Advertisement Gretna police, JPSO deputies replace stolen Christmas gifts for family after home burglarized After their home was burglarized just three days before Christmas, one Gretna family thought they would be spending the holidays empty handed. But local law enforcement officers jumped to action to bring that family the Christmas that was almost stolen from them. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

After their home was burglarized just three days before Christmas, one Gretna family thought they would be spending the holidays empty handed. But local law enforcement officers jumped into action to bring the family the Christmas that was almost stolen from them. For 7-year-old Armon Dixon, Christmas almost didn't happen this year. "Somebody stole our two TV's and two of my presents," Armon said. His mother, Montreal Dixon, came back from a work Christmas party Thursday to find all of Armon's presents under the tree stolen. "As soon as I walked in my house, that's the first thing I noticed. The presents weren't under the tree and I freaked out and started crying. I didn't even go upstairs yet. I just sat down on my sofa and just started crying," Montreal said. But when she called police to report the burglary, she never expected what they would do next. Gretna police officers and Jefferson Parish Sheriff's deputies helped replaced every stolen gift for Armon using their own dime. "New video game systems, televisions, games, controllers and even some things that he didn't even have before the burglary. So I think he's going to have a very Merry Christmas," JPSO Chaplain Alex Bellow said. "Nobody forced their hand. Nobody asked them, 'Hey can you do this for this family?' They decided upon themselves to take it and do it for this family, which is just outstanding," Gretna PD, Lt. Chris Tapi said. Officials believe that nearly a thousand dollars worth of gifts were stolen from the Dixons. On Saturday evening, officers and deputies surprised Armon with a car-filled with wrapped presents. "I was so happy, I started crying. I didn't know how I was going to re-buy his gifts for him because it was all about him," Montreal said. Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!