Woman Steals And Returns Life-Size Reindeer From Hotel Lobby

In a bizarre turn of events, a life-size reindeer holiday display at a United States hotel lobby was stolen and later returned by the same woman.

A woman was caught on surveillance video walking out of the lobby with a life-size reindeer decoration. Later, the remorseful woman returned the reindeer decoration it to the hotel, along with cookies and cake for the staff.

The security video shows a pair of women posing for a selfie with the holiday display before one of them swipes it from the lobby. Surveillance footage of the hotel's exterior shows the women hop onto the golf cart with the decoration and drive away without any issue.

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US Woman Returns Holiday Display

Frank Talerico, the hotel owner said that the staff was shocked that someone stole a life-size reindeer. He believes that the women were bold enough to steal the holiday display because they had been drinking at a nearby tiki bar.

Talerico said that when the woman brought the stolen reindeer back, she also brought cookies and cake for the staff. He added that the woman didn't even remember stealing the holiday display.

A person that the woman knows saw the story on the news and informed the woman that she was the one who stole the reindeer. Talerico said, "she saw the clip and realised what she did and that it was something she should not have done".

The woman who was initially branded as a Grinch with sticky fingers, but her returning the holiday display and apologising to the staff via cookies and cake has redeemed her.

Talerico said, "people can make mistakes, but when they do the right thing and fix the mistakes, it's just as good as not making the mistake". He added that the woman was "definitely on Santa's nice list".

Since the woman returned the reindeer to the hotel, Talerico will not be pressing charges against her.