Cops in Dearborn, Michigan, have a bone to pick with a woman who allegedly used her “five-finger discount” to steal a pair of giant skeletons from a Home Depot store that just happened to be located next to the police station.
According to TCD Dearborn News: “A woman was arrested after stealing nearly $600 worth of giant 12-foot Halloween skeletons from the Home Depot on Michigan Avenue.
“The woman reportedly hid the stolen decorations in a nearby alley, making them look like discarded trash so she could return later to collect them.
“What she didn’t realize was that Dearborn Heights police had a drone overhead, watching her every move.
“Making matters worse for the suspected thief, the Dearborn Heights Police Department is located right next door to the store. The woman was later arrested, with the incident captured on drone video.”
WATCH:
ALERT: Woman allegedly steals two 12-foot skeletons valued at $600 from a Home Depot right next to a police station and tries to hide them by throwing them into a bush.
The Dearborn Heights Police Department received a call from The Home Depot in Michigan and described the blonde-haired woman who stole the Halloween decorations.
DHPD quickly launched a drone and tracked down the suspect, who can be seen throwing them into a bush to hide them.
Officers were able to easily track down the woman, who briefly tried to run from them in a parking lot but was apprehended and arrested.
🎥: TCD Dearborn News | FB
— E X X ➠A L E R T S (@ExxAlerts) October 14, 2026
The incident is awakening some deadpan humor, with online comments including:
‘WTH is wrong with these people? For skeletons for Halloween? WOW! What an idiot.”
“How trashy do you have to be to even want a 12’ plastic skeleton?”
“If only she put that much energy into earning the money to just buy them.”
“From the looks of her, she could probably just cut down on her Doordash orders for a couple weeks and she’d have no problem being able to afford to buy them.”
“The most exercise she has gotten in her life!🏃♀️”
“Lol. Deployed a drone to catch a blimp. Good lord.”
“The only white woman in Dearborn and this is how she acts!”
“That part of Michigan needs to be deleted and allow us to start over.”
“She’ll probably get more time for stealing those decorative Halloween skeletons than she would if she’d murdered a couple of people and used their actual skeletons.”
“Who you going to call? Ghostbusters!”
Follow Joe on X @JoeKovacsNews
‘It’s gonna hit us!’ Uber driver catches ‘great pumpkin escape’ on video
