Modern-day Grinch? Onondaga deputies charge woman with stealing Christmas presents off house porches

Camillus, N.Y. -- A homeless woman driving a U-Haul has been charged with stealing Christmas presents delivered by UPS and FedEx from the porches of houses, the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office said.

Patricia Morris-Girardin, 28, homeless, was charged with petit larceny, criminal possession of stolen property and criminally possessing a hypodermic needle.

Around 2:30 p.m. Thursday a deputy responded to a complaint of a woman driving a U-Haul truck who had stolen a UPS package from the front porch of a house on Cogswell Avenue in Geddes.

The deputy found and stopped the U-Haul truck on Milton Avenue and Horan Road in Camillus. The sheriff's office said the deputy saw that the U-Haul contained about $800 worth of stolen packages that were taken from the front porches in Camillus, Geddes and Solvay.

The sheriff's office said many of the stolen items were Christmas gifts that had been delivered by UPS and FedEx.

Deputy Herb Wiggins said Morris-Girardin's husband, who is in jail, sold their car so she could get the U-Haul. She was issued appearance tickets and released.

Anyone living in Camillus, Geddes or the village of Solvay that thinks they may have been the victim of a similar theft is asked to contact the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office at 315-435-2111.

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Modern-day Grinch? Onondaga deputies charge woman with stealing Christmas presents off house porches