Crime & Safety
Holiday Decorations Stolen from Columbia Area Homes
Three residents have reported to their holiday decorations were stolen from their yards.
The Lexington County Sheriff's Department is investigating the larceny of holiday decorations from three different Columbia area homes in the county.
The first incident happened on Nov. 21 at a home on Hunters Blind Drive.
A resident reported an unknown person stole two ornaments worth $14 from the front porch, according to a police report.
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The resident also said someone stole two pumpkins from the front porch after Halloween.
On Nov. 25, a resident of a home on Emory Lane in Columbia notified authorities of missing lawn ornaments and equipment worth $165.
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Items included a two-foot Snoopy lawn ornament, two pig lawn ornaments and some lawn equipment.
Police were also dispatched to a home on McMillian Circle on Nov. 25.
Missing from that home was a white metal reindeer, a white wood reindeer and a copper dog from the front porch.
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