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Straight year, she comes back emboldened. >> what surprised us that year, they got two trees. they were 13 minutes apart. >> we know she lives close. theres a definite possibility shes been doing this for a long time. >> if she needed a tree that bad, let us know, we might be able to work something out. >> while it may be a relatively minor crime, losing trees to theft has a major impact on the scouts. >> this fund-raiser does everything for this troop. summer camp is one of our most expensive a...

That tree theft, lack of staff and poor sales forced them to close. the holidays can bring out the worst in people. from a christmas tree thief stealing from the boy scouts to people taking decorations from someones yard. december 2011, sweetwater, florida, two weeks before christmas. this home has the holiday spirit but these thieves dont. at first, this homeowner is amused when she checks her home surveillance system. >> translator: it was so funny that i didnt get angry. its incredible how so...

>> what surprised us that year, they got two trees. they were 13 minutes apart. >> we know she lives close. theres a definite possibility shes been doing this for a long time. >> if she needed a tree that bad, let us know, we might be able to work something out. >> while it may be a relatively minor crime, losing trees to theft has a major impact on the scouts. >> this fund-raiser does everything for this troop. summer camp is one of our most expensive activities. hopefully shes seen something o...

Straight year, she comes back emboldened. >> what surprised us that year, they got two trees. they were 13 minutes apart. >> we know she lives close. theres a definite possibility shes been doing this for a long time. >> if she needed a tree that bad, let us know, we might be able to work something out. >> while it may be a relatively minor crime, losing trees to theft has a major impact on the scouts. >> this fund-raiser does everything for this troop. summer camp is one of our most expensive a...

It says on the troop website that tree theft, lack of staff and poor sales forced them to close. the holidays can bring out the worst in people. from a christmas tree thief stealing from the boy scouts to people taking decorations from someones yard. december 2011, sweetwater, florida, two weeks before christmas. this home has the holiday spirit but these thieves dont. at first, this homeowner is amused when she checks her home surveillance system. >> translator: it was so funny that i didnt get...

It says on the troop website that tree theft, lack of staff and poor sales forced them to close. the holidays can bring out the worst in people. from a christmas tree thief stealing from the boy scouts to people taking decorations from someones yard. december 2011, sweetwater, florida, two weeks before christmas. this home has the holiday spirit but these thieves dont. at first, this homeowner is amused when she sees her surveillance video. >> translator: its incredible how something like this c...

That tree theft, lack of staff and poor sales forced them to close. the holidays can bring out the worst in people. from a christmas tree thief stealing from the boy scouts to people taking decorations from someones yard. december 2011, sweetwater, florida, two weeks before christmas. this home has the holiday spirit but these thieves dont. at first, this homeowner is amused when she sees her surveillance video. >> translator: its incredible how something like this could happen. >> omar sanchez ...