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A family living in St. Leon built a Halloween haunted house for free for 20 years, but the decorations were stolen and lost one after another. After the community donated money to help, they are still determined to continue the tradition.
A family living in San Leandro in the East Bay has been doing this every time for 20 years.Halloween They have decorated their homes as free haunted houses for the community to tour. However, recently, two animatronic dolls placed on the lawn were stolen, resulting in a loss of approximately 700 yuan, which affected the family’s holiday mood.
According to CBS News, homeowner D.W. Nutting said, “He was here,” pointing to an empty spot on the lawn. He said the loss is not just of money, but some decoration items are also no longer available. “Many props have been turned off, so we’ll never be able to find them again.”
This isn’t the first time the family has experienced theft during Halloween. Last year, a human-shaped decoration was stolen and the incident was captured on surveillance cameras.
“It was a mannequin-like doll placed on the lawn.” Nutting remembered that someone drove a pickup truck across the lawn early in the morning and took away all the decorations.
After the theft, the family increased security and started an online fundraiser. People in the community have donated more than 1,400 yuan to help buy more props.
Nutting’s in-laws, Marisol Rico, told CBS.bay area The news said everyone is welcome to come and admire and touch the decorations, but they are not allowed to take them. “We have to collect these things and reuse them so we can continue to do this year after year.”
He said many of the props are made and assembled by the family and reused year after year. “It would be very sad if we had to close the haunted house because people keep taking things.”
Despite the theft, Nutting said the family will continue to complete this year’s haunted house decorations. Of the stolen animatronic he said, “We can only hope that it can bring some happiness wherever it is now.”
Currently, about 15 people are involved in the preparation and maintenance of this haunted house, including relatives and classmates of the children, who are working together to continue the tradition.
Nutting said, “It’s a labor of love. We do it for the community, there’s no charge for it and anyone who wants to come can walk through the entire haunted house.” “So when something like this happens, we get really frustrated.”
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The owner’s family has decorated their home as a free haunted house for over 20 years and it is open for community tours. The aim is not to make a profit, but to continue the Halloween tradition and let neighbors experience the festive atmosphere and interactive entertainment.
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What was stolen were two animatronic dolls placed on the lawn. The damage was estimated at about 700 yuan. The owner said that in addition to the economic loss, what is even more regrettable is that some props have been discontinued, making it difficult to retrieve the same items in the future.
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The owner and his family were the first to strengthen security and start online fundraising. People in the community have donated more than 1,400 yuan to help purchase the props. Despite several thefts, they said they will continue to complete the haunted house decorations this year.
