Decorations from an award-winning holiday home display were stolen, worth hundreds of dollars.

Lourdes Hernandez, a single mother of two, discovered that thieves had taken an inflatable arch and numerous candy canes from her display, which just earned Windcrest’s “Most Welcoming Home” award.

“It really, really crushed me. My heart just shattered inside, like it burns,” Hernandez said. “It’s not about the money. It’s about the memories that I’m giving my kids.”

The theft, captured on a neighbor’s Ring camera, showed a pickup truck pulling up to the display.

“They came up and they parked right in front of the inflatable,” Hernandez said. “They were taking pictures and you just see them loading up.”

For Hernandez, the display represents a promise made to her children after her husband’s

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