"Security camera footage from a neighbor shows, on Sunday at 5 a.m., a person dressed in a gray hoodie and pants walking briskly down an alley while carrying the elongated 48-pound Halloween decoration horizontally, its bony fingers stretching toward the sky. The video footage, reviewed by The Times, shows the man head toward a black four-door vehicle and place the decoration on top of it."
"Avelina Rodriguez has lived in her Corona home on Grand Avenue for the last five years. For three of those years, she told The Times, she's been putting up the Jack Skellington animatronic for Halloween and keeps it up during the Christmas season adorned with a Santa outfit that her mother-in-law custom-made for it. "I'm a huge Jack Skellington fan, and I collect a lot of [filmmaker] Tim Burton merch," Rodriguez said. "This was my biggest purchase by far.""
"The decoration is listed for sale on Home Depot's website for $500. In her years living in the Corona area, she said she'd never heard of this kind of theft and was devastated someone took her decoration. "It's sad when people steal from others and they don't know who they are stealing from, hard-working people with back stories," said Michelle Saiza-Paz, Rodriquez's friend who has been helping spread the word about the incident."
Security camera footage captured a person in a gray hoodie at 5 a.m. carrying a 13-foot, 48-pound Jack Skellington decoration horizontally through an alley and placing it on top of a black four-door vehicle. Homeowner Avelina Rodriguez has displayed the animatronic for three years and dresses it in a custom Santa outfit during the Christmas season. Rodriguez collects Tim Burton merchandise and considers the decoration her largest purchase. The item is listed for $500 online. A theft report was filed with the Corona Police, but the case is currently closed pending additional evidence.
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