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VIDEO: Grinch targets North Carolina animal hospital, steals Christmas tree

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Posted at 2:19 PM, Dec 19, 2018
and last updated 2018-12-19 14:19:14-05

MOCKSVILLE, N.C. — Police in North Carolina are looking for a real life Grinch.

Early Saturday morning, a man pulled up this to a veterinary hospital in Mocksville, unplugged a Christmas tree, and loaded it into the passenger seat of his car.

A spokesperson for the Davie County Sheriff's Office said the guy in the surveillance video, like the Grinch himself, is about as cuddly as a cactus.

The video has been shared on social media thousands of times.

Staff members said the thief may have stole the tree but he didn't steal their holiday spirit.