Someone's a real Grinch!

AP: N.D. Police Seek Stolen 8-Foot Grinch---

MANDAN, N.D. - Police are on the trail of the Grinch. Lori Ihli and Mike Moszer said they woke up Sunday morning to find someone had stolen the 8-foot inflatable Grinch from their yard in Mandan.

Police Chief Dennis Rohr said it is the first reported stolen holiday decoration of the season.

"We generally get a couple reports like this each Christmas," Rohr said. "We have a notice out, but no suspects."

He said people who decorate their yards risk having items stolen.

"Anytime you put something out, there's always the chance people will take it," Rohr said. "So far, we haven't had anything I'd call a rash of this behavior."

Ihli said stealing the Grinch, worth $60, would not have been easy. It was staked down with cords and attached to a fan to keep it inflated, she said.

Moszer also said it has a zipper on the side, not easy to see, to increase deflation time.

"Even if you use the zipper, it still takes a good three or four minutes to deflate," he said.

Ihli and Moszer said other decorations in their yard were left, including a large blow-up bear and the Grinch's dog.

"I'm not going to take the other decorations down," Moszer said. "I'm not going to let something like this ruin Christmas."