Christmas wreath thief caught on camera in Toronto

If Santa Claus is watching, he might want to get somecoal ready.

A woman was recordedstealinga Christmas wreath from a Toronto home over the weekend and the victim is calling her a "Grinch"in a public appeal to catch thethief.

Sabrina Magyar posted the security camera video Saturday onFacebook, claiming the thefttook place at 3 a.m.

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The video has gone viral after beingwatched more than 110,000 times on the social media site.

The incident took place at a home onMacphersonAvenue, which is northwest ofAvenue Road andDupontStreet.

That's where a woman was spotted walking up to the front door of a home, using two hands to pull a wreath off the door and quickly walking away.

Before the video ends, she is seen picking up another wreath, which may have also been stolen.

Magyar posted a second video of the incident on Facebook, which received more than 23,000 views,with the following message:

"Please share this with your network someone knows this Grinch!!!!"

Toronto police say the victim called to report the incidentand they'recurrently investigating.

Police add they want to identify the woman in the video to understand why she took it.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police at 416-808-5300 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.