Indiana police save Christmas for family whose gifts were stolen from home: ‘Santa’s Elficers’

Police in South Bend, Indiana, helped save Christmas for a local family whose presents were stolen from their home in a breaking-and-entering incident on Christmas Eve.

The South Bend Police Department (SBPD) posted a video to Facebook on Saturday that showed a family’s young children responding gleefully as they run to the gifts that officers brought to replace the ones they had lost.

“We interrupt our road condition updates to bring you a video you need to see this Christmas Eve,” the department wrote along with the video.

“Earlier today, day shift officers responded to a Breaking & Entering complaint at a home in South Bend. After talking to the homeowner, officers learned that Christmas gifts had been taken, leaving the children with nothing for the holidays,” the department added.

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The SBPD explained that officers managed to get in touch with organizers of the South Bend FOP Lodge #36 Santa’s Elficers program, who provided new gifts to the family that had been left over from a toy drive.

“The Grinch was no match for the Elficers team,” FOP #36 wrote on Facebook.

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The new gifts for the children included a baby doll and a balance bike, according to the video.

“This is what serving our community is all about,” the South Bend Police Department said.