Victoria police are searching for a real-life Grinch who looted 10 bags of children's toys from the Salvation Army.
Officers were called to the 2600-block of Quadra Street on Wednesday.
Staff, who parked a truck containing the gifts in the non-profit's lot a day earlier, returned to find it was empty.
"Inside were 10 bags of donated children's toys," Victoria police said in a news release.
The file remains under investigation and police are asking anyone with information to call them at 250-995-7654 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.