Halloween is true across the nook and certainly one of this yr’s hottest decorations is a 12 foot (3.6 meter) tall skeleton bought by Residence Depot.
The skeleton prices $299 (£265 / €302), however rapidly bought out because of enormous demand. Nevertheless, that didn’t deter one one who determined to steal a large skeleton from an Austin, Texas neighborhood.
As you may see on this video, an individual driving a GMC Yukon Denali pulls up alongside the skeleton after which exits the car. They check out the skeleton, earlier than opening their liftgate in preparation to steal it.
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In fact, stealing an enormous skeleton is less complicated stated than carried out and the particular person initially struggles to tip it over. After eradicating a stone or paver, that was used to forestall the skeleton from falling over, they get the skeleton on its aspect and try and shove it into the open cargo compartment.
That doesn’t work, so that they then try and put it in head first. The particular person struggles as soon as once more as Yukons from the late 2000’s have been solely 202 inches (5,131 mm) lengthy and that’s not a lot bigger than the skeleton itself.
Whereas the video ends shortly thereafter, Fox 7 Austin experiences the skeleton was efficiently stolen round 4:45 p.m. on October fifteenth. Regardless of occurring in broad daylight, nobody witnessed the brazen theft and the particular person received away. Nevertheless, the theft has attracted a whole lot of consideration and there’s a $50 (£44 / €51) reward for info resulting in the id of the perpetrator.