch-like thief or thieves who took 10 walkers and a Christmas dinner for 30 from a senior housing facility overnight.
Residents of the Pittsford, Vt., community awoke Friday morning to find that all of their food and other items for their Christmas Day celebration were gone.
Among the items stolen were Christmas cookies, salad, frozen chicken, several turkeys, hot dog rolls, dinner rolls, canned vegetables, 10 pounds of potatoes, several loaves of bread, Christmas CDs, puzzles, TV, stereo, and 10 walkers, according to a Vermont State Police statement.
The food was supposed to serve a Christmas meal to about 30 residents of the National Church Residences Village Manor at 12:30 p.m. Friday, police said in a statement.
However, word of the theft quickly spread, and local residents donated items to make sure the celebration could go on.
"Unfortunately for you, Mr. Grinch, Christmas has been saved by the AMAZING community," police stated, adding that people gave so much food that the facility should be covered for meals lasting into next week.