Home Depot's famous giant skeletons keep getting stolen from front yards

[Demovictory9]

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Home Depot's famous giant skeletons keep getting stolen from front yards

Owners of 12-foot skeletons from Home Depot are reporting thefts across the US.

The decorations regularly sell out long before Halloween and resell for well over regular price.

Home Depot advises victims of skeleton thefts to contact local police.

Home Depot's famous 12-foot skeletons have been hot Halloween decor for several years now, and now they're the victims of thefts across the US.

In August, one of the skeletons was stolen from a New Jersey home in the middle of the night, Fox29 reported. Shannon McKibban, the skeleton's owner, told the station that she heard it being dragged down her street after thieves removed the cinder blocks used to keep it in place.

Mount Ephraim police made an arrest in the case, and removed "parts" of the skeleton that were in the suspect's trunk, they said.

[3catwoman3]

1. In broad daylight, no less.

Pretty ballsy.

[XorXor]

6. And driving their vehicles to do it knowing how ubiquitous cameras are these days

Maybe I overestimate the usefulness of such video captures, but it seems like it would make things harder

[localroger]

2. Really, shouldn't you at least wait for dark to steal Halloween stuff? /nt

[Genki Hikari]

3. Daytime is a prime time for home thefts

Fewer people are at home, either to stop the theft or witness it. Of those who are home, a sizable number are elderly people who don't hear too well if someone is breaking into a neighbor's home. A bigger chunk of them are shift workers who take unusual measures to sleep during the day--noise-canceling stuff running while they sleep, thick blackout drapes, and so on. So they're also unlikely to hear much going on outside, if they hear anything at all.

Night time, people are home during the break-in. Neighbors are more likely to be home to see or hear unusual activity. People who get to sleep at night don't usually need to do as much to help them sleep, either. Plus, people are just more geared to listening for "strange" noises at night that will have them on higher alert than they might be during the day.

[raccoon]

4. I wish they were actually robots and would put up a fight if somebody stole them. Nt

Nt

[XorXor]

5. I'm guessing these same people are the porch pirates who come out around Christmas

I really dislike these people

[milestogo]

7. There's one in my neighborhood, right next to a Buddha.

I guess the Buddha is safe.

[electric_blue68]

8. I never knew these existed! That's nasty doing that.

[Demovictory9]

10. Home depot carries other huge halloween figures. They sell out.

Only allowed to buy one per person. Hard to get

[electric_blue68]

11. Ok, then! Beiing in an apartment I wouldn't be able to indulge like...

that!

It's great fun to see others displays. 👍🎃

[XanaDUer2]

9. Saw one near my grocery store

It fascinated us. Because we never heard or saw one. It stays up all year.

[budkin]

12. They are worth a lot, I'm not surprised

People have been stealing yard decorations for years regardless.