Package Containing Elf On A Shelf Stolen From Doorstep

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Description Of Offense : Theft Under $1000

On 12/20/17 at 1301 hours Officer A was dispatched to a home on Allen Avenue in reference to someone stealing a package from the porch of an address. The officer called the complainant and spoke to him as he was a witness to the theft.

The complainant said that ” he looked out of his house window and saw a tall, thin black male, approximately 20-30 years old wearing a grey sweater and blue shoes, standing in the roadway near the trash cans.

The complainant advised the subject kept looking around as if watching for cars before stealing a small package and fleeing on West Clark Boulevard towards the car wash.

Officer A spoke with the victim who said she did not hear or see anything and that she believes the property ( an Elf On The Shelf doll in an Amazon box ) is the only property that could have been stolen.

The officer was in the area at the time of the call but had no contact with the suspect.

Names and personal information have been omitted to protect the privacy of our local officers and subjects mentioned in this police report.Â