Decorations stolen from Chesterfield farm returned in U-Haul
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- The owners of Levi's Pumpkins, a family-owned pumpkin patch in Chesterfield County, told 8News that thousands of dollars worth of fall decorations stolen from their property last weekend have been returned. On Saturday, Oct. 19, the Clarke family's security camera caught the apparent thieves wearing masks walking onto their property, located off Qualla Road, and stealing valuable metal pumpkins, flags, an exit sign and sentimental homemade welcome signs. One of the owners of the farm, Tammy Clarke, said a similar theft occurred last October, which prompted the family to install the security camera. She hopes the footage can help the Chesterfield County Police identify and find the people who stole from them this time. "We're glad that we have some evidence footage for the police to come out and to actually see it," said Clarke. The Clarke family told 8News that, at around 3:50 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, a group of men drove up to the farm in a U-Haul truck with the stolen decorations inside and helped the family unload them. It is unclear whether the men who returned the decorations were connected to the theft. Clarke's son, Levi, started the pumpkin patch when he was 18-years-old. "Levi went to the Chesterfield Technical Center down by L.C. Bird [High School], and he took an agriculture class learning how to mix soils and fertilizers," said Clarke. "And, you know, he just took off from that. He always loved being in the dirt." Levi died in 2021 at the age of 41. The Clarke family continues to run the pumpkin patch in Levi's honor. "We also give scholarship to Manchester High School students who write an essay, we try to give back," said Clarke.
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CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- The owners of Levi's Pumpkins, a family-owned pumpkin patch in Chesterfield County, told 8News that thousands of dollars worth of fall decorations stolen from their property last weekend have been returned.
On Saturday, Oct. 19, the Clarke family's security camera caught the apparent thieves wearing masks walking onto their property, located off Qualla Road, and stealing valuable metal pumpkins, flags, an exit sign and sentimental homemade welcome signs.
One of the owners of the farm, Tammy Clarke, said a similar theft occurred last October, which prompted the family to install the security camera. She hopes the footage can help the Chesterfield County Police identify and find the people who stole from them this time.
"We're glad that we have some evidence footage for the police to come out and to actually see it," said Clarke.
The Clarke family told 8News that, at around 3:50 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, a group of men drove up to the farm in a U-Haul truck with the stolen decorations inside and helped the family unload them. It is unclear whether the men who returned the decorations were connected to the theft.
Clarke's son, Levi, started the pumpkin patch when he was 18-years-old.
"Levi went to the Chesterfield Technical Center down by L.C. Bird [High School], and he took an agriculture class learning how to mix soils and fertilizers," said Clarke. "And, you know, he just took off from that. He always loved being in the dirt."
Levi died in 2021 at the age of 41. The Clarke family continues to run the pumpkin patch in Levi's honor.
"We also give scholarship to Manchester High School students who write an essay, we try to give back," said Clarke.
