This time of the yr is meant to be about giving, not taking. But it seems not everybody received the message. Security digicam footage out of San Mateo, California captures the second when somebody stole one household’s Christmas tree from the roof of their car in broad daylight, and it is all a bit unusual to look at.

The video reveals somebody driving an Infiniti QX80  previous the tree-carrying Honda CR-V earlier than reversing and parking within the spot beside it. The driver will get out of the SUV, walks over to the Honda, and snips the tie-downs that secured the tree earlier than returning to the Infiniti.

The driver waits a number of seconds earlier than exiting once more, opening the Infiniti’s liftgate. They then yank the tree off the roof of the opposite automobile, rapidly stuffing it behind their car. The driver struggles to shut the hatch, slamming it a couple of instances earlier than it is secured. They hop again contained in the QX80, rapidly driving from the scene with what seems to be a little bit of the tree hanging out of the again.

According to the native ABC 7 News affiliate, the incident occurred Friday night whereas the sufferer, a person named Jesus, ran an errand inside a neighborhood enterprise. The San Mateo Police Department instructed the information outlet that it hasn’t recognized the suspected tree thief. NBC Bay Area reported that the sufferer declined to file a police report.

The entire incident is bizarre. The driver’s thievery took a number of minutes to finish, but nobody appeared to note. It’s a brazen theft for one thing as low cost as a Christmas tree, and we’re left asking why somebody would steal it within the first place.

The police division instructed ABC 7 that the incident is “unique,” and we’re questioning if there’s extra to the story. In this point in time, something may very well be a stunt for views and likes, but when that had been the case right here, we might name this a failure.

Motor1 left a message with the San Mateo Police Department searching for extra details about the incident. The household acquired a alternative tree.