Suspect Charged With Stealing Christmas Yard Ornaments

Charges have been filed against a Montgomery County man now living in New York City who is accused of stealing lawn decorations from a Christmas display.

Montgomery County Police said Jan. 5 they have charged Daniel Ryan Anger, 19, of New City, NY, with theft under $1,000 and malicious destruction under $500 for stealing and damaging items at a Christmas display at a Brookeville house.

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Shortly after midnight on Dec. 4, a resident of Lubar Way in Brookeville received a telephone call from a neighbor letting her know someone might have stolen a Christmas lawn decoration from her yard. When the victim checked on her display, she realized that two Christmas lawn ornaments were missing and another had been damaged.

Police say the suspect also tried unsuccessfully to remove more ornaments from the lawn display. The resident’s home video surveillance footage of her yard captured the suspect on camera. The total value of the stolen and damaged ornaments was about $600.

Later that day, both stolen ornaments were found by residents of the Brinklow area near Brighton Knolls Drive and New Hampshire Avenue.

Anger, who lived in the Brinklow area at the time of the theft, was developed as a suspect, police say, and charged via a district court summons on Dec. 31.

»Photo of damaged Christmas display, courtesy of Montgomery County Police Department