MAGNOLIA, Ohio — When Ian Smith arrived at work Monday morning, he knew something was wrong.

Roughly 200 Christmas trees had disappeared from Smith Evergreen Nursery’s yard in Magnolia, in Carroll County. Like the Grinch in the classic Dr. Seuss tale, someone made off with a load of holiday cheer – leaving the family-owned business searching for answers.

“It makes you sick,” Smith said. “It hurts. It’s hard not to take it personally.”

The Smith family believes the theft happened sometime late Saturday, Nov. 22, or early Sunday, Nov. 23. Cameras on the lot didn’t capture the heist.

The thief or thieves – Smith’s sure it had to be more than one person – stole cut-and-bundled trees from a loaded Smith Evergreen truck and the surrounding yard. The truck had been moved but left behind. And

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