Maryland police officers return stolen packages after bust

Maryland police officers returned stolen packages to their owners on Thursday evening.

COLUMBIA, MD (KTRK) -- They didn't have beards or red suits, but a group of Maryland police officers stepped into Santa's shoes to hand-deliver dozens of recovered stolen packages.
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An astute citizen called police after spotting two men snatching packages from her neighbors' porches. Howard County police were on the scene within minutes, and the bust led them to a literal truckload of more than 70 parcels that had been stolen from 51 different households.
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The next evening, HCPD officers went door to door to reunite the stolen packages with their intended recipients.

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"In an effort to deliver great customer service to our community, we [decided to] complete the transactions and make the deliveries tonight to the 51 families here in Long Reach, and hopefully bring a little holiday cheer to the community," an HCPD official said in a press conference.